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Registration / Serial: | T5049 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 156 Beaufighter |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 156 Beaufighter |
Aircraft Version: | Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk1C |
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Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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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 |
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"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. It was added on 5 November 2020, and has since been viewed 263 times. |