Beaufighter Mk I

Beaufighter Mk I

Family
Bristol Beaufighter
Class
Heavy fighter
Produced
954
Changes
Two Hercules radials, four Hispano cannon in the lower fuselage (first Mk I with 60-round drums, then belt-fed Mk II) and six Brownings in the wings, four starboard and two port. The first 50 were completed with cannon only.

Service

≈ Oct 1940 – Mar 1942
≈ Apr 1941 – Jun 1942
≈ 27 Dec 1941 – 27 Dec 1941
12 Jun 1942 – 12 Jun 1942

Modifications 2

≈ Oct 1940 – Mar 1942
≈ Apr 1941 – Jun 1942≈ 27 Dec 1941 – 27 Dec 194112 Jun 1942 – 12 Jun 1942