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Re: Beaufighters and the USAAF
Posted by Steve Young on Thu Apr 18, 2002 08:14:14 AM
In reply top Re: Beaufighters and the USAAF posted by Ron Henry on Wed Apr 17, 2002 01:06:22 PM
I think most (if not all) of the operational USAAF Beaufighters were predominantly used in North Africa and Europe.
I don't know whether this is a full list of units which operated them, but they were used by the 414th / 415th / 416th / 417th Night Fighter Squadrons of the 64th Fighter Wing in 1943/44. I believe these were based initially in Algeria, and then moved up through Italy and France. The USAF Museum website contains a brief transcript of a 64th FW Beaufighter combat report at:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/nf1.htm
Meanwhile, the USAF Museum also have a Beaufighter Mk 1C under restoration to static display. There's a shot of the underside of the aircraft at:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/res/res4.htm
Hope this helps.