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Title: For Guppy
Post by: Oldman731 on April 10, 2013, 04:28:34 PM

'Whispering Death' WWII Plane Found: Remains Of Bristol Beaufighter Aircraft Uncovered In Italy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/whispering-death-wwii-plane-remains-bristol-beaufighter-_n_3053392.html

- oldman

Title: Re: For Guppy
Post by: Arlo on April 10, 2013, 10:22:36 PM

Pretty cool.

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/community/community-news/italian-archaeologists-search-for-family-of-decorated-northamptonshire-combat-pilot-1-4971631

Title: Re: For Guppy
Post by: Guppy35 on April 10, 2013, 10:57:37 PM

Actually saw that just a few minutes ago on the Flypast forum.  Hope we get the Beau someday in AH.  A lot of history with that bird all over the airwar.

I'm thinking that it saw combat from 40-45 and in the ETO, MTO, PTO and CBI, makes it the most used and versatile omission from the AH plane set.  I can't think of another bird that served for that long and in that many places that we don't have already.

Title: Re: For Guppy
Post by: bozon on April 12, 2013, 08:05:34 AM

Quote from: Guppy35 on April 10, 2013, 10:57:37 PM

Actually saw that just a few minutes ago on the Flypast forum.  Hope we get the Beau someday in AH.  A lot of history with that bird all over the airwar.

I'm thinking that it saw combat from 40-45 and in the ETO, MTO, PTO and CBI, makes it the most used and versatile omission from the AH plane set.  I can't think of another bird that served for that long and in that many places that we don't have already.

It continued on after the war and saw action in the 1948 Israel independence war. Even shot down a Hawker Fury (maneuver kill...).