Walter Beaumont 152 Squadron driving to see Josef Brocker's Me109 1940.,

[Danny152]

Hiya all,

Somewhere there is a mention that Walter Beaumont, 152 Squadron visited his victims aircraft, jumpin in his car and driving down once he landed. This was Josef Brocker's Me109 JG53.

Chris did a great section in one of his books.

Can anyone give this little part of the story?

Cheers

Danny

[Chris Goss]

Danny
This came from the late Michael Payne who researched the crash many years ago. By the way it is Josef Broeker not Brocker
Chris

[Peter Cornwell]

What chance he took a Box Brownie with him and a snapshot of the wreck survives somewhere ? I'm ever hopeful. BEAUMONT recorded that the 109 also came under attack by two Hurricanes prior to landing. These were BEAMONT of No.87 Squadron and LLEWELLYN of No.213 Squadron.

[Danny152]

Thanks Chris, Peter....

Noted the name....So it was Beaumont that took the pics then, I have a copy of this picture. So the bit him travelling in the car is true and is there a good description of this happening anywhere? I know this minor detail but hey its all important....lol


Thanks

[Chris Goss]

I have never seen a photo of Josef's crash neither has Peter so interested to know what photo you write about?

[Peter Cornwell]

'Interested' falls somewhat short of my actual feelings on the subject of a possible photo of this crash.

[tramdriver]

Originally Posted by Danny152

Hiya all,

Somewhere there is a mention that Walter Beaumont, 152 Squadron visited his victims aircraft, jumpin in his car and driving down once he landed. This was Josef Brocker's Me109 JG53.

Chris did a great section in one of his books.

Can anyone give this little part of the story?

Cheers

Danny

I am interested in this story because p.o Beaumont's son Michael is my ex brother-in-law, when my ex wife and I used to visit his mother, p.o Beaumonts wife Doris, she had a shelf over a radiator in the hall on which was a German aircraft compass and I was told that Walter removed it from an aircraft that he had brought down

[tramdriver]

Originally Posted by Danny152

Hiya all,

Somewhere there is a mention that Walter Beaumont, 152 Squadron visited his victims aircraft, jumpin in his car and driving down once he landed. This was Josef Brocker's Me109 JG53.

Chris did a great section in one of his books.

Can anyone give this little part of the story?

Cheers

Danny

This is a story that I heard from his wife (my ex mother-in-law) but I also read that on landing Broeker destoyed his plane by setting it on fire

After Walters wife (my ex mother-in-law) died, she passed Walters DFC onto her daughter