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Tornado P5224 October 1941
Tornado HG641 Centaurus IV 1942
Tornado HG641
Tornado HG641 3rd Prototype 2
First Prototype Tornado P5219
Tornado HG641 with Centaurus radial engine at Langley
Tornado P5224 second prototype
RAF single-seat fighter Hawker Tornado prototype P5224
Hawker Tornado P5224 closeup of cockpit March 1941
Hawker Tornado HG641
Head on view of a Tornado P5224 March 1941
Tornado P5224 Vulture early modification October 1941
Tornado 2nd Prototype P5224 in flight
Hawker Tornado HG641 Centaurus IV engine 1942
Tornado HG641 2
Hawker Tornado HG641
Hawker Tornado HG641 3rd prototype
Tornado P5224 March 1941 2
The Hawker Tornado was a RAF’s single-seat fighter designed as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane.
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