![]() ![]() ![]() A tortuous development and early service life eventually eradicated most of the bugs and the Typhoon enjoyed a brief moment of fame as the only aircraft with the speed necessary to intercept the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Conceived by Hawker as a Hurricane replacement the Typhoon ran into terrible trouble with its exotic engine and previously unknown aerodynamic effects caused by its great speed. Its subsequent life as a fighter bomber would soon change that. If not exactly a failure, it was fair to say that in early 1943 the Hawker Typhoon was regarded as, at best, a qualified success in its primary role as an air-superiority asset. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but all the types mentioned deserve their inclusion. The US Department of Defense defines CAS as “ air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.” Across the last bloody 100 years, certain aircraft types have excelled in the role. Throughout its history it has been repeatedly forgotten by air forces across the world, before being hurriedly relearnt, often too late. From the trench-strafing carnage of the 1910s, via the murderous Spanish Civil War, close air support came of age in the Second World War. Born in the desperate last days of World War I, close air support is now over a hundred years old. ![]()
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