Hawker Typhoon original id?

[Peter D Evans]

Evening all...

I too thought that on EJ956 was the only Typhoon used by the Luftwaffe. "On Special Missions" by Smith, Creek & Petrick confirms it's loss during an experimental flight from from Reinsehien on 28th July 1944 with pilot Fw.Herbert Gold losing his life.

I have no idea if the listing below will be of any use, but I thought I'd reproduce it anyway. Taken from "British Military Aircraft Serials, 1911-71" by Bruce Robertson [PSL, 1979] it may narrow down the search for the serial of this possible second Luftwaffe Typhoon...

EJ175 to EJ454 - Typhoon IB (cancelled order)

EJ900 to EK543 - 400 Typhoon IB
batches

• EJ900-934, 946-995
• EK112-154, 167-197, 208-252, 266-301, 321-348, 364-413, 425-456, 472-512, 535-543
• EJ906 was tropicalised

JP361 to JR535 - 600 Typhoon IB
batches

• JP361-408, 425-447, 480-516, 532-552, 576-614, 648-689, 723-756, 784-802, 836-861, 897-941, 961-976
• JR125-152, 183-223, 237-266, 289-338, 360-392, 426-449, 492-535
• JR210 had TR210 painted on in error

MM951 to MP203 - 800 Typhoon IB
batches

• MM951-995
• MN113-156, 169-213, 229-269, 282-325, 339-381, 396-436, 449-496, 513-556, 569-608, 623-667, 680-720, 735-779, 791-823, 851-896, 912-956, 968-999
• MP113-158, 172-203
• MN290 tropicalised
• MN235 to USA in Mar'44

PD446 to PD444 - 200 Typhoon IB
batches

• PD446-480, 492-536, 548-577, 589-623

RB192 to RB512 - 255 Typhoon IB
batches

• RB192-235, 248-289, 303-347, 361-408, 423-459, 474-512
• RB379 shipped to Russia

SW386 to SW772 - 300 Typhoon IB (deliveries from Jan'45)

If anybody as a serial number for a batch that I may have missed, perhaps they could post it in a reply and I'll look it up...

Hope it helps in one way or another...

Cheers

Peter D Evans
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