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Re: Fate of French Beaufighter's ?
Hello,
Richard Franks doesn't tell us much:
Bristol Beaufighter - Foreign Operators (Appendix VIII) - France.
The French Air Force acquired four Mk VIs in May 1946. These machines were ex-RAF serial numbers V8569, V8608, X8027 and X8204. Little is known of their post-war use by the french Air Force or to which squadrons or establishments they were allocated.
Squadron Allocations - Not known.
Serial Number Allocation - It is not known if these machines retained their ex-RAF serials (V8569, V8608, X8027 and X8204) whilst in French service.
See:
The Bristol Beaufighter A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller (Modeller's Datafile No.6).
Franks,Richard A.
Bedford:SAM Publications,2002.
p.168
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