The Latest from Air-Britain - Bristol Beaufighter - The Full Story.

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

From Air-Britain:

Bristol Beaufighter - The Full Story
John Hamlin (Author) & Geoffrey Negus (Editor).

One of the most versatile strike aircraft of World War 2, the Beaufighter served in campaigns from Norway to the Pacific, from the Sahara to Arakan. It was surely one of the most important British types of the conflict.
Easily the most comprehensive profile of the type yet, this volume provides individual histories of the 5,564 aircraft built in England and the hundreds built or assembled in Australia for use against the Japanese. Several hundred were used as night interceptors by the USAAF, and others were used by the Dominican Republic, Portugal, France, Israel and Turkey. The "Beau" did not retire from the RAF until 1960.
For many, the crowning glory of this magnificent volume will be the 825 black and white and 28 colour photographs, with their comprehensive captions. Most have never appeared in print before.
There are 24 colour side views and nine six-view colour general arrangements.
Chapters cover development and production, provide an operational overview and details of the Beaufighter's service with individual units of the RAF and integrated Commonwealth air forces. The Fleet Air Arm, the SAAF, the RAAF in the Pacific, and the USAAF. Personnel involved in operational losses and other incidents are indexed. Appendices list Beaufighter bases and unit codes.
As one would expect in such a major work on this legendary warplane, there is critical assessment of whether the Japanese, as has so often been claimed, really did call it "whispering death".
A4 hardback, 432 pages, 825 b&w and 28 colour photographs , 24 colour side views and nine six-view colour general arrangements.
Members Price to be confirmed, check on website. Non-members Price to be confirmed, check on website, (www.air-britain.com).

Candidate for the "Book of the Year"!

PS. Give A-B a bit of time to get the full details up on their site

Col.

[AMC]

This is great news, you can’t beat “blockbusters” I just love them….
I have the “The Bristol Blenheim” (Warner’s fine study) already, so this will be a decent companion..
Forget the bits and pieces books, If I need a Forklift to get a book off the shelf, so be it…..

[Jukka Juutinen]

I hope it covers design engineering, manufacturing, aerodynamics, performance testing and handling in exquisite detail.

[AMC]

Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen

I hope it covers design engineering, manufacturing, aerodynamics, performance testing and handling in exquisite detail.

I hope it covers everything but what you mention Jukka!!!!!

[Jukka Juutinen]

So you don't want an airCRAFT monograph, you want an airWAR monograph?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen

So you don't want an airCRAFT monograph, you want an airWAR monograph?

Some aircraft are built as an engineering exercise, it’s true, and the Bristol 188 was one example but the Bristol Type 156 was built to fight.

[AMC]

Originally Posted by Jukka Juutinen

So you don't want an airCRAFT monograph, you want an airWAR monograph?

No, it is what it is, I’m guessing it’s going to be like “ The Bristol Blenheim A Complete History”. Which along with a brief development section goes on to give a complete operational history, wonderful book..
“Bristol Beaufighter The Full Story”. I’m hoping it does as the title says, development AND full operational history….

[Bombphoon]

About time. Strangely, there are so few books about this amazing aircraft.

About 20 years ago, I met a WW2 RAF veteran pilot selling books at my local market. We got chatting and he said 'flying the Beaufighter was like trying to fly a brick. In comparison, flying a Mosquito was like flying a feather.'

[AndreasB]

A fiver says this story will feature in the book.

http://rommelsriposte.com/2014/09/21...elegraph-pole/

All the best

Andreas

[AndreasB]

Originally Posted by AMC

No, it is what it is, I’m guessing it’s going to be like “ The Bristol Blenheim A Complete History”. Which along with a brief development section goes on to give a complete operational history, wonderful book..
“Bristol Beaufighter The Full Story”. I’m hoping it does as the title says, development AND full operational history….

Is that the Crecy book by Graham Warner?

All the best

Andreas