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    Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol's Mighty Twin
    Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol's Mighty Twin
    Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol's Mighty Twin
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    Beaufighter Boys: True Tales From Those Who Flew Bristol's Mighty Twin

    Written by Graham Pitchfork and ACM Sir David Cousins, KCB, AFC, RAF [RTD]

    Narrated by Shawn Compton

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    Researched many years ago by the author for a project which did not come to fruition, Beaufighter air and ground crew gave freely of their stories which ranged from complete memoirs to brief anecdotes.

    Graham Pitchfork has built on these reminiscences to trace the roles of Beaufighter squadrons spread across all the theaters of World War Two operations. From home bases, through north-west Europe, North Africa, Malta, and the Mediterranean to the far Far East and south-west Pacific, the Beaufighter served far and wide as did the crews of the RAF, RAAF, SAAF, and New Zealand and Canadian squadrons. All are covered in this quite unique book to be savored by all those interested in the war in the air from 1939-1945.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 10, 2019
    ISBN9781541439436
    Author

    Graham Pitchfork

    Graham Pitchfork MBE served in the RAF for 36 years and was a Director of Military Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence. He is the author of many books including Shot Down and in the Drink and Shot Down and on the Run.

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      From Ww2 to the Malaysian communist threat. Also the start of electronic warfare. Very brave men flew and were observer's in the Beaufighter. Thanks to the author for documenting their stories

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