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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #525 on: March 31, 2010, 10:02:07 AM »
Where the hell is the Beaufighter?   :bolt:

Here ya go, Hajo!!!!

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #526 on: March 31, 2010, 10:38:06 AM »
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #527 on: April 01, 2010, 08:55:09 AM »
would love to see the beaufighter but ONLY after the update the mossi  :rock
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #528 on: April 01, 2010, 09:58:43 AM »
Beaufighter first !



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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #529 on: April 01, 2010, 10:05:35 AM »
would love to see the beaufighter but ONLY after the update the mossi  :rock

I have a funny feeling that your wish may come true ...  :pray
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #530 on: April 03, 2010, 01:19:40 AM »
Found some secret film of HTC working on the Beaufighter for us.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=12841

Also some film of the first BOSS mission.  Note the ditching Beau as well as the low flying.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=23429

And we wouldn't want to forget the Aussies.  Some good internal views of the Beau in action.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=12212

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #531 on: April 06, 2010, 11:29:42 PM »
I like all those old films
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #532 on: April 08, 2010, 08:39:30 PM »
There's some more old films here:

http://resources.ushmm.org/film/search/index.php

There's some pretty grim stuff there (Holocaust Museum) however there are also a lot of colour films from the USAAF, VE day in the UK, etc.

There's also one extraordinary clip, apparently shot by Anthony Fokker himself, of Jasta 1 pilots and aircraft in WWI (naturally, Goering is the interest for the museum). DVIIs, a DVIII, Voss and his triplane, even what looks like a captured Spad.

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #533 on: April 12, 2010, 09:33:11 PM »
There's some more old films here:

http://resources.ushmm.org/film/search/index.php

There's some pretty grim stuff there (Holocaust Museum) however there are also a lot of colour films from the USAAF, VE day in the UK, etc.

There's also one extraordinary clip, apparently shot by Anthony Fokker himself, of Jasta 1 pilots and aircraft in WWI (naturally, Goering is the interest for the museum). DVIIs, a DVIII, Voss and his triplane, even what looks like a captured Spad.

Search on Richthofen.

Thanks Scherf, just need the time to go through it all.

Dan we need more photo's.

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #534 on: April 13, 2010, 12:22:41 AM »

Where the hell is the Beaufighter?   :bolt:
+1  :aok  Beaufighter.......please
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #535 on: May 10, 2010, 10:35:10 PM »
Getting tougher to find Beaufighter books.  Seems like I've managed to track down the written squadron histories now and the general reference stuff.  Found a copy of "The Strike Wings" by Roy Nesbit, that covers the history of the Beau and Mossie Strike Wings operating out of England with Coastal Command.  A very good history.

Found a couple of interesting photos too.

No more pilot wounds from a shot to the cockpit.  20mm hit dead center.  Dust and glass splinters inside but no one hurt.


I didn't realize that Beau's had dive brakes.  At least the T Mk X Torbeaus did.  Apparently the idea was to dive down from high level, then level out on the deck and drop the torp.  The Strike Wings didn't do this much however, preferring to fly their missions on the deck.  That's some serious flap out
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #536 on: May 10, 2010, 10:42:29 PM »
would love to see the beaufighter but ONLY after the update the mossi  :rock
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #537 on: May 10, 2010, 10:42:47 PM »
No more pilot wounds from a shot to the cockpit.  20mm hit dead center.  Dust and glass splinters inside but no one hurt.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #538 on: May 10, 2010, 11:07:57 PM »
Bring on the Beau!  And bring on supply convoys with freighters and flak ships, not just barges.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #539 on: May 11, 2010, 12:55:54 AM »
i bet that pilot needed a change of pants after that flight  :O
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