Bristol Beaufort

E760875

World War II aircraft military aircraft torpedo bomber twin‑engine aircraft

The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engine torpedo bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth air forces during World War II for maritime strike and reconnaissance missions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bristol Beaufort canonical	1
Bristol Beaufort (historical)	1
Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
armament	bombs ⓘ machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
construction	all‑metal monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crew	4 ⓘ
developedFrom	Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineCount	2 ⓘ
engineType	Bristol Taurus radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstFlight	1938-10-15 ⓘ
height	4.57 m ⓘ
introduced	1940 ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length	13.46 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 271 mph ⓘ about 436 km/h ⓘ
notableUse	Coastal Command operations ⓘ
numberBuilt	about 2100 ⓘ
operationalTheatre	European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatorType	Commonwealth air forces ⓘ
powerplant	Bristol Taurus II radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Taurus VI radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMission	anti‑shipping strikes ⓘ torpedo attacks ⓘ
range	about 1600 km ⓘ
retired	1950s ⓘ
role	maritime strike aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ
secondaryMission	minelaying ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranch	RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceCeiling	about 5200 m ⓘ
successor	Bristol Beaufighter NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
wingspan	17.63 m ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 6 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ

No. 23 Squadron RAAF → equipment → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bristol Beaufort (historical)

Italian cruiser Trento → attackedBy → Bristol Beaufort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers