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The 'suicide' fighter that helped win D-Day

When Britain urgently needed a successor to the Hurricane, the powerful new Hawker Typhoon seemed like the perfect answer. Instead, it arrived plagued with engine failures, structural flaws, and a ...
The Hawker Typhoon began as one of Britain’s most ambitious mistakes. Built to intercept high altitude bombers, it suffered deadly engine failures, carbon monoxide leaks, and terrifying structural ...