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Fuel gauge for a
Buckingham(pg17 ins)
Designed as a fast, light twin-engine
bomber. Delivery was delayed because the engines were
unavailable. Handling was poor, and performance
unimpressive. The operational need for them had disappeared
when they were delivered. The Buckingham was mainly used as
fast transport
Outer tank 159 gallon fuel gauge .
£55
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Bristol Beaufighter
Built as a company-funded long-range
fighter (using major components from the earlier Beaufort
torpedo-bomber), the prototype Beaufighter first flew on
17 July,1939. The Beaufighter was designed as a long-range
heavy fighter, with many components in common with the
Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber. It saw service as a night
fighter, a torpedo bomber, a ground attack fighter and an
anti-shipping aircraft. By September 1945 a total of 5,928
had been built in a variety of models and many continued
in front-line service into the end of 1950s. 364 were
built in Australia.
A total of 116 were delivered to the Fleet Air Arm by
the end of WW2. Various transfers from RAF as Beafighter
Mk II (99), and Mark X (21). Many of the aircraft were
sent to RN South Africa RNARY Wingfield (esp June 1944)
and to Gibraltar, RNARY Coimbatore, and to Ta Kali. One
major mishap occurred when V8187 at RAF Blida was shot down
by two USAAF spitfires on 27.8.43.
Service:
With RAF, Royal Navy, Australian Navy
Modifications:
"Beaufighter" Mk.I : first production
version
"Beaufighter" Mk.IC : maritime patrol
aircraft
"Beaufighter" Mk.IF : night fighter
"Beaufighter" Mk.II : Rolls-Royce
"Merlin" XX engines
"Beaufighter" Mk.III : experimental
version with three tail fins
"Beaufighter" Mk.IV : Mk.III with
Rolls-Royce engines
"Beaufighter" Mk.V : Mk.II with Boulton-Paul
four-gun turret, 2 built
"Beaufighter" Mk.VI : upgraded engines,
larger fuel tanks, reduced armament
"Beaufighter" Mk.VII : proposed engine
upgrade and four-blade propellers, no aircraft built
"Beaufighter" Mk.VIII : name reserved
for Australian-built aircraft, never used
"Beaufighter" Mk.IX : name reserved for
Australian-built aircraft, never used
"Beaufighter" Mk.X : torpedo bomber
"Beaufighter" Mk.XI : Mk.VI maritime
patrol
"Beaufighter" Mk.XII : proposed engine
upgrade, support for drop tanks, no aircraft built
"Beaufighter" Mk.XXI : Australian-built
Mk.X |
Beaufighter pressure gauge(pg17ins)
Beaufighter firing rockets
Hydralic Pressure gauge off a Beaufighter 0-2000Ib.
Mint supplied in original box.
This gauge was imported from Australia
£45
Beaufighter
attacking
shipping
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