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Beaufighter: Ugly duckling turned deadliest warbird of World War II.
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Beaufighter

The Allies’ Multi-Role Combat Aircraft

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    10 September 2026

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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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Beaufighter by Edward Rippeth - ISBN: 9781036144692
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About The Author

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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