Target towing Tempest from Sylt perhaps taken during one of Charlie Powell's earlier Sylt detachments - Before 23Aug54, when he was still at Fassberg on Vampires.   David Watkins kindly tells me that from his airframe records Tempest NV928 was converted to Target Towing` standard between 6 Sept 1949 and 14 Nov 1950.   It was issued to 20 MU at Aston Down on 17 Nov 1950 and delivered to Sylt 29 Aug 1952.   It was to last for two years in this role and was Struck Off Charge (SOC) on 23 Aug 1954. (Thanks to Katherine Dover.) Hawker Tempest V: First flown in 1943, the Hawker Tempest V was the fastest and most powerful fighter in the world when it entered RAF service in April 1944.   Two months later the Tempest squadrons were assigned to the defence of Great Britain, operating against the V-1 flying bombs which were being launched against London.   The Tempest's high speed made it the ideal interceptor in this new role.   The Tempest squadrons subsequently moved to the continent with 2nd TAF. Crew: 1; Powerplant: one 1,686Kw (2,260 hp) Napier Sabre IIA, IIB or IIC 24-cylinder H type engine; Performance: max speed 700km/h (435mph); range 2,092km (1,300miles); service ceiling 10,975m (36,000ft); Dimensions: wing span 12.5 m (41ft); length 10.26m (22ft 8in); height 4.9m (16ft 1in); Weight: 6,187kg (13,640lb) loaded; Armament: four 20mm (0.79in) Hispano Mk V cannon; external stores up to 907kg (2,000lb).   (By kind permission of the Amber Books The Encylopeadia of Aircraft.)