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Bristol Beaufighter Torpedo Bomber. Robert Taylor Beaufighter aviation prints. Robert Taylor Beaufighter aircraft aviation prints.  Full range of Beaufighter signed limited edition art prints by Aviation artist Robert Taylor. published by The Military Gallery and available from Cranston Fine Arts. Look out for the two print promotional packages available at great discounts.

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