Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter

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• With a speed of 330 mph, air intercept radar and a one-two punch of cannons and machine guns (or torpedos or rocket projectiles when engaged in anti-surface duties), the Beaufighter was one of the Second World War's formidable night fighters, as well as being the backbone of Coastal Command's anti-shipping war.

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