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Bristol Beaufort Bombers RAAF

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The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin engine torpedo bomber. 700 were manufactured in Australia between May 1941 and August 1944 for the RAF and RAAF. The aircraft operated throughout the Pacific theatre in WWII, attacking shipping, land based supply dumps and providing coastal reconnaissance.

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1941 [RAAF Crest] 1945

DEDICATED

TO THE MEMORY OF

THE RAAF PERSONNEL WHO

MAINTAINED AND FLEW THE 700

AUSTRALIAN BUILT BRISTOL BEAUFORT BOMBERS

[Squadrons] Operational Areas [Squadrons]

Conflicts

World War II

Location

World War II Gallery

Memorial type

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Contributions

Matt Smith, QLD War Memorial Register

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