Bristol Beaufighter

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The Bristol Beaufighter was a British World War II heavy fighter and strike aircraft renowned for its roles in night fighting, anti-shipping, and ground-attack missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military aircraft ⓘ
strike aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine heavy fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin‑engine, twin‑seat fighter ⓘ
airframeOrigin derived from Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber ⓘ
armament four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the nose ⓘ
rockets under wings in later strike versions ⓘ
six 0.303 in machine guns in the wings in early versions ⓘ
torpedo carriage in torpedo‑fighter variants ⓘ
construction all‑metal monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedFor long‑range fighter and strike missions ⓘ
engineType Bristol Hercules radial engine ⓘ
equippedWith AI Mk IV airborne interception radar in night‑fighter versions ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1939-07-17 ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 320 mph (515 km/h) ⓘ
nicknamed Beau ⓘ
notableFor effective low‑level anti‑shipping attacks ⓘ
notableVariant Beaufighter IC ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter

Beaufighter IF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter

Beaufighter TF.X ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter

Beaufighter VI ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter

Beaufighter X ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
range approximately 1,500 mi (2,400 km) with external tanks ⓘ
retired 1960s ⓘ
role anti‑shipping aircraft ⓘ
ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ
heavy fighter ⓘ
night fighter ⓘ
strike aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 26,000 ft (7,900 m) ⓘ
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II ⓘ
Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
user Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ

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RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Boulton Paul Defiant → successorInRole → Bristol Beaufighter (night fighter role) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Fairey Battle → successor → Bristol Beaufighter (in some roles) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
RAF Second Tactical Air Force → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 29 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol Beaufighter → notableVariant → Beaufighter IF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter → notableVariant → Beaufighter IC ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter → notableVariant → Beaufighter VI ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter → notableVariant → Beaufighter X ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter → notableVariant → Beaufighter TF.X ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Hercules → usedInAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol Hercules → usedOnAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
subject linked to: Bristol Hercules radial engine
No. 264 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF Leconfield → hostsAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
No. 141 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF Drem → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp → usedInAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter (some variants) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
RAF Speke → stationedAircraftType → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol Aeroplane Company → notableProduct → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 29 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
subject linked to: 29 Squadron
No. 22 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 22 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter strike aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
No. 25 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 31 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 31 Squadron RAAF → equipment → Bristol Beaufighter strike aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol radial engine family → powered → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 601 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Filton Airfield (former) → associatedWith → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF St Eval → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF night fighter squadrons → notableAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 253 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraftType → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF North Coates → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 141 Squadron RAF → equipment → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
subject linked to: 141 Squadron
RAF Bradwell Bay → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 604 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 263 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Hunsdon Airfield → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol Beaufort → successor → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF Warmwell → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
No. 24 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
subject linked to: 24SQN
No. 256 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
RAF Luqa → hostedAircraftType → Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ