The Bristol Type 163 Buckingham was a British Second World War medium bomber for the Royal Air Force, built to Air Ministry specification B.7/40 to replace the Blenheim. Bristol based it on the rear fuselage and tail of the Beaufighter, joined to a new centre and front fuselage, and redesigned it around Bristol Centaurus engines when the requirements changed to a 4,000 lb bomb load, 360 mph and a range of 1,600 miles. The first flight took place on 4 February 1943, and the production Buckingham B1 first flew on 12 February 1944. Overtaken by events, it was built in small numbers, with only 54 completed as bombers, and was used mainly for transport and liaison duties. Sixty-five unfinished airframes were rebuilt as the Buckmaster trainer.
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In early 1939 Bristol suggested a bomber variant of the Beaufighter with their Hercules engines
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was a British Second World War medium bomber
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was a British Second World War medium bomber
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The first flight took place on 4 February 1943
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In early 1939 Bristol suggested a bomber variant of the Beaufighter with their Hercules engines
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which was based on the Buckingham
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