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Bristol Beaufort
Land	Storbritannien
Roll	Torped bombplan
Första flygningen	15 oktober 1938
Byggd	1121

Den 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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Den 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 flög första gången 1938 och togs i tjänst 1940. Det användes ursprungligen för kustpatruller och anti-shipping strejker i Nordsjön och Medelhavet. Det deltog också i slaget vid Atlanten, attackerade tyska U-båtar och eskorterade konvojer. Beaufort anpassades senare för andra roller, såsom minläggning, spaning och nattinkräktaruppdrag. Vissa Beauforts omvandlades också till transportflygplan eller skolflygplan. Beaufort ersattes så småningom av den mer avancerade Bristol Beaufighter, som använde samma grundläggande flygplan men hade kraftfullare motorer och tyngre beväpning.
Den 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.