Bristol Beaufighter

This aircraft was built under license by the Fairey Aviation Co. in Stockport, England, and delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942. It is marked as the USAAF Beaufighter flown by Capt. Harold Augspurger, commander of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, who shot down an He 111 carrying German staff officers in September 1944.

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Bristol Beaufighter

The British Bristol Beaufighter filled the need for an effective USAAF night fighter until an effective U.S. aircraft could be produced. These "reverse Lend-Lease" night fighters served with the USAAF until the end of the war, although most were replaced by the P-61 Black Widow beginning in December 1944.

 
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