Tamiya Aircraft Models 1/48 Scale #64 British Heavy Fighter Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI Night Fighter

THE BEAUFIGHTER WAS USED IN MANY ROLES; RECEIVING THE NICKNAMES ROCKBEAU FOR ITS USE AS A ROCKET-ARMED GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT AND TORBEAU AS A TORPEDO BOMBER AGAINST AXIS SHIPPING, IN WHICH IT REPLACED THE BEAUFORT. IN LATER OPERATIONS, IT SERVED MAINLY AS A MARITIME STRIKE/GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT, RAF COASTAL COMMAND HAVING OPERATED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF BEAUFIGHTERS AMONGST ALL OTHER COMMANDS AT ONE POINT. THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) ALSO MADE EXTENSIVE USE OF THE TYPE AS AN ANTI-SHIPPING AIRCRAFT, SUCH AS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA.