Typhoon downward ID lights.....

[mackem01]

On the verge of finishing my Hawker Typhoon in the Bomber/Ground attack GB and I've hit a minor bump. Did the Typhoon have downward ID lamps and if so where were they installed and what was the colour sequence.

 

T.I.A...

[fishplanebeer]

The plans I have show a single ID light underneath, on the centre line roughly in line with the trailing edge of the flaps, but no idea what the correct colour should be (possibly yellow/orange?).

 

Regards

Colin.

[dogsbody]

Here:

 

 

 

 

 

Chris

[ilj]

there are two other lights shown in the above plan drawing - they are just aft of and on either side of the radiator outlet, and just forward of the inner landing gear bay doors

 

these are said to be found only on 'later production'  aircraft in a recent popular paperback Typhoon reference

 

we need expert advice on this here, and I am not qualified, so looking forward to reading more on this thread

 

ilj

[fishplanebeer]

Sadly my plans just say they were fitted to 'late' aircraft with no mention of serial numbers, however the RAF Museum example MN235 has them, with the usual positions of red to port and green to starboard, so presumably all subsequent serials would have had them also.

 

Regards

Colin.

[spitfire]

I asked a similar qustion a few years back.

 

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[mackem01]

Cheers Dennis, I shall go with the recommendations confirmed in your post.

Should be done in a couple of hours.

[fishplanebeer]

I must confess I never realised that the Typhoon had two clear tail lights mounted just inboard of the elevators on each side so were they there on the earlier car door type Typhoons as well or just the later bubble tops? 

 

Regards

Colin.

[dogsbody]

From the 4+ Publication:

 

 

 

 

Chris