Home / Aircraft Profiles / British Aircraft Bristol Blenheim Quick facts - First flight: 12th April 1935 | Entered service: 10th March 1937 | Total built: 4,422 When the twin-engined Blenheim bomber

Home / Aircraft Profiles / British Aircraft Bristol Bulldog Quick facts - First flight: 17th May 1927 | Entered service: 22nd May 1929 | Total built: 443 Entering service in May 1929 the Bulldog

Home / Aircraft Profiles / British Aircraft Bristol Beaufighter Quick facts - First flight: 17th July 1939 | Entered service: 27th July 1940 | Total built: 5,928 Entering service with the Royal

Home / Aircraft Profiles / British Aircraft Bristol Beaufort Quick facts - First flight: 15th October 1938 | Entered service: 15th November 1939 | Total built: 2,130 The Beaufort would serve as

Bristol Beaufighter – Davidstow Moor Strike Wing Based at RAF Davidstow Moor, No. 144 Squadron and No. 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, equipped with Bristol Beaufighters, made up the Davidstow

Air Ministry was looking for a replacement for the Bristol Bulldog, despite already ordering the Gloster Gauntlet, which led to Specification F.7/30 being issued on the 1st October 1931. This called for

another two powered by the Bristol Centaurus XXII engine and the final prototype would have the Bristol Centaurus XII engine. The 1st September 1944 saw the first of the prototypes fly, when the Bristol

Rolls-Royce Goshawk engines it was fitted with 915-hp Bristol Pegasus X engines. This was followed two months later on the 15th August 1936 by an order for 180 Wellington Mk Is by the Air Ministry. These

With the Air Ministry looking to replace the Bristol Bulldog fighter, Specification F.20/27 was issued, Gloster submitted their 450-hp Bristol Mercury powered SS.18 design and this made its maiden flight

Bristol Blenheim (6 squadrons) Junkers Ju 88 Boulton Paul Defiant (2 squadrons) Dornier Do 17 Heinkel He 111 Junkers Ju 87 10th July 1940 The Battle of Britain begins as coastal targets and