#Bristol Beaufighter

[usafphantom2]

#onthisday in 1945 the Royal Australian Air Force received their last Beaufighter Mk 21.

@classicwarbirds via X

[dronescapesvideos]

Bristol Beaufighters Mk X's attack German ships. Helgoland Islands, Germany, 1944

➤BRITISH AIRCRAFT SERIES: https://dronescapes.video/British

[all-action-all-picture]

Iron Cross No. 3 (2020) . Quarterly magazine focussing on German Military History from 1914-1945. The cover, by Keith Burns, depicts German S-Boote (Schnellboote) under attack from a Bristol Beaufighter. The Allies simply called them E-Boats (with the E standing for Enemy).

[thestonecuttersguild]

Finished: Bristol Beaufighter Tamiya 1/48.

This kit is another Tamiya gem, very well engineered, hard to muck up. I’ve had it in my stash for over 13 years, figured it was time to throw some glue at it. I ended up brush painting pretty much the whole thing with the amount of top coat and weathering that I did. I’m glad that I’m comfortable enough with brushing to tackle that. A lot of builders are “airbrush or no brush”, but brushes can be an effective tool as well.

The only problems I had on this were self inflicted. I dropped the kit on the last day of the build and broke the torpedo off. Glued it back on, broke it back off. The torpedo wins, it sits on the shelf next to Beaufighter.

[grayrazor]

The Spy x Family movie is really good, but all I can think about is how the subtitles made the same really weird specific translation mistake as Godzilla Minus One of describing an obviously propeller-driven fighter plane as a "fighter jet."

[moondrome]

Bristol Beaufighter Mk X- Tamiya 1/48

[englishcarssince1946]

1980 Bristol 412 Beaufighter

My tumblr-blogs:

www.tumblr.com/germancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/frenchcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/englishcarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/italiancarssince1946 & www.tumblr.com/japanesecarssince1947 & www.tumblr.com/uscarssince1935

[radarsteddybear]

A North American B-25B Mitchell and a British Bristol Beaufighter by the name of Night Mare (along with nose art of a horse to go along with the name).

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

First Bristol Beaufighter prototype R2052 July 1939

[captain-price-unofficially]

Bristol Beaufighter Mk X number NE255 / EE-H of Coastal Defence Maritime Patrol No. 404 Squadron at RAF Davidstow Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, mid-Aug 1944.

[usafphantom2]

Beaufighter desert maintenance

@ron_eisele via X

[greatworldwar2]

• No. 125 Newfoundland Squadron RAF

Motto: Nunquam domandi ("Never to be tamed")

Squadron Codes: FN (Apr 1939 – Sep 1939) VA (Jun 1941 – Nov 1945)

Number 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron active during World War II and briefly in the mid-1950s. Throughout its service the squadron primarily operated night fighters. No. 125 Squadron was initially formed at Old Sarum, Wiltshire on 1 February 1918 as a light bomber squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. It was planned for the squadron to become operational and deploy to France in September however it was instead disbanded on 1 August 1918, thus never seeing active service in the First World War.

No. 125 Squadron was reformed on June 16th, 1941 at RAF Colerne equipped with Bolton-Paul Defiant night fighters. The squadron was raised as a result of a war loan raised by the Newfoundland Commission of Government in 1940. After discovering a surplus of revenue, the commission presented the British Government with $500,000 to establish a squadron with the hope that it would be manned by Newfoundlanders. This hope was realised with at least a dozen Newfoundlanders flying with No. 125 Squadron in its early days along with a contingent of English, Scottish, Welsh, Commonwealth and Polish pilots. Volunteers from Newfoundland and Labrador died at a higher rate while serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF) than with any other branch of the British Armed Forces during the war. On 24 September 1941, the squadron moved to RAF Fairwood Common, Wales and became fully operational, with the Defiant proving to be a more than effective night fighter. By February 1942, No. 125 Squadron began to convert over to the twin-engined Bristol Beaufighter, with these becoming operational by April. Defiants and Hawker Hurricanes were also used to supplement the Beaufighters in the squadron's patrols. With an increasing number of Newfoundlanders being found in No. 125 Squadron's ranks, some aircrew began to name their aircraft in recognition of their Newfoundland heritage: St, John's, Corner Brook, Deer Lake and Buchans were some of the names they used. From October to December 1942, the squadron operated a detachment at RAF Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands.

No. 125 Squadron moved north to RAF Valley in November 1943 in order to carry out patrols over the Irish Sea. While based here the squadron operated a detachment from RAF Ballyhalbert in Northern Ireland. Despite being a 'Newfoundland' squadron, by November 1943 only 5 of the 30 aircrew were from Newfoundland as well as 45 of the roughly 200 ground crew came from the Dominion. With a conversion to de Havilland Mosquito night fighters in February 1944, No. 125 Squadron moved south to RAF Hurn, Dorset at the end of March. This was in preparation to cover the Operation Overlord landings in Normandy. In April, No. 125 Squadron had their caribou squadron badge officially approved by King George VI. The squadron also participated in intercepting Operation Steinbock raids from January to May 1944. With a bridgehead secured in France and with the commencement of V-1 flying bomb attacks on London, the squadron moved to RAF Middle Wallop in July 1944 to fly night time interceptions.

On October 18th, 1944, No. 125 Squadron moved to RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. From Coltishall the squadron defended against enemy intruders and Heinkel He 111s carrying flying bombs, as well as undertaking reconnaissance to locate the remainder of German shipping. In April 1945, No. 125 Squadron transferred up to RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire. Here it saw out the war before disbanding for the second time on 20 November 1945 when its aircraft and personnel were renumbered to No. 264 Squadron. By the end of the war No. 125 Squadron had managed to score 44 victories, 5 probables and 20 damaged. No. 125 Squadron reformed in March 1955 as a night fighter unit once more. While based at Stradishall, the squadron operated alongside fellow night fighter units No. 89 Squadron and No. 152 Squadron, as well as No. 245 Squadron. The Squadron was disbanded for the final time in May 1957.

[missfinefeather]

[thestonecuttersguild]

WIP Tamiya Beaufighter.

This kit had been on my stash longer than any other. I very much remember buying this and my Tammy Mosquito at the same time, April 2010. Beau has sat on the shelf ever since, so I decided it was probably a good time to dig it out. This has a very basic 2 tone paint job, so I decided to try out some techniques. I’m not a huge fan or pre-shading, I just don’t think it looks very authentic, but again, this is a pretty basic paint scheme.

Since I use spray cans rather than an airbrush, it was tough to get the thickness of the spray layer right, so I ended up brushing on the shade over top of the base coat, as well as brushing on some highlights on the panels.

Up next will be brushing on the invasion stripes.

[grayrazor]

I'll forever appreciate The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for being one of the incredibly few movies to ever feature a Beaufighter.

[pinturas-sgm-aviacion]

1944 06 Bristol Beaufighter Mk X - Roy Cross

MT950 was on strength with number 236 RAF coastal Command Part of the North Coates Wing