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How RAF Typhoons attacked German coastal shipping

RAF Typhoons are identified as successful attackers of German coastal convoys, adding land-based air power to the threats facing littoral shipping.

Air Power Anti Shipping Operations Coastal Convoys Hawker Typhoon Royal Air Force

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Question

Did the Royal Air Force use Typhoons against shipping?

Short answer

Yes. Typhoons attacked German coastal convoys and were described as quite successful in that role.

Notes

Typhoons did attack German shipping, especially the coastal convoys operating near occupied Europe. The operations receive a broadly successful assessment. The exchange is brief and names no individual action, so it works as a pointer to the anti-shipping role rather than a campaign summary.