Bristol Beaufighter

[Banzzai]

here's a website i found awhile back for F.O Edwin Burrowes D.F.C 
he flew with 489 Sqn. during ww2

among other things the pilots manual for the Beau & his logbook are posted


a good read
http://www.burrowes.org/FamilyTree/E.F.G.Burrowes_LogBook/index.html

[morfiend]

Dan this is just another 4 cannon bird wish....

[CAVPFCDD]

Not to hijack this thread, but if that picture was taken today in Afghanistan it would be blown out of proportion and considered a war crime.

youre comparing apples to oranges my friend...that picture was taken during a world war

and we do bomb buildings in urban environments, are aim is alot better these days with lazers and what have you

now back on topic, that picture is AMAZING, very cool! 

[Scherf]

Anti-Shipping Beaufighter ops of 404 Squadron, RCAF:

http://www.404squadron.com/

Nightfighter Beaufighter (later Mossie) ops of 409 Squadron, RCAF:

http://www.manitobamilitaryaviationmuseum.com/PDF/409squadron.pdf

Some Nightfighter Beaufighter ops (but mostly Mossie) of of 410 Squadron:

http://www.manitobamilitaryaviationmuseum.com/PDF/410squadron.pdf


I also posted in the other thread, but it's worth posting again.

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx  Click on Search Now as a guest, Enter "Beaufighter" into the keywords field, click search. Click on "view digitised images first". Lots and lots of scans of original doccos there.

Do the same process for "455 Squadron" and you can find the original Operations Record Book.

[moot]

youre comparing apples to oranges my friend...that picture was taken during a world war

and we do bomb buildings in urban environments, are aim is alot better these days with lazers and what have you

now back on topic, that picture is AMAZING, very cool! 

He said it was an apples to oranges comparison.

[Scherf]

If you go to

www.awm.gov.au

andl click on search the collections, input Beaufighter, you'll get 1300-odd hits, 1200 or so of which are photographs related to the Beau.

In action shots, posed shots, from the cockpit shots, crews, noseart, aircraft markings, the works.

[Guppy35]

The Italian liner turned block ship "Rex" under attack by 8 Beaufighters of 252 squadron at Treiste.  59 rockets and 4000 cannon rounds later it rolled over.


The 8 crews of 252 Squadron that did the deed.

[Guppy35]

If you go to

www.awm.gov.au

andl click on search the collections, input Beaufighter, you'll get 1300-odd hits, 1200 or so of which are photographs related to the Beau.

In action shots, posed shots, from the cockpit shots, crews, noseart, aircraft markings, the works.

The trigger for my Beau interest is J.R. Newman, who was the brother of a Spitfire XII pilot Barney Newman.  Barney was killed flying a Spit 8 with 79 squadron RAAF in August 45.  His brother J.R. Newman was shot down in a 30 Squadron Beaufighter and had to ditch in September 43.  He, his Nav and an Army observer got into the raft and drifted for 2 days.  The raft was found beached, but they were never recovered.  It's probable they were killed as POWs on Rabaul.  The only photo I've seen of J.R. Newman is on the Australian War Memorial site you posted. He's standing next to a 30 squadron Beau. It is a great spot for Beau images and info.

[Delirium]

Barney was killed flying a Spit 8 with 79 squadron RAAF in August 45. 

1945? I didn't know they were still using Spit8s that late in the war.

edit: I didn't read RAAF, I know they were used in Pac late and in the CBI until 1949 or so.

[Delirium]

Check this out... someone quoted a well known Spit8 historian.

http://brew.clients.ch/MB829-863.htm

I wonder when that well known historian will write his book, or at least visit the rest of us bozos in AH. 

[Guppy35]

Check this out... someone quoted a well known Spit8 historian.

http://brew.clients.ch/MB829-863.htm

I wonder when that well known historian will write his book, or at least visit the rest of us bozos in AH. 

Steve Brew is writing the book.  He just has lots of my stuff

The Spit XII was gone by September 44.  Spit VIII went to the end.  Terry Spencer, who got the last Spit XII kill in September 44, just passed away a couple weeks ago.  The last Spit XII kill being "Bully" Lang, a 173 kill 190 Ace.

But I digress.

The Beau pilots of BOSS before their first flight
Actually 30 Squadron RAAF Beau crews in 44 in the Pacific.

[Plawranc]

Bring in the Beaufighter 

[lyric1]

The Italian liner turned block ship "Rex" under attack by 8 Beaufighters of 252 squadron at Treiste.  59 rockets and 4000 cannon rounds later it rolled over.
(Image removed from quote.)

The 8 crews of 252 Squadron that did the deed.
(Image removed from quote.)

You know I thought it was always BS when 110's strafed down a carrier in the game I might have to reconsider it based off those pictures.

[lyric1]

Well I just got a flight manual for the DAP MK-21 Beaufighter it's 48 pages long sadly it is encrypted to hell & will only let me print 10 pages & the first 10 are about useless. So if the DAP MK- 21 is ever to be added I will gladly mail off this CD for AHII.

[moot]

Encrypted?