Bristol Beaufort

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The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engine torpedo bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth air forces during World War II for maritime strike and reconnaissance missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
construction all‑metal monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
developedFrom Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
engineCount 2 ⓘ
engineType Bristol Taurus radial engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1938-10-15 ⓘ
height 4.57 m ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length 13.46 m ⓘ
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 271 mph ⓘ
about 436 km/h ⓘ
notableUse Coastal Command operations ⓘ
numberBuilt about 2100 ⓘ
operationalTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II ⓘ
Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
operatorType Commonwealth air forces ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Taurus II radial engine ⓘ
Bristol Taurus VI radial engine ⓘ
primaryMission anti‑shipping strikes ⓘ
torpedo attacks ⓘ
range about 1600 km ⓘ
retired 1950s ⓘ
role maritime strike aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ
secondaryMission minelaying ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranch RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 5200 m ⓘ
successor Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
usedBy Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
wingspan 17.63 m ⓘ

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No. 6 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ
No. 23 Squadron RAAF → equipment → Bristol Beaufort (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufort
Italian cruiser Trento → attackedBy → Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufort
No. 22 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ
No. 22 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Beaufort
Bristol radial engine family → powered → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ
RAF St Eval → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ
No. 24 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ
subject linked to: 24SQN
Blackburn Botha → successor → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ