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	Bristol Beaufighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unlike the Beaufort, the Beaufighter had a long career and served in almost all theatres of war, first as a night fighter, then as a strike fighter, and eventually replaced the Beaufort as a torpedo bomber.
		Beaufighters were operated by a variety of other air forces of the British Commonwealth, including the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and South African Air Force.
		Following the war, the Beaufighter was used by the Portuguese Air Force, the air forces of Turkey and the Dominican Republic, and briefly by the Israeli Air Force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter (1066 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter - Great Britain
		Once a Beaufighter had detected a German Bf 110 night bomber, a single short burst from its four cannon was often sufficient to shoot down the enemy.
		Beaufighters were used in many theaters of war and for varied duties, performing particularly well in the Western Desert thanks to their long range.
		The Beaufighter IF was soon bearing the brunt of the action against German night bombers, weighing up to 20,800 lb., it attained a maximum speed of 323 mph at 15,000 feet, had a range of 1,500 miles at 194 mph, an initial climb rate of 1,850 ft./min., and a service ceiling of 28,900 feet.
	www.aviation-history.com /bristol/beaufite.html (1212 words)

	Axls Planes Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bristol had a reputation for developing aircraft on their own private initiative independent of specifications issued by the Air Ministry, including the Blenheim line of light bombers, and the 1936 entry into service of Germany's Bf-110 heavy fighter pointed out Britain's lack of long-range heavy fighters.
		The Beaufighter was a heavy aircraft partly because it was fitted with considerable armor; a flat bulletproof windscreen, non-magnetic armor plate in front of the instrument panel, under the pilot’s and observer’s seats, and doors behind the pilot and beside the rear wing spar protecting the fuel tanks.
		Beaufighters were heavily employed in anti-shipping missions by Australian units of the South-West Pacific Command; the most well-known action in which they were engaged being the Battle of the Bismarck Sea in which they co-operated with American A-20 Havocs and B-25 Mitchells to destroy Japanese shipping.
	www.studenten.net /customasp/axl/profile.asp?cat_id=3&ple_id=192 (3221 words)

	Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter - Variants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bristol Beaufighter Mk IC - The German invasion of Crete in April 1941 highlighted the need for a longe-range day fighter for use in Coastal Command.
		The Beaufighter Mk IIF was, in fact, the only Merlin-engined version to be built, and the type served primarily as a home-defence night-fighter.
		Bristol Beaufighter Mk IX - A reserved mark for Beaufighters to be built in Australia and powered with two Bristol Hercules XVII engines.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/beaufighter-v.htm (1898 words)

	Beaufighter Aces Of World War 2 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the LuftwaffeÃ¢€™s night Ã¢€˜BlitzÃ¢€™ on Britain.
		The Beaufighter's record in the skies over England, Europe, the Med and tropical climes is nicely related by Andrew Thomas in this, the 65th in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series.
		Thomas does a good job of relating the multitude of missions the Beaufighter flew worldwide, sprinkling the text with combat reports from pilots and navigators along with dozens of photos of crews and aircraft.
	www.books-shoppe.com /prod/1841768464/Beaufighter_Aces_Of_World_War_2_... (369 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bristol Beaufighter
		In general the differences between the Beaufort and Beaufighter were minor.
		Beaufighters were operated by a variety of other air forces of the British Commonwealth, including the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal South African Air Force.
		Following the war, the Beaufighter was used by the Portuguese Air Force, the Air force of the Domincan republic and briefly by the Israeli Air Force.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Bristol_Beaufighter (790 words)

	Beaufighter_story
		This is the story of aircraft code number R2071 a Bristol Beaufighter which was based at Redhill Aerodrome during World War II and belonging to 219 Squadron of the RAF.
		The Beaufighter was powered by 2 x 1400 HP Hercules X 1 engines, which gave the aircraft a top speed of 323 MPH at 15,000ft and an operational ceiling of 29,000ft.
		On this day in question we had observed a Bristol Beaufighter, flying to and fro as if on patrol, and were quite excited as it was a new type of aircraft, still on the secret list.
	www.edenbridgetown.com /in_the_past/beaufighter_story/index.shtml (2076 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bristol aeroplane company (formerly british and colonial aeroplane company) began building primitive bristol boxkites in a former tram shed and became famous for...
		The beaufort (bristol type 152) was a large torpedo bomber designed by the bristol aeroplane company, and developed from the earlier blenheim light bomber....
		Beaufighters were operated by a variety of other air forces of the British Commonwealth Commonwealth of Nations quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/bristol_beaufighter.htm (1695 words)

	Bristol Owners Club : HISTORY of the BRISTOL MARQUE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Bristol Blenheim (shown left) was introduced to Royal Air Force service in 1937, and its younger sister by just one year, the Bristol Beaufighter, was introduced to RAF service in 1938.
		A frequent query is “why was the Bristol model that succeeded the Type 411 called the Type 603?” The answer is that it was introduced in the 603rd year after the City of Bristol had been granted its Royal charter, which gave it the unique distinction of being "a County unto itself".
		In November 1999, the Bristol Blenheim 3 was revealed, advancing further the aerodynamic development of the the car including a completely new frontal treatment incorporating a cleverly engineered aerofoil section in the grille aperture.
	www.boc.net /history.html (2251 words)

	Military Factory - Bristol Beaufighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was propsed by the Bristol Company itself and the RAF seemed to have a role for it to support at the time.
		The Bristol Beaufighter was a very advanced aircraft for its time and, with increasing crew efficiency, became a success during nightime raids into German territory.
		The Bristol Beaufighter was found by crews to be quite fast and manoeuvrable.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/popup.asp?aircraft_id=135 (137 words)

	Beaufighter, fighter, light bomber, work-horse
		To the Japanese, the Beaufighter became known as "The Whispering Death" which gives some idea of the speed at which one could suddenly appear, strike and turn for home.
		Beaufighters were also flown by the air forces of Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and, in small numbers, the US.
		The result was a piece of true British improvisation--the Bristol Beaufighter, which entered service a year after the outbreak of war, at a time when it was most sorely needed.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-air-support/ww2-allied/beaufighter.htm (401 words)

	The Bristol Beaufighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bristol was in process of developing the Beaufort torpedo bomber and their new chief designer, Leslie G. Frise, made a proposal to the Ministry for the creation of two-seater,cannon-armed fighter.
		The Beaufighter was a heavy aircraft partly because it was fitted with considerable armour; a flat bulletproof windscreen, non-magnetic armour plate in front of the instrument panel, under the pilot’s and observer’s seats, and doors behind the pilot and beside the rear wing spar protecting the fuel tanks.
		This fault on the Beaufighter was easily corrected by some differential throttle control when opening up, maintaining the aircraft in the forward direction until the rudder ‘bit’ and full rudder control was gained — then moving the throttles to the gate and the Beau accelerated like a scalded cat.
	www.burmabeaufighters.com /pages/beaufighters.php (2004 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Bristol Beaufighter - Frans Bonné
		Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF The Bristol Beaufighter was the result of foresight of Bristol, and based on the Bristol Beaufort bomber.
		Bristol Beaufighter Mk IC The Beaufighter Mk I was redesignated Mk IF to show it's night-fighter role after the Mk IC entered service.
		Bristol then developed the Bristol Hercules XVII from a VI model, with the supercharger locked in medium state, and cropped impeller blades.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/brisbeaufight.html (1401 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI Tamiya 1/48
		A literal "jack of all trades", the Beaufighter served as a ground attack fighter, a night fighter, a torpedo bomber and an anti-shipping strike aircraft.
		Bristol designed the Beaufighter with many of the same parts used on it's elder cousin, the Beaufort.
		Tamiya's first Beaufighter was a very enjoyable build and the completed model captures the brutish utilitarian look of the real machine quite well.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Cockpit/3873/beau.html (686 words)

	Australian Military Units
		Fast, robust, and able to carry a wide and heavy range of armaments, the Bristol Beaufighter proved to be one of the most successful British-designed strike aircraft of the Second World War.
		From early 1941 the roles of the Beaufighter diversified as it was adapted to carry out anti-shipping strikes and ground-attack missions, and in these capacities gained its fearsome reputation.
		The Beaufighter was originally identified as a suitable type for the RAAF, and an order was placed in 1939, but owing to the demands placed on British aircraft production in the early years of the war, the first examples did not arrive in Australia until March 1942.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/subject_621.asp (329 words)

	Bristol Beaufort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beauforts were most widely used, until the end of the war, by the Royal Australian Air Force in the Pacific theatre.
		Coastal Command regarded the Beaufort as a disappointment, but it turned out to make an excellent basis for a heavy fighter in the form of the Bristol Beaufighter.
		The Beaufighter was so superior to the Beaufort that a number were specially modified to carry a torpedo, and it replaced the Beaufort in service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_Beaufort (766 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter TFX airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		Not only did the Beaufighter operate with distinction in North West Europe but also a considerable reputation was earned in the Middle and Far East.
		5562 Beaufighters had been produced by the time the last one was delivered in September 1945 and fifty-two operational Royal Air Force squadrons had been equipped with the type.
		After its withdrawal from operational use many Beaufighters were converted to target tug duties and in fact the last flight of the type in Royal Air Force service took place on 17 May 1960 when a TT10 made a final target towing flight from Seletar.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /bristol-beaufighter-tfx.htm (192 words)

	Hawker de Havilland - Aircraft Details
		The Beaufort, designed by Bristol in the United Kingdom, was a twin engine, heavily armed aircraft possessing exceptional manoeuvrability, equipped for torpedo or bomb carrying, or for long range reconnaissance.
		The Beaufighter was originally designed as a long range, heavily armed fighter, anti-shipping and ground attack aircraft.
		A total of 365 Beaufighters were produced and the last of these were withdrawn from RAAF service in 1957.
	www.hawkerdehavilland.com.au /HdH/History/Aircraft2.html (270 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter
		The Bristol Beaufighter was part of the RAF as soon as September, 1940.
		The Bristol Beaufighter was the first radar equipped night fighter.
		The Bristol Beaufighter was just one of the British military planes during World War 2.
	www.world-war-2-planes.com /bristol_beaufighter.html (163 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter
		Extra parts include the Sperry auto pilot for the Australian Mk.21, shorter air intakes, an extra tail wheel, a thimble nose which was seen on the TFX series and a set of propeller spinners.
		The latest Beaufighter release from Tamiya includes the dorsal wing fillet, torpedo aiming site for the pilot and the choice of a torpedo for the underside or a set of 500lb bombs.
		This is all provided in one new sprue that has been added to the kit that is otherwise the exact same kit that Tamiya released a some years ago.
	people.smartchat.net.au /~ipmsqld/bristol_beaufighter.htm (756 words)

	Filton Airfield Enthusiasts Website - Bristol Beaufighter in Israeli Service
		The story of the Beaufighter's arrival in Israel is one of the more original and entertaining ones in the early history of Israeli military purchases.
		The Beaufighter group was organized by 'Mahal' overseas volunteer Leonard Pitchett from Canada, who was killed when his Beaufighter crashed, while attacking the Iraq-Sueidan Police base.
		The Beaufighters were flown by Leonard Pitchett, Dov Shugerman and Stanley Andrews in the lead plane, and Sid Kenridge and Danny Rosen in the no. 2 position.
	www.filton.flyer.co.uk /featurebeauisrael1.htm (1078 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter
		The Bristol Beaufighter was a Torpedo Bomber and had a crew of two.
		The Bristol Beaufighter carried four 20mm cannon in the belly of the aircraft and upto six.303in browning machine guns in the wings.
		The Bristol Beaufighter was used also in India, Burma and Australia.
	www.military-art.com /b28.htm (733 words)

	Bristol Blenheim IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bristol Type 160 Bisley (Blenheim Mark V) Re-forming in India from August 1943 as a Beaufighter strike fighter unit, the Squadron gathered aircrew and groundcrew apace.
		Receiving its Beaufighters at Phaphamau in early October, the Squadron had also been given charge of two of the unlamented Blenheim Mark Vs: BA990 and one of the last batch to be built, EH507.
		At the Aircrew Transit Pool, RAF Poona, Russ was flying Bristol Blenheim V AZ887 on the crosswind leg of his approach to the airfield when he crashed one mile west of Poona with the flaps jammed, one up and the other down.
	users.cyberone.com.au /clardo/bristol_blenheim_iv__.html (2126 words)

	List of All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Bristol Beaufighter was a rushed design that incorporated much of the Bristol Beaufort's components, including the wing, tail, and landing gear.
		A new fuselage was designed to unite these existing components, and the potent Bristol Hercules sleeve-valve engine was chosen as the powerplant.
		It could also be equipped with a wider variety of offensive weaponry, including the standard British or American torpedo, six.303 calibre wing guns or extra fuel tanks in the outer wings, and either a pair of 250 lb.
	www.alphasim.co.uk /Shop_Factory/en-gb/p_209.html (316 words)

	Bristol Beaufighter Mk. XI A19-148
		In 1988, I saw the Beaufighter bits being restored in Bankstown.
		Of the three and half Beaufighters I have assembled into projects over the years the Drysdale stuff was the worst.
		The Fighter Collection in the UK is currently restoring Bristol Beaufighter A19-144.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /aircraft/beaufighter/A19-148.html (393 words)

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