We dive into one of the great “what if” fighters of World War II — the Hawker Tornado. Overshadowed by its sister, the Typhoon, and plagued by the unreliable Rolls-Royce Vulture engine, the Tornado ...

Designed as a heavily armed 400 mph interceptor, the Hawker Tornado was meant to lead Britain into a new era of fighter performance. Instead, engine failures, cooling disasters, and shifting wartime ...