Typhoon! by Ivan Berryman. (B) SHN119 On The River Glaslyn

On The River Glaslyn

She is shown in company with HMS Royal Sovereign in the Mediterranean in May 1940 when she was Fleet Flag

4th May 1942 by David Pentland

Sir Malcolm

Typhoon! by Ivan Berryman. (B) SHN119 On The River GlaslynDHM1869B. Typhoon! by Ivan Berryman. So often overshadowed by its own achievements as a ground attack aircraft, Hawkers mighty Typhoon also proved itself a formidable adversary in air to air combat as demonstrated by the successes of F Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin who claimed no fewer than three Bf. 109G4s in the skies above Kent on 20th January 1943 in a single sortie. Baldwin finished the war as the highest scoring Typhoon pilot of all with