This Hawker Typhoon missed the mass, post-WWII scrapping operations because she was in the U.S. undergoing wartime evaluation and comparison trials. After the trials, it moved to the National Air Museum, which later became the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum.
Hawker
Typhoon Mk.IB
The Typhoon was powered by a 2,180 hp Napier Sabre IIA 24 cylinder engine, giving it a top speed of 412 mph. The Sabre had a distinctive whine that German troops learned to recognize and fear. Its ceiling was 35,200 ft and it had a range of 980 miles with drop tanks.