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Bristol Beaufort
Riik	Uk
Rolli	Torpeedopommitaja
Esimene lend	15. oktoober 1938
Ehitatud	1121

2007 Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier ***. At least 1,180 Beauforts were built by Bristol and other British manufacturers. The Australian government’s Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) also manufactured variants of the Beaufort. These are often known collectively as the DAP Beaufort. More than 700 Australian-built Beauforts saw service with the Royal Australian Air Force in the South West Pacific theatre, where they were used until the end of the war.

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2007 Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the late 1930s. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, as well as by several other countries. The Beaufort was derived from the earlier Bristol Blenheim light bomber, but had a longer fuselage, a larger tailplane and a more powerful engine. The Beaufort was capable of carrying a 1,600 lb (726 kg) torpedo or up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs. It had a crew of four: pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, wireless operator/air gunner and dorsal turret gunner.
Beaufort lendas esmakordselt 1938. aastal ja alustas teenistust 1940. aastal. Algselt kasutati seda rannapatrullideks ja laevandusvastasteks streikideks Põhjamerel ja Vahemerel. Samuti osales ta Atlandi ookeani lahingus, rünnates Saksa U-paate ja saates konvoisid. Beaufort kohandati hiljem teiste rollide jaoks, nagu kaevanduste paigaldamine, tutvumine ja öised sissetungijate missioonid. Mõned Beaufortid muudeti ka transpordilennukiteks või koolitajateks. Beaufort asendati lõpuks arenenuma Bristol Beaufighteriga, mis kasutas sama põhilennukit, kuid millel olid võimsamad mootorid ja raskem relvastus.
2007 Beaufort was exported to several countries, including Australia, Canada, South Africa and Turkey. The Australian-built Beauforts were used extensively in the Pacific theatre against Japanese forces. The Beaufort was also produced under licence in Turkey until 1944. The Beaufort was praised for its versatility and reliability, but also criticized for its low speed, poor manoeuvrability and vulnerability to enemy fire. A total of 2,138 Beauforts were built during the war.