The Bristol Beaufort was a torpedo bomber that was used by Great Britain during World War II.
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| - The Bristol Beaufort was a torpedo bomber that was used by Great Britain during World War II.
- The 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 Blenheim light bomber. Beauforts saw their most extensive use with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Pacific theatre, where they were used until the very end of the war. With the exception of six examples delivered from England, Australian Beauforts were locally produced under license.
- The Beaufort came from Bristol's submission to meet Air Ministry Specifications M.I5/35 and G.24/35 for respectively a land-based twin-engined torpedo-bomber and a general reconnaissance aircraft. With a production order following under Specification 10/36, the Bristol Type 152 was given the name Beaufort after the Duke of Beaufort, whose ancestral home was nearby in Gloucestershire.
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| - at 6,500 ft .ref|With Mk XII torpedo, the Beaufort reached 263 mph (228 kn, 423 km/h).|group=N
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| - ** 3 .303 in Vickers GO machine guns .
** 6 .303 in Vickers GO machine guns Late production.
** 1 .303 in Browning machine gun in rear-firing chin blister
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| - ** 1 1,605 lb 18 in Mk XII torpedo or.
** 2,000 lb of bombs or mines.
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| - Bristol Aeroplane Company
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| - Bristol Taurus II, III, VI, XII or XVI
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| - at 6,500 ft ref|With Mk XII torpedo, the Beaufort reached 225 mph (195 kn, 362 km/h).|group=N
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