The Bristol – Beaufort

The Bristol Beaufort’ by Richard A. Franks is a comprehensive guide that provides an in-depth look at the Bristol Beaufort aircraft. This book is the tenth title in the Airframe Detail series and is an essential companion for anyone tackling the ICM example in 1/48 scale and the 1/72 scale kits from Airfix, Special Hobby, and even the old Frog tooling.

The book includes detailed images from the period during production and testing, including data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues. It also features a wealth of historical technical photographs and diagrams, detailed walk around images of preserved examples, and colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana.

In addition, the book provides concise notes on camouflage and markings, lists of all Beaufort kits and accessories produced at all scales, and a detailed complete construction of the new ICM 1:48 Beaufort Mk 1 by Steve Evans and the Airfix 1/72 scale kit by Libor Jekl.

This book is designed for modellers looking for a one-stop reference that includes history, technical details, camouflage and markings, and modelling notes on the Beaufort. It provides a fantastic and detailed document with data from the original drawings, actual flight manuals, and parts catalogues.