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Title: Bristol Beaufighter found off the coast of Naxos
Post by: Denholm on September 10, 2009, 09:53:27 PM
Hello fellow pilots,

today I was checking my inbox when I noticed an odd email. The person was asking me for information about a pilot from WWII. Naturally I was intrigued with the request and took a look. Here's what I read:

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Dear sir
Few years ago we locate a Beaufighter TF MKx off coast of Naxos (Aegean)

http://www.naxosdiving.com/content/view/65/109/lang,en/ (http://www.naxosdiving.com/content/view/65/109/lang,en/)

http://www.naxosdiving.com/content/view/64/97/lang,en/ (http://www.naxosdiving.com/content/view/64/97/lang,en/)

The last year we locate one more that is not published yet.
So, I am writing an article about a fight that took place in Greece on
the 30th of October 1943.
One of the Beaus was the JM317S belongs to 47th sqn, with 2 people crew,
William Hayter F/O pilot (47 sqn)
and a navigator called Thomas J Harper that as far as I know belongs to 603sqn.
The Beau shoted and forced to ditched. The crew survived.
Do you have any information about Thomas J. Harper that could help or idealy photo ?

Regards

The links provided in the email give you a brief overview of the search, spotting, and examination of the aircraft. Quite an intriguing find considering the plane's relative distance from the shore and surface.

(http://www.naxosdiving.com/images/stories/diversphotos/beaufightersb.jpg)

(http://www.naxosdiving.com/images/stories/diversphotos/beaufighters.jpg)
Title: Re: Bristol Beaufighter found off the coast of Naxos
Post by: Dago on September 10, 2009, 10:57:38 PM
Did he offer to share the Beaufighter if you provided your bank account number and other important personal info?    :D
Title: Re: Bristol Beaufighter found off the coast of Naxos
Post by: Guppy35 on September 11, 2009, 01:26:48 AM
Lots of film 'floating' around the web of that one.  Nice photo though.  Nice chunk of armor place on the nose behind the missing nose cone :)
Title: Re: Bristol Beaufighter found off the coast of Naxos
Post by: Denholm on September 11, 2009, 01:06:40 PM
Quote from: Dago on September 10, 2009, 10:57:38 PM
Did he offer to share the Beaufighter if you provided your bank account number and other important personal info?    :D
He he he... No, that would be my Nigerian friend who demands to be called by his title of Barrister. He continues to assure me that my inheritance is on the way and I need only to pay the release fee of $5,000.