BBMF Flypast in salute to a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot VC

[Geedee]

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[rochie]

Respect is the word Gary, by pure chance i was looking at a painting of the moment he shot down the 110 yesterday and didnt realise the sinifigance

 

[Njaco]

I posted this in my BoB thread along with a painting. Amazing act of bravery.

 

[rochie]

I posted this in my BoB thread along with a painting. Amazing act of bravery.

i bet thats where i saw it then

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Smoke]

That's incredible.

 

[Airframes]

Good to know there's some memorial to the chap, and great that the BBMF did a fly-past. Thanks for the info Gary.

 

[Milosh]

He spent more than a year recuperating from his burns, but by September 1941 was back in the air and in 1942 was posted to India. Between August 1943 and August 1944 he was a squadron leader for a unit stationed in Burma (27 Squadron, flying Bristol Beaufighters over Burma. During this time he was awarded the DFC.). He was killed when an RAF Liberator in which he was flying as an observer caught fire and crashed into the Bay of Bengal. His body was not recovered. His medals are in the possession of the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon.

Bay of Bengal, not Bay of Biscay.

 

[Geedee]

Bay of Bengal, not Bay of Biscay.

Was relying on memory !.Aapologies for getting that wrong....unforgiveable !

 

[B-17engineer]

 

[Colin1]

The man himself
taken from that CriticalPast site that somebody posted up. Judging by the condition of those shoes and trousers he got a fair old roasting in that cockpit before he departed

Wife of heroic pilot with her baby. She displays burned shoe and flight suit of husband who won Victoria Cross

 

[Wildcat]

 

[Frantish]

1980 England.
There was cards given out depicting that event, and I remember the pictures.
Now I know that whole story.

TY

and to the brave/crazy pilot