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Den Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by Frank Barnwell at the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter, other popular names include the “Brisfit” or “Biff”. Although the type was intended initially as a replacement for the pre-war Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c reconnaissance aircraft, the newly-available Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 engine gave it the performance of a two-seat fighter.

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Den Bristol F.2 Fighter was a remarkable aircraft that served in various roles during and after the First World War. It was designed by Frank Barnwell of the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine. It had a single fixed Vickers machine gun for the pilot and one or two Lewis machine guns for the observer. It could also carry up to 120 kg of bombs.
Bristol F.2 Fighter blev ofte kaldt "Brisfit" eller "Biff" af besætningerne, som satte pris på dens robusthed og smidighed. Den kunne holde stand mod ensædede jagerfly, så længe den blev fløjet aggressivt og ikke defensivt. Den fløj første gang den 9. september 1916 og kom i tjeneste med Royal Flying Corps i begyndelsen af 1917. Den kom i kamp på Vestfronten, Mellemøsten og andre krigsskuepladser. Det blev også brugt af flere andre lande, såsom Polen, Honduras og New Zealand.
Bristol F.2 Fighter var et af de mest succesrige og alsidige fly i sin tid. Den forblev i militærtjeneste indtil begyndelsen af 1930'erne, og nogle blev også ombygget til civil brug. Det var et vidnesbyrd om dygtigheden og visionen hos dens designer, Frank Barnwell, som skabte en klassisk biplan-jager, der kunne tilpasse sig skiftende behov og udfordringer.