BRISTOL BRIGAND
(1948-1950)
Bristol Aeroplane Company's Brigand was a British anti-shipping/ground attack/dive bomber/attack aircraft developed as a replacement for the Beaufighter. A total of 147 were built. Crewed by three
personal; the aircraft could carry 907 kg bomb load in an internal bomb bay to
maximum combat radius of 3380 km.
Two Bristol Brigand’s N1126 (ex RH281) & N1125 (ex RH820) were delivered to Pakistan Air Force in 1948 for evaluation. N1125 crashed in Iraq (on its delivery flight) and N1126 (RH281) was returned to the Royal Air Force in 1950 as WA560.
