Bristol Brigand - Variants

Variants

The first to be built was the Brigand I or Brigand TF 1 and these entered service with RAF Coastal Command No. 36 Squadron and No. 42 Squadron). They were subsequently rebuilt to become the Brigand B 1, notable as both the first purpose-built multi-role strike aircraft built for the RAF, and its last piston-engined bomber. It could carry either a 22 in (560 mm) torpedo under the fuselage with two 500 lb (230 kg) bombs beneath the wings, one 2,000 lb (910 kg) or two 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs beneath the fuselage and had under-wing racks for 16 RP-3 60 lb (30 kg) rocket projectiles.

Type 164 Brigand

Four prototypes originally with Centarus VII engines.

Brigand TF.1

Production torpedo-bomber variant, 11 built later converted to B.I.

Brigand B.1

Bombert variant, rear gun removed and external bomb racks and rails for rockets added, 106 built and 11 conversions from TF.1

Type 165 Brigand II

Proposed training variant with dual controls, not built as the Buckmaster was used for Brigand training instead.

Brigand MET.3

An unarmed meteorological reconnaissance variant, 16 built.

Brigand T.4

trainer variant, which was used to train airborne interception (AI) radar operators, nine were built survivors to T.5 standard.

Brigand T.5

Was an improved training version, which like the T.4 before it, was used to train airborne interception (AI) radar operators, conversions from B.1 and T.4.