Beaufighter Boys: True Tales from Those who flew the 'Whispering Death'

by Graham Pitchfork

A departure from the Cold War for the Boys series! 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. And there were a plethora of original photographs for him to choose from. Graham Pitchfork has built on these reminiscences to trace the roles of Beaufighter squadrons spread across all the theatres 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 savoured by all those interested in the war in the air from 1939–1945.

Genres: Aviation

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2019

Reviews

[Sleepy Boy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent collection of memoirs from the men who flew or were Observer/Navigators on the Beau during WWII and one story about operations in Malaya. Puts you right in the cockpit or observer's bubble.

[Marcus Sinclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great memoir's of very brave young men

[DJM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic account of aircrew flying Beaufighters across various theatres in WW2.

[Michael Bassingthwaighte · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of recollections. A real insight to what the aircrew went through and their thinking.