Bristol Beaufighter TX.F (RAF Coastal Command 1944) (1:72 scale)
- The Bristol Beaufighter was developed in about 8 months by using sections from the earlier designed Bristol Beaufort. It was given more powerful engines & a variety of modifications making the aircraft capable of many tasks. It was a night fighter, fighter bomber & torpedo bomber performing anti-shipping duty as well as ground attack & long range interdiction. The different variants, 14 in all, were capable of carrying bombs, torpedoes, rockets, canons & machine guns. The Beaufighter was operated by 11 countries.