Beaufighter

[horseUSA]

I am looking for Pilots or ground crew who flew or worked on the Bristol Beaufighter in any of the theaters of operation in WW2 .
Please contact me at '[email protected]'

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

thought i'd give this thread some credabilty by posting here...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

hmmmmmm, good call

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you're arival chnaged al that though...........

 

[cheddar cheese]

that was cheap look, you've upset me now

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

very sorry...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

you better be

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

oh i am forever in your debt......................

 

[cheddar cheese]

brilliant! ill hold you to that

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you failed to pick up the note of sarcasm.............

 

[Gemhorse]

I really like Beaufighters....can't say I know alot about them, they were the Mosquito's predessor at Nightfighting...I know a few Aussies and Kiwi pilots flew them, perhaps I can ask around down here for you....

 

[Lightning Guy]

I know there were a dozen Aussie Beau's involved in the Battle of Bismarck Sea but I'm not sure how effective they really were.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the beau was basically a huge fighter/naval strike/ground strike, it was big, beefy, heavily armed and fast for what it was.....................

 

[cheddar cheese]

i quite like the beau

 

[Gemhorse]

Yeah, they certainly had awesome firepower, and appear to have been used in most fronts throughout the War, a true 'heavy fighter-bomber'...gotta look more into them, I've really only read about their early Nightfighter role, but they had extensive Coastal Strike service, even down here in the Pacific War....

 

[Lightning Guy]

They did see a lot of use as a fighter-bomber and anti-ship aircraft in the hands of the RAAF. I don't know for sure how much success they had against the Japanese air-to-air, but they were one of the few British aircraft of the time that really had the range needed for Pacific fighting.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

which is one of the things that make it unique as a fighter (ignoring the fact it's a twin).............