Beaufighter - Sweat Shirt Lightning F.6. now preserved at the Fleet

now preserved at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

This profile is a Buccaneer XW540 of 216 Squadron

Designed to attack at very low altitude and high speeds to deliver conventional and nuclear weapons

This profile is Blenheim from 25 Squadron at RAF Debden

The Model 75 or Curtiss P-36 Hawk was introduced into the United States Army Air Corps in 1938

Beaufighter - Sweat Shirt Lightning F.6. now preserved at the FleetBristol Type 156 Beaufighter The Beaufighter was a heavy fighter and strike aircraft that came into service with the RAF in 1940 as a development of the Beaufort. It took on many roles including rocket armed ground attack, torpedo bomber and night fighter. As well as the RAF the Beaufighter served with the Fleet Air Arm, RCAF, USAAF, RNZAF, SAAF, RAAF and the Free Polish Air Squadron.