The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. | War History Online

RAFM Hendon’s brilliantly beautiful Bristol Beaufort #warbirds #ww2 #bristol #beaufort #ww2history | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Imagine flying this beast low over the waves in early 1942… Bristol Beaufort Mk.I L9878 'MW-R' of 217 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, based at the windswept airfield of St Eval, Cornwall. From Channel Dash attempts to Mediterranean strikes – these crews faced incredible danger. A moving reminder: one Beaufort veteran spent years as a POW after being shot down in August 1942. History lives in photos like this. #WorldWarTwo #AviationHistory #NeverForget | WW2 Sky Stories

The Bristol Beaufort was Costal Command and the Fleet Air Arm’s torpedo equipped striking platform from 1940 until 1942, when she began to give way to more modern types #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #bristol #beaufort | Daniel J Wheatcroft

‘Beau-for’ the Beaufighter came the Beaufort - a torpedo bomber that saw sterling service in the Far East with the RAAF #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #bristol #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Bristol Beaufort and crew. #ww2 #aviation #military #aircraft #pilot | World War II Aircraft

Bristol Beaufort Mk VIII DD931 at RAFM Hendon is a composite restoration. Removed from the frontline in 1943, Beauforts nonetheless were vital in attacking Axis shipping in the Mediterranean. #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #bristol #beaufort | Daniel J Wheatcroft