Pakistanian Tempests MK2
PAF’s first fighter bomber

The Hawker Tempest mk2 is generally considered as one of the best radial fighters ever employed by the RAF.After the war ended,a branch of these radial beasts were transferred to the unstable South Asian Subcontinent,working as an effective CAS and ground attack aircraft.Both sides of India and Pakistan employed the tempest during the war.The Indian ones appeared in natural metal finish while the Pakstanian ones were painted with the so-called “desert camo”.The former one was too”simple” from my own perspective,so I decided to choose the Pakistanian style as my first Tempest