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Britain's Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF night fighter 1

Usage

The Beaufighter Mk I was used by Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand.1

  Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF1
Type Night fighter1
Long range day fighter1
Crew  
Engine (Type) 2: Rolls-Royce Merlin XX1
Cylinders V 121
Cooling  
HP 1,280 each1
Propeller blades 3 each1
Dimensions  
Span 57' 10"1
17.63 m1
Length 41' 4"1
12.6 m1
Height 15' 10"1
4.83 m1
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty  
Loaded  
Performance  
Speed @ 1,312' /
400 m
 
Speed @ 15,600' /
4,755 m
 
Climb to 15,000' /
4,570 m
 
Service ceiling  
Range  
Armament  
Nose 4: 20 mm1
Wings 6: 0.303" MG1

Sources:

  1. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
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