Bristol Brigand - version overview
Brigand TF Mk.I
Designed as a replacement for the Beaufighter in the torpedo-carrying fighter role, it used wings and tail surfaces derived from the Buckingham combined with a new fuselage. Four prototypes and 11 production machines were built during the war, further production was halted due to the end of the war and a reassessment of the need for the category. The machines served briefly with 36th and 42nd Squadron Coastal Command.
Brigand B Mk.1[/url]
After the end of the war, the decision was made to convert the Brigand into a light bomber, intended as a replacement for the Mosquito in the humid and hot environment of the Far East, which meant removing the under-fuselage hinges, modifying the cabin and removing the movable machine gun in the rear of the cabin. The modifications stretched until 1948, when production resumed and when all TF Mk.Is were also rebuilt. They served with the 84 Squadron in Iraq, 8 Squadron in Aden and 45 Squadron in Malaya, where they were successfully deployed to fight communist insurgents. Two machines were also tested by the Pakistan Air Force.
The Brigand Met Mk.3
In parallel with the B Mk.1, a 16-piece series of unarmed meteorological reconnaissance aircraft were built, most of which were used by the 1301st Squadron in Ceylon.
Brigand T Mk.4
In 1950 an unarmed version was built for radar training, of which 9 were built. They were flown by the No.228 OCU.
Brigand T Mk.5
This version was a modification of the previous one, differing only in the different type of radar in the slightly longer nose. In addition to the T Mk.4, several bombers were also converted and flew at North Luffenham with No.238 OCU, the successor to No.228, until April 1958 when they were scrapped.
Sources.
Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1976. ISBN 0-37010-056-5.
www.historyofwar.org
jpspanzers.yuku.com
www.britishaircraft.co.uk
Brigand TF Mk.I
Designed as a replacement for the Beaufighter in the torpedo-carrying fighter role, it used wings and tail surfaces derived from the Buckingham combined with a new fuselage. Four prototypes and 11 production machines were built during the war, further production was halted due to the end of the war and a reassessment of the need for the category. The machines served briefly with 36th and 42nd Squadron Coastal Command.
Brigand B Mk.1[/url]
After the end of the war, the decision was made to convert the Brigand into a light bomber, intended as a replacement for the Mosquito in the humid and hot environment of the Far East, which meant removing the under-fuselage hinges, modifying the cabin and removing the movable machine gun in the rear of the cabin. The modifications stretched until 1948, when production resumed and when all TF Mk.Is were also rebuilt. They served with the 84 Squadron in Iraq, 8 Squadron in Aden and 45 Squadron in Malaya, where they were successfully deployed to fight communist insurgents. Two machines were also tested by the Pakistan Air Force.
The Brigand Met Mk.3
In parallel with the B Mk.1, a 16-piece series of unarmed meteorological reconnaissance aircraft were built, most of which were used by the 1301st Squadron in Ceylon.
Brigand T Mk.4
In 1950 an unarmed version was built for radar training, of which 9 were built. They were flown by the No.228 OCU.
Brigand T Mk.5
This version was a modification of the previous one, differing only in the different type of radar in the slightly longer nose. In addition to the T Mk.4, several bombers were also converted and flew at North Luffenham with No.238 OCU, the successor to No.228, until April 1958 when they were scrapped.
Sources.
Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1976. ISBN 0-37010-056-5.
www.historyofwar.org
jpspanzers.yuku.com
www.britishaircraft.co.uk