Author Topic: Salute and farewelll ! (Read 615 times)

straffo · « **on:** November 28, 2001, 04:03:00 AM »

WING COMMANDER ROLAND "BEE" BEAMONT
who has died aged 81, followed dazzling wartime service as a fighter pilot and wing leader with a long and sustained peacetime career as a test pilot.
21 Nov 2001

Wing Commander Roland 'Bee' Beamont

funkedup · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2001, 06:02:00 AM »

<S> Bee!!!

straffo · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2001, 07:30:00 AM »

Article in the Times The Times

Have a look to this page : The Hawker Tempest Page

Gunthr · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2001, 07:51:00 AM »

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From the moment as a child when the pilot of a silvery Hawker Fury waved to him, young Beamont was determined to join the RAF.

And now, after a remarkable life, another larger-than-life WWII fighter pilot flys off into the distance... <S>

Replicant · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2001, 10:28:00 AM »

Salute from all those at 56 Sqn!

Regards

Nexx