Anybody have an links to material on the Beaus service with night fighter squadrons during the blitz?
Specifically Im looking for kill tallys on specific German aircraft during night time hours. Thanx. Even better would be a inclusive record of Beau night time squadron Ops during the entire war in Europe.
Actually I don't have that info outside of the first radar assisted kill was November 1940 and the best night during the Blitz was in May 41 when they claimed 24 German bombers. I don't see that the night fighter versions of the Beau would matter for AH at this point since there is no night fighting, and carrying a radar operator isn't likely
I'm only interested in the daytime attack/strike versions of the Beau, which is why I keep talking about the VI and TFX as they were the main daytime birds in the ETO, MTO, CBI and PTO. The Merlin bird was not popular and not used in that daytime role.
Moot, the gunsight was on a movable pedestal so it could be pushed off to the side. The image below of the VI/TFX cockpit shows it in the stowed position.