Tribute to the Beaufighter Crews of No.89 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. SIG1557

Tribute to the Beaufighter Crews of No.89 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. SIG1557DHM6350. Tribute to the Beaufighter Crews of No. 89 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. Flying from their bases at Bu Amud in Egypt and Benina and Castel Benito in Libya, 89 Sqn's Bristol Beaufighter night fighters were kept busy in the early months of 1943 against Axis intruders who had been forced into night bombing missions by the total air supremacy of the Allied air forces. Here, a trio of Mk 1Fs bask in a glorious evening cloudscape, the nearest aircraft

A fitting tribute to all Bomber Command aircrew who flew in the Avro Lancatser

which aimed to drive a wedge between the German Army Group North and Centre

and both have continued to capture the imagination of aviation enthusiasts ever since

The Broadway

Chindits landing at Broadway

Although suffering from influenza and fatigue and on his third sortie of the day

Squadron letters were SR and targeted by the Luftwaffe fighters giving 101 Squadron the highest casualty rating in Bomber Command

For so large a machine

and though the Allied pilots usually gained the upper hand in these encounters

still widely known more than a century after the events that gave him fame

Image size 24 inches x 17

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