Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF V8341
Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF V8341, on take-off with the undercarriage retracting. Visible on the leading edges outboard of the engines are the receive antennae of the AI Mk.IV airborne interception radar (the transmit antenna on a Beaufighter was in the extreme nose of the aircraft, not visible in this shot)
Picture No
13130885
Media ID
47741482
Size
4444px x 3384px
(1.7MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original glass plate negative
Date
1941
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Airborne Antenna Antennae Beaufighter Edges Extreme Interception Mk.iv Outboard Radar Receive Retracting Take-off Transmit Undercarriage Visible
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