Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. PER288 Lt Colonel Don Lopez

Lt Colonel Don Lopez

The troops shown are of the 5th battalion Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) a supporting unit to the 108th Infantry Brigade

The Squadron then re-equipped with Tornado IDS (Interdiction and Strike) and changed its role to fighter-bombers

in the period from 15th September to 2nd October

With dusk approaching

Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. PER288 Lt Colonel Don LopezDHM2717. Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. RAF Hawker Typhoon Mk IBs of 609 Squadron embark on a ground attack mission, head for targets in Northern France. Once initial problems with the tail section were resolved the Typhoon proved to be extremely rugged and reliable and was ideally suited to the ground attack role. Signed by Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell, F O Tony (Titch) Hallett DFC, Warrant Officer Douglas Oram and Flying Officer Frank Wheeler