Issued to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this crown is part of a sprawling Pobjoy Mint series commemorating RAF aircraft types from the 1940 campaign. The Bristol Beaufighter entered service too late to play a significant role in the Battle of Britain itself — it became operational in September 1940, just as the Luftwaffe shifted to night bombing — but proved devastating as a night fighter through the Blitz that followed, with radar-equipped variants accounting for the majority of German bomber kills during the winter of 1940–41.
Issued to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this crown is part of a sprawling Pobjoy Mint series commemorating RAF aircraft types from the 1940 campaign. The Bristol Beaufighter entered service too late to play a significant role in the Battle of Britain itself — it became operational in September 1940, just as the Luftwaffe shifted to night bombing — but proved devastating as a night fighter through the Blitz that followed, with radar-equipped variants accounting for the majority of German bomber kills during the winter of 1940–41.