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A Whirlwind bomber in flight. United Kingdom. The Westland Whirlwind was a
A Whirlwind bomber in flight. United Kingdom.
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter[citation needed] developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force.
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world and with four Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project and few Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the aircraft but despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
The letter SPOA are seen on the side of the plane.
Picture taken 5th March 1943
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