Beaufighter Aces of World War 2

by Andrew Thomas and Andrew Thomas

Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the Luftwaffe's night 'Blitz' on Britain. Flown by specialised nightfighter squadrons - several of them elite pre-war Auxiliary Air Force units - it was the first nightfighter to be equipped with an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped, it combined the ability to 'see' the enemy at night...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841768464
• ISBN13: 9781841768465
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 10.0"