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The following are operators of the Bristol Beaufighter:

Military operators

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force

• European Theatre
  • No. 455 Squadron RAAF (maritime strike)
  • No. 456 Squadron RAAF (night fighter)
• Pacific Theatre
  • No. 22 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 30 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 31 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 92 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 93 Squadron RAAF

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force

• No. 404 Squadron RCAF
• No. 406 Squadron RCAF
• No. 409 Squadron RCAF
• No. 410 Squadron RCAF

Dominican Republic

Fuerza Aérea Dominicana

• Escuadron de Caza-Bombardeo received 10 TF.X (rebuilt back to VIF standard) aircraft in 1948. Aircraft received numbers from 306 to 315 and were used until June 1954.

Israel

Israeli Air Force

• 103 Squadron operated 4 TF.X aircraft between July and November 1948.

New Zealand

New Zealand Squadrons of the Royal Air Force

• No. 488 (NZ) Squadron RAF
• No. 489 (NZ) Squadron RAF

Poland

Polish Air Forces (in exile in Great Britain)

• No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron "Lwowskich Puchaczy"

Portugal

Portuguese Navy

• B Squadron of the Navy Air Forces operated 15 TF.X aircraft acquired by Portugal, delivered during March and April 1945. Next two aircraft were delivered in 1946 after overhaul by Bristol company. All aircraft were delivered from RAF stocks.

South Africa

South African Air Force

• No. 16 Squadron SAAF
• No. 19 Squadron SAAF (also known as RAF No. 227 Squadron)

Turkey

Turkish Air Force

• First Beaufighters TF.X (at least nine) were delivered in 1944 straight from frontline units. Another 23 TF.X aircraft were bought in 1946.

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force

Royal Navy/Fleet Air Arm

United States

United States Army Air Forces

• 414th Night Fighter Squadron
• 415th Night Fighter Squadron
• 416th Night Fighter Squadron
• 417th Night Fighter Squadron

See also

• Bristol Beaufighter

References

Notes

1. Franks 2002, p. 166.
2. ^ Bristol Beaufighter. In Action #153
3. Franks 2002, pp. 164–167.
4. Hall 1995, p. 24.
5. Mason, p. 24.

Bibliography

• Bingham, Victor. Bristol Beaufighter. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, Ltd., 1994. ISBN 1-85310-122-2.
• Bowyer, Chaz. Beaufighter. London: William Kimber, 1987. 0-71830-647-3.
• Bowyer, Chaz. Beaufighter at War. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1994. ISBN 0-7110-0704-7.
• Franks, Richard A. The Bristol Beaufighter, a Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller. Bedford, UK: SAM Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-9533465-5-2.
• Hall, Alan W. Bristol Beaufighter (Warpaint No. 1). Dunstable, UK: Hall Park Books, 1995.
• Howard. "Bristol Beaufighter-the inside story". Scale Aircraft Modelling, Vol. 11, No. 10, July 1989.
• Innes, Davis J. Beaufighters over Burma – 27 Sqn RAF 1942–45. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1985.
• Francis K. Mason Archive: Bristol Beaufighter. Oxford, UK: Container Publications.
• Moyes, Philip J.R. The Bristol Beaufighter I & II (Aircraft in Profile Number 137). Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1966.
• Parry, Simon W. Beaufighter Squadrons in Focus. Red Kite, 2001. ISBN 0-9538061-2-X.
• Scutts, Jerry. Bristol Beaufighter (Crowood Aviation Series). The Crowood Press Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-86126-666-9.
• Scutts, Jerry. Bristol Beaufighter in Action (Aircraft number 153). Carrollton, USA: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-89747-333-7.
• Thomas, Andrew. Beaufighter Aces of World War 2. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-84176-846-4.
• Wilson, Stewart. Beaufort, Beaufighter and Mosquito in Australian Service. Weston, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1990. ISBN 0-9587978-4-6.

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