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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War Two Aircraft  Beaufighter |
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Beaufighter BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER The Bristol Beaufighter was a Torpedo Bomber and had a crew of two. with a maximum speed of 330mph and a ceiling of 29,000 feet. maximum normal range of 1500 miles but could be extended to 1750 miles. The Bristol Beaufighter carried four 20mm cannon in the belly of the aircraft and upto six .303in browning machine guns in the wings. it could also carry eight 3 -inch rockets, 1605 lb torpedo or a bomb load of 1,000 lb. The Bristol Beaufighter first flew in July 1939 and with some modifications entered service with the Royal Air Force in July 1940. In the winter of 1940 - 1941 the Beaufighter was used as a night fighter. and in March 1941 the aircraft was used at Coastal Command as a long range strike aircraft. and in 1941, the Beaufighter arrived in North Africa and used as a forward ground attack aircraft. The Bristol Beaufighter was used also in India, Burma and Australia. A total of 5,564 Beaufighters were built until production in Britain finished in 1945, but a further 364 were built in Australia for the Australian Air Force |
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Calling Starlight by Philip West. Royal Air Force Beaufighter used as a nightfighter, shoots down a German Heinkel III over the coast of England. |
| Top Aces for : Beaufighter | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| John Randall Daniel Bob Braham | 29.00 | |
| John Cunningham | 20.00 | The signature of John Cunningham features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| William Dennis David | 20.00 | The signature of William Dennis David features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Robert Carl Fumerton | 13.00 | The signature of Robert Carl Fumerton features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| James Douglas Lindsay | 7.00 | The signature of James Douglas Lindsay features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Ladislav Bobek | 5.00 | |
| Joseph Berry | 3.00 | |
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