Aircraft Photo of T5049 | Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk1C | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #297320
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:T5049
Aircraft Original Type:Bristol 156 Beaufighter
Aircraft Generic Type:Bristol 156 Beaufighter
Aircraft Version:Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk1C
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Patterson AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KFFO   IATA: FFO   Local: FFO   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:22 June 2016
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 297320
Photo Comment

"Night Mare" on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This aircraft was delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942. It is painted to represent the Beaufighter flown by Capt. Harold Augspurger of the USAAF 415th Night Fighter Squadron, which operated from North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Corsica, before moving to France and Germany by the end of the war.

This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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