Bristol Beaufighter

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	Period newsreel on the Beaufighter, featuring footage of RAF operations by Coastal Command and in North Africa
	Documentary on the Beaufighter, focusing on its Australian service
	Australian 1943 propaganda film on the destruction of a Japanese invasion convoy in the Bismark Sea involving Beaufighters

Type 156 Beaufighter
	Beaufighter Mk X
Jenis	Pesawat penyerang berat / Pesawat penyerang
Pembuat	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Penerbangan perdana	17 Juli 1939
Pengenalan	27 Juli 1940
Dipensiunkan	12 Mei 1960 (Britania Raya) 1960 (Australia)
Status	Pensiun (1960)
Pengguna utama	Royal Air Force; Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Australian Air Force
Dibuat	Mei 1940 – 1946
Jumlah	5,928
Dikembangkan dari	Bristol Beaufort

Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (sering disebut sebagai "Beau") adalah sebuah pesawat multi-fungsi yang dikembangkan pada Perang Dunia Kedua oleh Bristol Aeroplane Company di Britania Raya. Pesawat tersebut aslinya dijadikan sebagai varian pesawat penyerang berat dari pengebom Bristol Beaufort.

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