197 Squadron November 11, 1943 – February 10, 1945 Derek Tapson trained as a pilot in America before completing his advanced training in Scotland on the Hawker Hurricane. He flew Typhoons exclusively with 197 Squadron RAF, performing operations before and…
On the 4th May 1945 P/O J W “Johnnie” Howell RAAF (AUS 425852) flew Typhoon Ib OV-K (PD531) on the last operational sortie flown by 197 Squadron in WW2. A photograph, taken at ALG B.111 Aalhorn, Germany records that historic…
This is the story of Typhoon Srl. No. JP843 OV-T, which spent most of its operational service with 197 Squadron. JP843 was part of the fourth production batch of 600 Hawker Typhoons built by the Gloster Aircraft Company, a subsidiary…
