Explore: Beaufighter (fighter Planes)

conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber. The Beaufighter proved to be an effective night fighter, which came into service

Bristol Beaufighter, and America's Douglas A-20, which then served as night fighters. The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, a purpose-built night fighter, was the

aircraft like the Bristol Beaufighter and Messerschmitt Bf 110 as dedicated night fighters, at which point the term day fighter began to be used. Some lighter

the air blast from a Typhoon rocket. The Bristol Beaufighter was a long-range twin-engine heavy fighter derived from the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber

used for night fighter operations, and quickly became invaluable as a night fighter. Over the next few months, more and more Beaufighters arrived and the

fighter, ground attacker, and fighter-bomber for most of the war; and the Bristol Beaufighter, which emerged as a major anti-shipping strike fighter of

Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army

torpedoes and bombs and lay naval mines. Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Beaufighter was an interim heavy fighter based on the Bristol Beaufort. It was used

and navigational assistance for friendly planes. Over Sicily, the Wing executed its first precision fighter-bomber strikes, refining the technique while

of entry into WWII This table includes single-engined and single-seat fighters and ground attack aircraft Production only, not used by manufacturing nation