Bristol Brigand
The Bristol Brigand was a British anti-shipping/ground attack/dive bomber aircraft, developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a replacement for the Beaufighter. A total of 147 were built and were used by the Royal Air Force in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency and Kenya until replaced by the de Havilland Hornet in Malaya and the English Electric Canberra jet bomber elsewhere.
| Type 164 Brigand | |
|---|---|
| Brigand T.4 in 1948 | |
| Role | Anti-shipping torpedo bomber, ground attack/dive bomber |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| First flight | 4 December 1944 |
| Introduction | June 1946 |
| Retired | 1958 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 147 |
| Developed from | Bristol Buckingham |
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