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| Keywords: Bristol Beaufort at RAF Kallang, Singapore.jpg en IWM RAF personnel inspect six Australian-built Bristol Beaufort Mark Vs shortly after their arrival at Kallang Singapore The aircraft were intended for the re-equipment of No 100 Squadron RAF but as they were unarmed and their crews possessed no operational training five were returned to Australia while the sixth was employed on photographic-reconnaissance duties <br> AWM Sembawan Singapore Malaya 25 December 1941 Australian built Beaufort bomber aircraft refuelling on arrival in Malaya some hands in the crowd holding up the hose from the tanker These aircraft are fast and highly maneouvrable but were unarmed Of the six that were flown to Malaya five returned to Australia with one being kept for reconnaissance purposes KF 106 1 MED0225 Royal Air Force official photographer 1941-12-25 PD-UKGov PD-Australia Black and white photographs Collections of the Imperial War Museum Bristol Beaufort RAAF Aircraft fueling in World War II | ||||
