A Royal Air Force apresentou um Eurofighter Typhoon com pintura comemorativa para os 80 anos do Dia D, data a ser comemorada em 6 de junho de 2024. A aeronave será utilizada em shows aéreos diversos, com destaque para as celebrações do aniversário do desembarque dos aliados na Normandia, em 1944.
O esquema de pintura comemorativo remete a um Hawker Typhoon Mk1 do 257th Squadron, voado naquela data histórica pelo piloto Denzel Jenkins. Ainda naquele conflito, ele seria comandante da sua unidade aérea e receberia a Distinguished Flying Cross.
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 Display Season at RAF Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features commemorating D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The aircraft is painted in a scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins.
Jenkins began the war as an airman and was commissioned as an officer in Jan 1944. Later, he became Officer Commanding (OC) 257 and was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross .
Bold features, including the RAF Tactical Recognition Flash and the D-Day invasion features bring heaps of heritage to the display team this year.
The display aircraft ZJ913 will be a regular at airshows around the UK, and will be nicknamed Moggy.
Flt Lt David Turnbull from 29 Sqn RAF will be the display pilot for 2024.
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 Display Season at RAF Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features commemorating D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The aircraft is painted in a scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins.
Jenkins began the war as an airman and was commissioned as an officer in Jan 1944. Later, he became Officer Commanding (OC) 257 and was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross .
Bold features, including the RAF Tactical Recognition Flash and the D-Day invasion features bring heaps of heritage to the display team this year.
The display aircraft ZJ913 will be a regular at airshows around the UK, and will be nicknamed Moggy.
Flt Lt David Turnbull from 29 Sqn RAF will be the display pilot for 2024.
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 Display Season at RAF Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features commemorating D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The aircraft is painted in a scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins.
Jenkins began the war as an airman and was commissioned as an officer in Jan 1944. Later, he became Officer Commanding (OC) 257 and was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross .
Bold features, including the RAF Tactical Recognition Flash and the D-Day invasion features bring heaps of heritage to the display team this year.
The display aircraft ZJ913 will be a regular at airshows around the UK, and will be nicknamed Moggy.
Flt Lt David Turnbull from 29 Sqn RAF will be the display pilot for 2024.
The RAF Typhoon Display Team have revealed the newly painted display aircraft for the 2024 Display Season at RAF Coningsby.
The aircraft paint scheme includes features commemorating D-Day, with 2024 being the 80th Anniversary of the allies invading Europe.
The aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme. The aircraft is painted in a scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On D-Day this aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Denzel Jenkins.
Jenkins began the war as an airman and was commissioned as an officer in Jan 1944. Later, he became Officer Commanding (OC) 257 and was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross .
Bold features, including the RAF Tactical Recognition Flash and the D-Day invasion features bring heaps of heritage to the display team this year.
The display aircraft ZJ913 will be a regular at airshows around the UK, and will be nicknamed Moggy.
Flt Lt David Turnbull from 29 Sqn RAF will be the display pilot for 2024.
Os trabalhos de pintura deste Eurofighter Typhoon foram iniciados em outubro do ano passado, boa parte do tempo tendo sido dedicado ao planejamento, uma vez que o Hawker Typhoon de 1944 e o Eurofighter Typhoon de 2024 têm estruturas bem distintas. Também foram pensados detalhes, mais notadamente as listras brancas utilizadas pelas aeronaves participantes do Dia D.
O Eurofighter Typhoon, com matrícula ZJ913, chegou a ter vários componentes desmontados a fim de permitir a pintura. A aeronave faz parte do RAF Typhoon Display Team, tendo como casa a base aérea de Coningsby, de onde participará de shows aéreos em todo o Reino Unido.
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