These walk-around photos were taken at the RAF Museum London in Hendon in 2019. They show a Hawker Tempest TT.5, serial NV778 — the only complete original Tempest Mk V in existence, and one of two Tempests on display at Hendon. The Tempest V was the most capable RAF fighter of the low-level war in 1944-45, powered by the 2,420hp Napier Sabre engine and fast enough to catch V-1 flying bombs in level flight — the type destroyed more than 800 of them over southern England. Later, over Germany, it proved devastatingly effective against Luftwaffe jets by catching them in their vulnerable landing approach phase. Built in November 1944 at Langley and initially allocated to Napier for engine development, NV778 was damaged twice before spending years in storage. Converted to TT.5 target tug configuration in 1950, it served with No. 233 OCU at Pembrey until the type's final RAF retirement in July 1955 — the last Tempest V flight of all. After years as a gate guardian at Middleton St George and RAF Leeming, painted as SN219, it eventually reached Hendon where it has been on display since the museum opened in 1972. Restored at Cosford in 2001-03 to its target tug colour scheme, it is now displayed at ground level, allowing close inspection of one of the most powerful piston-engined fighters ever to serve in the RAF.