Hobby Master 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter Mk1F 29 Sqn RAF Digby Guy Gibson (HA2306) | Antics Online
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Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF
X7673 coded E, Guy Gibson
The Bristol Beaufighter was designed as a two-seat long-range fighter. To speed up
production many parts of the older Bristol Beaufort were used. The tail, landing gear and
wings of the Beaufort were transplanted to the Beaufighter and most units were equipped
with airborne radar located in the nose for night-fighting. The Mk. IF was the initial
production and fitted with four 20 mm cannons in the nose along with six 7.7 mm machine
guns in the wings. There were a total of 553 of the IF version produced.
When WW II started Guy Gibson was a bomber pilot but volunteered for Fighter
Command and flew a Bristol Beaufighter with 29 Squadron. In the Beaufighter Gibson
shot down four aircraft in 99 sorties. On April 8, 1941 his Beaufighter was shot down and
crashed while attempting to land. The crew survived but the aircraft was a write off.
Gibson was promoted to Wing Commander with 106 Squadron and then the 617
Squadron where he led the Dam Buster Raid. On September 19, 1944 flying a 627
Squadron Mosquito he failed to return. | |
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