Tamiya 61064 - 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI Night Fighter  [61064]

Concerning the Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI Night Fighter

In late 1930's, the RAF, faced with a shortage of fighter planes, used the fuselage for the Beaufort bomber to start short-term construction of the twin-engined Bristol Beaufighter. As a result of its maiden trip in 1939, the Beaufighter ended up being utilized in various roles including interception, bombing and anti-ship warfare.
However, the initial operational Beaufighters, loaded with Airborne Interception (AI) radar, proved their value as night fighters. During the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe switched its focus from time bombing to night bombing of London alongside major metropolitan areas in Britain. In response to that risk, the RAF first deployed the Blenheim twin-engined evening fighters, nonetheless they proved not able to efficiently intercept the German bombers. It had been then, that the more agile, radar prepared and greatly armed Bristol Beaufigher Night Fighter became Britain's new hope in skies. To improve stability in later on models, the horizontal tall plane ended up being modified to own twelve levels of dihedral - leading to a sleek, angular look.

In November of 1940, as well as its part in shooting down the Junkers Ju88 planes, the Beaufighter worked in concert with ground control systems to produce great armed forces gains. Although the Beaufighter had been replaced by the Mosquito because the RAF's primary evening fighter in the last half of WWII, its stalwart body and powerful punch obtained the trust of many a pilot.