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The Bristol Fighter - or "Brisfit" - was a World War One two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft, and a formidable opponent for German fighters.

In 2020, a Bristol Fighter was returned to Bristol from North America, and remained in restoration until 2022.

The Bristol Fighter frame is now suspended above the replica, in the World War One exhibit in the Heritage Hangar.

The Bristol Freighter Type 170

Designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, a total of 214 Freighters, and its passenger variant the Wayfarer, were built and used by airlines and air forces across the world. This Freighter was ‘saved from the scrapheap’ and brought home from New Zealand in 2018 by our volunteers and hundreds of generous donors. The aircraft is one of only 11 Bristol Freighters remaining in the world and now the only one in the whole of Europe!

Thanks to your support, the Freighter is being safely stored and its condition assessed by the Aerospace Bristol team.

The plan is for the Freighter to be safely housed inside the new Conservation in Action workshop, for volunteers and apprentices to undergo work to conserve the aircraft for the future.

Bolingbroke 9048 Project

Rescued from the US, the Bristol Bolingbroke bomber is a Canadian-built version of the Bristol Blenheim. Bolingbroke 9048 flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force until it was withdrawn from service.