The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design. The name Beaufighter is a portmanteau of "Beaufort" and "fighter".

Unlike the Beaufort, the Beaufighter had a long career and served in almost all theatres of war in the Second World War, first as a night fighter, then as a fighter bomber and eventually replacing the Beaufort as a torpedo bomber. A variant was built in Australia by the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) and was known in Australia as the DAP Beaufighter.

This 1/72 scale, die cast Hobby Master model replicates the night fighter Beau flown by Guy Gibson - who went on to command the No. 617 Squadron "Dambusters" during the Operation Chastise raid on Ruhr area dams in May, 1943 - when he scored four victories with No. 29 Squadron stationed at RAF West Malling in 1941. You get engraved panel lines, a detailed cockpit and dorsal perspex bubble with two crew figures, realistic radial engine fronts with rotating propellers, optional position landing gear, authentic Royal Air Force markings, and more. 9½" wingspan; includes a display stand.