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"Beach find" Bristol Beaufighter
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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2020 1:21 pm    Post subject: "Beach find" Bristol Beaufighter Reply with quote

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8365021/Dog-walkers-wreckage-WWII-RAF-fighter-plane-Cleethorpes-beach.html

A Blenheim photo crept in though, doh!

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2020 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
That appears to be a photo of Beauforts, unless the caption on the photo on this page is incorrect.
http://www.finesthourwarbirds.co.uk/tiger-moth-g-adgt/g-adgt-pilots/

The fuselage markings are the same.

According to Wiki they had Beauforts there before the Beaufighters (Torbeaus),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_North_Coates
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely a photo shows Beauforts, lovely aircraft.
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