A Bristol <i>Beaufighter</i> Mk IF of No. 29 Squadron, Royal Air Force. No. 29 Squadron received the <i>Beau</i> in November 1940 and operated it until May 1943 as a defensive night fighter unit. The squadron was based at RAF Wellingore, Lincolnshire (UK) from 8 July 1940 to 27 April 1941, and at RAF West Malling, Kent (UK), from 27 April 1941 to 13 May 1943.
U.S. Navy
circa 1941-1943
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News 15 December 1943 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1940s/1943/15Dec43.pdf">[1]</a>