BRISTOL 166 BUCKMASTER T
Mk I - The Bristol
Buckmaster was derived during 1943 from the Type 163 Bristol Buckingham
as an unarmed dual control trainer, to Specification T.I3/43. All armament
and armour were removed, and a 'wider front fuselage seated two pilots
side-by-side and a wireless operator behind. First of two proto-types
flown October 27, 1944, and 110 production aircraft, using components
laid down as part of original Bristol Buckingham contract, delivered from
1945 onwards, with 2,400 hp Centaurus VII or XI engines.
