• Aircraft:

  Bristol Beaufort Mk.VIII

• Reg: DD931 photos
• Serial #:

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Photo Date: May 19, 2012
• Uploaded: Jan 30, 2024
• Other Location - RAF Museum Hendon, United Kingdom

On display at RAF Museum Hendon. This aircraft is one of a number of Australian built Beauforts recovered from Tadji airstrip in Papua New Guinea. The rudder profile and undercarriage doors make it represent a Mk.IIA in the colors of No. 42 Sqn RAF. The original DD931 served with No. 5 (Middle East) Training Sqn and No. 39 Sqn based at Malta. An air launched 18-inch Mk.XII torpedo lies under the aircraft.

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