Beaufighter
The Allies’ Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
$71.94
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2026
Summary
In many ways the Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter defined the modern multi-role combat aircraft. It was right in the thick of things at various critical turning points of the war, in every theatre. Night fighter, anti-shipping strike aircraft, maritime air superiority fighter and ground attack weapons platform — the Beaufighter redefined every role it took on. This is despite the fact it was a hastily designed lash-up, a modestly performing oversized ‘heavy fighter’, which might easily have been…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036144692 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1036144690 |
| Author: | Edward Rippeth |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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Edward Rippeth
Edward Rippeth is an international publisher and aviation history writer. He is a regular online writer and contributor to the leading aviation blog, Hush-Kit. Over the years, he has amassed, curated, and analyzed information, sources, and data on every aspect of the aerial battles of the Second World War.
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