This aircraft was part of a batch of 500 built between September 1944 and August 1945. In April 1969, the RAF exchanged this Beaufighter for an ex-RCAF Bristol Bolingbroke from Canada's National Aeronautical Collection. The Beaufighter's engines, cowlings, and internal components were not included in the trade.
Bristol
Beaufighter TFX
The Beaufighter was designed as a long-range heavy fighter, with many components in common with the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber. It saw service as a night fighter, a torpedo bomber, a ground attack fighter and an anti-shipping aircraft.