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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #585 on: September 08, 2010, 02:33:11 PM »
Now if only we had freighter convoy's and lone merchant ships to smash up with these things....   :devil
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #586 on: October 21, 2010, 05:32:38 PM »
Beaufighters attacking a Japanese air field.


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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #587 on: October 22, 2010, 05:22:00 AM »
Beautiful!  :aok

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #588 on: October 22, 2010, 08:33:39 AM »
great pic lyric, where did you pull that from?
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #589 on: October 22, 2010, 03:23:18 PM »
 Dan,you mention the verticle fillet afew posts back and I started looking closer at the different marks.

  Could you give me the short version of when the changes were made,oh and when the dihedral was added to the tail?


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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #590 on: October 22, 2010, 03:51:56 PM »
great pic lyric, where did you pull that from?
I purchased two DVD's from back home.
The previous photo was from this one.
http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3365

The next screen shots came from this DVD.
It is all origanal colour film not colourised at all.



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London Blitz.







Pilot of a RAAF Beaufighter in flight.



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RAAF B24 gunners attacking barges.









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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #591 on: October 23, 2010, 09:20:03 PM »
Dan,you mention the verticle fillet afew posts back and I started looking closer at the different marks.

  Could you give me the short version of when the changes were made,oh and when the dihedral was added to the tail?


   :salute

First was the Mk I that flew as a night fighter and then was used some by the RAF in North Africa and Malta.  It had drum fed cannon and no dihedral on the tail.  The Merlin Mk II followed but was essentially a bust.  The VIF and VIc were next and the dihidral tail was introduced during it's production run to give it better stability. This was mainly for the attack guys in the VIc.  The X, TMk X and XI were the next batch.  The T Mk X was the Torbeau.  Rockets introduced on the X and XI.  Some VI apparently had them retrofitted but it was mainly the X.   Aussies developed their own, the MK 21 which was essentially the same as the X although it had 50s instead of 303s, although because of the rockets the wing guns were rarely fitted.  The fillet for the tail was added in the X production towards the end.   to try and increace stability again.

VIF, T Mk. X would be the two that would cover the most as they did the ETO, MTO, CBI and PTO.  Mk 21 for the Aussies would be nice but they also had VIs and Xs flying in the PTO with the RAAF and since the 50s were rarely carried, the X could be skinned as a Mk 21 if needed.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #592 on: October 23, 2010, 09:44:36 PM »
the X could be skinned as a Mk 21 if needed.
Frankly if they don't get the DAP 21 with its butt ugly nose. I don't want any 21 skins on any other frame.

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #593 on: October 23, 2010, 11:09:59 PM »
Frankly if they don't get the DAP 21 with its butt ugly nose. I don't want any 21 skins on any other frame.

No complaints if we got it.  Sad part about the bulge is nothing was under it!  It is a unique look.  I'm just not wanting to ask for too much in the hopes we might get a little bit of Beaufighter someday :)
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #594 on: October 24, 2010, 08:20:50 AM »
Just finished reading Torpedo Bomber by Ralph Barker. Copyright 1957.
Originally published in England as The Ship Busters.

Primarily about the Beaufort as a torpedo bomber but with the Beaufighter being used as their
escorts and used in flak suppresion roles.

Was Interesting reading.

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #595 on: October 24, 2010, 08:23:29 AM »
bring on the Beau!     :cheers:
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #597 on: March 05, 2011, 10:44:52 PM »
Thanks Lyric, I needed that :)
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #598 on: March 06, 2011, 12:17:11 AM »
Yeah, sometimes I find myself watching the trees more than the target. "Dude, pull up! Uh, dude ... Dude! Pull UP!"
I was hoping he'd dip into that little clearing.

No more pilot wounds from a shot to the cockpit.  20mm hit dead center.  Dust and glass splinters inside but no one hurt.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #599 on: March 06, 2011, 03:02:33 PM »
Giant +1  :rock
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