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Rusty Townsend | Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend Australian Rusty Townsend joined the RAF in 1941, trained in the USA, before returning to join 175 Squadron on rocket firing Typhoons at Warmwell. Being in the thick of the action over France against retreating German Forces, he was shot down and taken prisoner of war. |
Items Signed by Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend |
| Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Regarded by some in the Air Ministry as a failed fighter, the mighty Hawker Typhoon was unrivalled as a ground attack aircraft, especially in the crucial months immediately prior to - and after - D-Day when squadrons of Typhoons operated in 'cab...... | |
| Bug Killer by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Equipped with the experimental Monica IIIE detection device, Hawker Tempest EJ535 was deployed to the Fighter Interception Unit at Newchurch for evaluation in July 1944. Originally developed as the AN/APS 13, Monica had been intended ...... | |
| Bug Killer by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £145.00 | Equipped with the experimental Monica IIIE detection device, Hawker Tempest EJ535 was deployed to the Fighter Interception Unit at Newchurch for evaluation in July 1944. Originally developed as the AN/APS 13, Monica had been intended ...... | |
| Tempest Moon by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Three 501 Sqn Hawker Tempests roar low across the North Sea outbound from Bradwell Bay, Essex, on their way to attack a German airfield at Bad Zwischehhan and nearby rail yards on the night of 2nd October 1944. The trio comprised of Sqn Ldr Joseph ...... | |
| Tempest Moon by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £145.00 | Three 501 Sqn Hawker Tempests roar low across the North Sea outbound from Bradwell Bay, Essex, on their way to attack a German airfield at Bad Zwischehhan and nearby rail yards on the night of 2nd October 1944. The trio comprised of Sqn Ldr Joseph ...... |
| JBII - Hawker Typhoon of Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Squadron Leader J R Baldwin passes above a section of Mulberry Harbour near Arromanches, late in June 1944, his personalised Hawker Typhoon bearing the codes JBII. ...... | |
| JBII - Hawker Typhoon of Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £145.00 | Squadron Leader J R Baldwin passes above a section of Mulberry Harbour near Arromanches, late in June 1944, his personalised Hawker Typhoon bearing the codes JBII. ...... | |
| Bombs Away by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | On 20th June 1944, Hawker Typhoons of 146 Wing, 84 Group, were detailed to attack a railway tunnel that was being used by the Germans as a supplies store. Leading the raid in MN934 (ZH-Z), Wing Commander J R Baldwin and his men successfully sealed ...... | |
| Bombs Away by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £160.00 | On 20th June 1944, Hawker Typhoons of 146 Wing, 84 Group, were detailed to attack a railway tunnel that was being used by the Germans as a supplies store. Leading the raid in MN934 (ZH-Z), Wing Commander J R Baldwin and his men successfully sealed ...... | |
| Tribute to Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £200.00 | Whilst flying with other Hawker Tempests of 274 Sqn on 11th February 1945, Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks spotted a lone Arado Ar234 of the Kommando Sperling 1 (F) / 123 flown by Hauptmann Hans Felde returning to its base at Rheine. A desperate chase comm...... |
| Tribute to Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £145.00 | Whilst flying with other Hawker Tempests of 274 Sqn on 11th February 1945, Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks spotted a lone Arado Ar234 of the Kommando Sperling 1 (F) / 123 flown by Hauptmann Hans Felde returning to its base at Rheine. A desperate chase comm...... | |
| Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. Price : £95.00 | In the months following D-Day, Hawkers hard-hitting, snub-nosed Typhoon struck terror into the German formations in Normandy, crack Panzer units wilted under the constant hail of rockets and bombs. Several times a day the Typhoon pilots would cross ...... | |
| Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. (AP) Price : £135.00 | In the months following D-Day, Hawkers hard-hitting, snub-nosed Typhoon struck terror into the German formations in Normandy, crack Panzer units wilted under the constant hail of rockets and bombs. Several times a day the Typhoon pilots would cross ...... | |
| Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £395.00 | In the months following D-Day, Hawkers hard-hitting, snub-nosed Typhoon struck terror into the German formations in Normandy, crack Panzer units wilted under the constant hail of rockets and bombs. Several times a day the Typhoon pilots would cross...... | |
| Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £625.00 | In the months following D-Day, Hawkers hard-hitting, snub-nosed Typhoon struck terror into the German formations in Normandy, crack Panzer units wilted under the constant hail of rockets and bombs. Several times a day the Typhoon pilots would cross...... |
| Typhoon! by Ivan Berryman. Price : £160.00 | So often overshadowed by its own achievements as a ground attack aircraft, Hawkers mighty Typhoon also proved itself a formidable adversary in air to air combat as demonstrated by the successes of F/Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin who claimed ...... | |
| Typhoon! by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Price : £190.00 | So often overshadowed by its own achievements as a ground attack aircraft, Hawkers mighty Typhoon also proved itself a formidable adversary in air to air combat as demonstrated by the successes of F/Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin who claimed ...... | |
| A Busy Day at the Office by Ivan Berryman. Price : £145.00 | The leadership qualities and grim determination of Squadron Leader J R Baldwin was seldom better demonstrated that when he led a small flight of Hawker Typhoons against a force of some thirty Focke-Wulf Fw.190s in January 1944. Nine of the German a...... | |
| A Busy Day at the Office by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Price : £200.00 | The leadership qualities and grim determination of Squadron Leader J R Baldwin was seldom better demonstrated that when he led a small flight of Hawker Typhoons against a force of some thirty Focke-Wulf Fw.190s in January 1944. Nine of the German a...... | |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Foob Fairbanks - The Terror of the Rhine by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Price : £210.00 | Flying his last mission with his old mount, Hawker Tempest EJ762, fresh from repair after being damaged by flak, David Fairbanks found himself embroiled in a fierce battle with Messerschmitt Bf109s on 17th December 1944. In the course of the combat...... | |
| Foob Fairbanks - The Terror of the Rhine by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £145.00 | Flying his last mission with his old mount, Hawker Tempest EJ762, fresh from repair after being damaged by flak, David Fairbanks found himself embroiled in a fierce battle with Messerschmitt Bf109s on 17th December 1944. In the course of the combat...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend |
Typhoon Aviation Art Prints by Richard Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £140.00 Saving : £85 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. (AP) | ||
Normandy Invasion Typhoon Aviation Art by Richard Tayor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £90 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. | ||
Typhoon Aviation Art by Richard Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. |
Squadrons for : Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 3rd March 1942 Fate : Disbanded 30th September 1945 Stop at nothing | No.175 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1941 Number Built : 3330 | Typhoon Single engine fighter with a maximum speed of 412 mph at 19,000 feet and a ceiling of 35,200 feet. range 510 miles. The Typhoon was armed with twelve browning .303inch machine guns in the wings (MK1A) Four 20mm Hispano cannon in wings (MK!B) Two 1000ilb bombs or eight 3-inch rockets under wings. The first proto type flew in February 1940, but due to production problems the first production model flew in May 1941. with The Royal Air Force receiving their first aircraft in September 1941. Due to accidents due to engine problems (Sabre engine) The Hawker Typhoon started front line service in December 1941.The Hawker Typhoon started life in the role of interceptor around the cost of England but soon found its real role as a ground attack aircraft. especially with its 20mm cannon and rockets. This role was proved during the Normandy landings and the period after. The total number of Hawker typhoons built was 3,330. |
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