History Repeats Itself

During World War Two, the Hawker Typhoon and its successor, the Tempest, were vital to the interception of German V-1 "Buzz Bombs" due to their high speed capabilities at low altitudes.

On Sunday, a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon operating as part of the joint UK-Qatari Typhoon Squadron shot down an Iranian drone, probably a Shahed, headed for Qatar.

Qatar operates two squadrons of the jets themselves, and Qatari Air Force Typhoons claimed two Iranian Su-24 Fencer "Aardvarkski" fighter bombers, which would be the first claimed air-to-air kills of the current dust-up.

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