Bristol Beaufort

[Wildcat]

Terrible footage that, I remember first reading about that incident in the John Lever book. Owen, thanks for the book recommendation, I'll have to keep an eye out for that one!
Graeme here's another Beaufreighter pic for you mate, certainly an ungainly looking beast! The second pic is one of my favourites

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

The second pic is one of my favourites

Wonderful photo Wildcat!

It must have been a popular Public Relations photo shot back in those days, having the flightcrew walking past their mounts...

[Nostalgair]

Hi All,

I thought it would be appropriate to post this image as well.

The crew of 100 SQN RAAF Beaufort A9-557. L to R; Flying Officer John Shipman, Flight Lieutenant Harry John "Jack" Fowler (Pilot), Flight Lieutenant 'Frank' Owen Smith and Flying Officer Geoff Waite.

This crew was lost on operations 13th March 1945.

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Regards,

Owen

[Wildcat]

Great pics guys, I've always liked that B24 shot Graeme!
Owen, I have seen that pic before and doing a quick search on the war memorial site came up with this further pic of FLTLT Smith. No doubt you've already seen it, but I thought I would post it anyway.

[Nostalgair]

Thanks mate.

That one still hangs on Mum's wall beside these shots of my Dad.


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Cheers

Owen

[A4K]

You probably found out how to marry a princess and still bang your old riding partner though, eh?!

[A4K]

forgot to jump to the bloody last page again !!!!!! I was referring of course to Wayne's comment on googling the 'prince of Wales manouevre'...

[A4K]

That was of course GRAEME's comment, not Wayne's (---) I think I'm just going to stick my head in a barrel for half an hour...

[Wildcat]