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Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
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Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews shot down fifteen bombers with three probables and six damaged; the last victory was the shooting down of a Dornier Do 217 on 24/25 September 1942.

Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-A R2445 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-A R2445 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIf EW-Z 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIf EW-Z 307 (Polish) Squadron
Beaufighter IF of 307 (Polish) Sqn, General Sikorski landing at Exeter
Beaufighter VIF of 307 (Polish) Sqn, General Sikorski landing at Exeter
Capt Gerard Ranoszek of 307 Squadron with his Beaufighter at RAF Clyst Honiton
Capt Gerard Ranoszek of 307 Squadron with his Beaufighter at RAF Clyst Honiton
Second Lieutenant, Pilot Grzegorz Bukowiecki from 307 Squadron on a Beaufighter VIF. Exeter, second half of 1942
Second Lieutenant, Pilot Grzegorz Bukowiecki from 307 Squadron on a Beaufighter VIF. Exeter, second half of 1942

Dornier Do 17 in US Service

Dornier Do 17E-2 WkNr 2095 shipped to the USA, where it was designated USA FE-2000, later T2-2000

Dornier Do 17 in US Service

The United States Army Air Forces obtained one Dornier Do 17E-1, WkNr 2095 that had defected from Croatia and landed in Italy. Renamed Axis Sally, it was taken to the United States after the war and tested. The bomber was scrapped in 1946.

Dornier Do 17E-2 WkNr 2095 shipped to the USA, where it was designated USA FE-2000, later T2-2000
Dornier Do 17E-2 WkNr 2095 shipped to the USA, where it was designated USA FE-2000, later T2-2000
Dornier Do 17E-2 WkNr 2095 shipped to the USA, where it was designated USA FE-2000, later T2-2000
Dornier Do 17E-2 WkNr 2095 shipped to the USA, where it was designated USA FE-2000, later T2-2000

Dornier Do 17 in Swiss Service

Swiss Dornier Do 17Z-2

Dornier Do 17 in Swiss Service

The Swiss Air Force operated one Dornier Do 17Z-2, that was interned after landing at Basel Airport in April 1940.

Swiss Dornier Do 17Z-2
Swiss Dornier Do 17Z-2