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Professionally recreated, this is a real blueprint - made directly from a vellum master - Measuring a generous 42"x 30".

The Beaufighter was a British heavy long-range fighter used during WWII. Equipped with superior firepower and speed, it was highly successful in fights with the Germans. It was also used against the Japanese who named it the "whispering death" because of the speed at which it could suddenly strike, then turn for home. The Bristol Beaufighter was one of the most

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The Bristol Beaufighter was the second generation of aircraft to be developed from the earlier Bristol Blenheim. First came the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber, a larger, heavier aircraft than the Blenheim, but very obviously based on its predecessor. The Beaufighter was then developed from the Beaufort (thus the derivation of the name – from the Beaufort Fighter).