Final product photos, HA2313, Bristol Beaufighter Mk.1F 25 Sqn. RAF.

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA2313, Bristol Beaufighter Mk.1F R2069 "ZK-A", No. 25 Sqn., RAF, North Weald, Essex, September 1940.

No. 25 Squadron spent the first 3 years of WWII flying defensive patrols using the Bristol Blenheim which was proving to be too slow to intercept German bombers. New designs and better engines brought about the much quicker Bristol Beaufighter, replacing the Blenheim. 

No. 25 Sqn. received their first Beaufighters in October 1940 and operated them until January 1943 when the ultimate night fighter, the de Havilland Mosquito began assuming the role. Beaufighter, serial R2069 was the first Beaufighter Mk. IF delivered to No. 25 Squadron.