Aircraft Photo of L4448 | Bristol Beaufort MkI | Australia - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	L4448
Aircraft Original Type:	Bristol 152 Beaufort
Aircraft Generic Type:	Bristol 152 Beaufort
Aircraft Version:	Bristol Beaufort MkI
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:	Australia - Air Force

Location
Location:	In Flight
Region / Country:	Victoria, Australia

Photo Date:	May 1941 to December 1951
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	720981

Photo Comment
The 8th Beaufort built. Shipped to Australia as a pattern aircraft for Australian production. The unreliability of the Taurus engine and fears of a supply disruption saw it replaced with the reliable Pratt and Whitney R-1830. The RAAF used this engine on Dakotas, Catalinas and Hudsons and it was being licensed-built in Australia. Bristol in the UK separately produced an R-1830 powered aircraft until the Taurus problems were overcome. L4448 received the RAAF serial A9-1001. It crashed on February 27, 1943 at Darwin. Photo from: National Archives of Australia This photo was added on 27 August 2024, and has since been viewed 278 times.

Photo Comment

The 8th Beaufort built. Shipped to Australia as a pattern aircraft for Australian production. The unreliability of the Taurus engine and fears of a supply disruption saw it replaced with the reliable Pratt and Whitney R-1830. The RAAF used this engine on Dakotas, Catalinas and Hudsons and it was being licensed-built in Australia. Bristol in the UK separately produced an R-1830 powered aircraft until the Taurus problems were overcome. L4448 received the RAAF serial A9-1001. It crashed on February 27, 1943 at Darwin. Photo from: National Archives of Australia

This photo was added on 27 August 2024, and has since been viewed 278 times.

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