List of Bristol Beaufighter operators

The following are operators of the Bristol Beaufighter:

Military operators

 Australia
Royal Australian Air Force

 Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force[1]
  • No. 404 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 406 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 409 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 410 Squadron RCAF

 Dominican Republic
Fuerza Aérea Dominicana
  • Escuadron de Caza-Bombardeo received 10 TF.X (rebuilt back to VIF standard) aircraft in 1948. Aircraft received numbers from 306 to 315 and were used until June 1954.[2]

 Israel
Israeli Air Force

 New Zealand
New Zealand Squadrons of the Royal Air Force

 Poland
Polish Air Forces (in exile in Great Britain)

 Portugal
Portuguese Navy
  • B Squadron of the Navy Air Forces operated 15 TF.X aircraft acquired by Portugal, delivered during March and April 1945. Next two aircraft were delivered in 1946 after overhaul by Bristol company. All aircraft were delivered from RAF stocks.[2]

 South Africa
South African Air Force
  • No. 16 Squadron SAAF
  • No. 19 Squadron SAAF (also known as RAF No. 227 Squadron)

 Turkey
Turkish Air Force
  • First Beaufighters TF.X (at least nine) were delivered in 1944 straight from frontline units. Another 23 TF.X aircraft were bought in 1946.[2]

 United Kingdom
Royal Air Force[3][4][5]
Royal Navy/Fleet Air Arm

 United States
United States Army Air Forces
  • 414th Night Fighter Squadron
  • 415th Night Fighter Squadron
  • 416th Night Fighter Squadron
  • 417th Night Fighter Squadron

See also

References

Notes
  1. Franks 2002, p. 166.
  2. Bristol Beaufighter. In Action #153
  3. Franks 2002, pp. 164–167.
  4. Hall 1995, p. 24.
  5. Mason, p. 24.

Bibliography
  • Bingham, Victor. Bristol Beaufighter. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, Ltd., 1994. ISBN 1-85310-122-2.
  • Bowyer, Chaz. Beaufighter. London: William Kimber, 1987. 0-71830-647-3.
  • Bowyer, Chaz. Beaufighter at War. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1994. ISBN 0-7110-0704-7.
  • Franks, Richard A. The Bristol Beaufighter, a Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller. Bedford, UK: SAM Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-9533465-5-2.
  • Hall, Alan W. Bristol Beaufighter (Warpaint No. 1). Dunstable, UK: Hall Park Books, 1995.
  • Howard. "Bristol Beaufighter-the inside story". Scale Aircraft Modelling, Vol. 11, No. 10, July 1989.
  • Innes, Davis J. Beaufighters over Burma – 27 Sqn RAF 1942–45. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1985.
  • Francis K. Mason Archive: Bristol Beaufighter. Oxford, UK: Container Publications.
  • Moyes, Philip J.R. The Bristol Beaufighter I & II (Aircraft in Profile Number 137). Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1966.
  • Parry, Simon W. Beaufighter Squadrons in Focus. Red Kite, 2001. ISBN 0-9538061-2-X.
  • Scutts, Jerry. Bristol Beaufighter (Crowood Aviation Series). The Crowood Press Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-86126-666-9.
  • Scutts, Jerry. Bristol Beaufighter in Action (Aircraft number 153). Carrollton, USA: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-89747-333-7.
  • Thomas, Andrew. Beaufighter Aces of World War 2. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-84176-846-4.
  • Wilson, Stewart. Beaufort, Beaufighter and Mosquito in Australian Service. Weston, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1990. ISBN 0-9587978-4-6.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.