RNoAF Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIF
In the picture: T3150 B
TYPE: Two-seated Night-fighter
AMOUNT IN NORWEGIAN SERVICE: 3
ARMAMENT
4x 20mm Hispano cannons
6x 7.69mm Browning machineguns
TECHNICAL DATA
Wingspan: 17.6m
Lenght: 12.6m
Height: 4.83 m
Eigne: 2x 1.280 Hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XX
Top-speed: 510 km/h
Cruise speed: 290 km/h
Range: 1.870km
Max. Combat Weight: 9525 kg
Ceiling: 8077 m
SERIAL NUMBERS - times in service and fates
HISTORY
The Bristol Beaufighter was a further development of the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber. The aim was to create a twin-engine fighter based on a well-known and established design, and equipped with more powerful engines than its predecessor. The aircraft type first flew on 17 July 1939, some 8 months after the construction phase began, and was equipped with two Bristol Hercules 14-cyl radial engines. one year later the aircraft was ready for use. Due to the outbreak of war, the need for aircraft increased, and there was an expected shortage of Hercules engines in early 1941 due to the need for large, four-engined Short Stirling bombers. Therefore, 3 Beaufighters with 1,280 Hp Merlin XX in-line engines were ordered in February 1940. The first of these flew in June 1940 and was designated Mk.II. 450 such aircraft were built, which were mainly used as night fighters in home defence. The Mk.IIF became the only model of the Bristol Beaufighter to be fitted with in-line engines. Eventually, more powerful Hercules engines became available and fitted to all later versions of this aircraft.
When No 333 (Norwegian) Squadron’s B-flight was established at Leuchars in May 1943, they were the first division in Coastal Command to be fielded with the Mosquito. The crews had experience from Catalina and to facilitate the transition to land-based aircraft and the fast Mosqito machines, B-flight was allowed to borrow an Airspeed Oxford and three Bristol Beaufighter F Mk.IIs from No 235 squadron, which was also stationed at Leuchars. These Beaufighters were equipped with the same type of engines as the Mosquito planes and were therefore in some ways good training machines. The planes had previously been used as night fighters, and the three planes from 235 squadron were therefore painted black
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