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Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2017, 15:11
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Posted By tow1709

A few years ago I published in this thread the...

A few years ago I published in this thread the wartime memoirs of Hawker Typhoon pilot Peter Brett of 183 squadron.

Peter's next of kin have passed me the attached photographs which I thought...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2013, 18:36
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Posted By tow1709

Peter Brett RIP

A couple of years ago, I posted a series of Peter's wartime Hawker Typhoon flying exploits on this thread.

Sadly, Peter passed away peacefully yesterday morning after a short illness. He would...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2011, 07:59
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Posted By tow1709

ExAscoteer - thanks, I should have spotted this...

ExAscoteer - thanks, I should have spotted this myself. Perhaps Peter meant Woodley, I will ask him about this and the so-called "forced power approach" next time I speak to him.

I am sure many...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2011, 13:06
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Posted By tow1709

Final part of Hawker Typhoon pilot Peter Brett's memoirs

It's been almost a year since I posted the penultimate instalment of Peter's memoirs, and the reason for the delay is that the last instalment had not actually been written down by Peter.
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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2010, 14:05
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Posted By tow1709

A very big thank you...

... from Peter Brett to all those who have sent him greetings cards. He was really delighted to receive them, and they are much appreciated.

There is just one more installment of his memoirs to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2010, 19:46
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Posted By tow1709

More of Peter Brett's experiences in Norway after the war

It was in Kristiansand that I met up with a couple of Royal Navy types, a Lieutenant-Commander and a Lieutenant, the latter being equivalent to my rank of Flight-Lieutenant. They were stationed at...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2010, 18:19
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Posted By tow1709

More memoirs from Peter Brett...

Having endured the ribbing I received for my unwitting part in the deception played by the so-called Wg Cdr Brown, I was accepted into the squadron and actually flew again on 25th September 1945. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2010, 22:09
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Posted By tow1709

Further memoirs from Peter Brett

Earlier in these memoirs I mentioned how easy the use of the undercarriage control was on the Typhoon. My familiarity with this now led to my undoing.

On 30th June 1945 I took up one of our new...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2010, 17:59
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Posted By tow1709

Peter Brett's memoirs continue...

The war ends...

Arriving at Plantlünne I found that there was very little operational flying going on. I did a couple of flights on 2nd May: a sector recco and practice formation leading.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2010, 19:14
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Posted By tow1709

Fighter leaders school Tangmere

Allan125, I have to agree you are right.

DB was not liberated until 16th April (assuming Wiki has got it right) and PB's course would have ended the day before if it was exactly 7 weeks long.
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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2010, 10:30
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Posted By tow1709

Peter Brett's memoirs - Fighter Leaders school

This is the complete 12th chapter of Peter Brett's memoirs.

On 27th February 1945 I was flown, once again in a trusty old Anson, back home to the UK. I was taken to Tangmere first where I dumped...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2010, 18:46
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Posted By tow1709

Peter brett's memoirs continued...

Thank you Beagle-Eye, I have been a bit busy recently, so haven't had time to do any posting. Here is some more from Peter...

On the 10th Feb 1945 I noted an RP attack on a stores dump. The only...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2010, 19:30
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Posted By tow1709

More from Typhoon pilot Peter Brett

Peter has just been posted back for his second tour to 183 squadron, now based in Holland in January 1945. His story continues...

In September 1998 I revisited the area of Holland where I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2010, 13:48
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Posted By tow1709

Hawker Typhoon pilot Peter Brett's story continues...

A few times I flew the station Hurricane out to the range and carried out my critical duties from this aircraft whilst cruising up and down the southern bank of the Severn. I usually stayed around...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2010, 08:48
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Posted By tow1709

Some more flying exploits from Peter Brett

In this extract, Peter has finished his tour with 183 Sqn, and has been posted to No 3 Tactical Experience Unit


No.3 Tactical Experience Unit was a conversion school for pilots arriving from...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2010, 18:21
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Posted By tow1709

Keeping the thread going

Yes we need more folks to come forward with their stories.

This is the end of Ch 9 of Peter Brett's original 13 chapters, so there is a fair bit of his stuff still to come.

Here is some more...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2010, 23:09
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Posted By tow1709

More of Peter Brett's Hawker Typhoon memories

Here, Peter tells of his exploits over northern France just before and after D- day ...

May 1944 ended with the squadron flying to Newchurch to do an operation. When the time came to start up for...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2010, 19:11
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Posted By tow1709

I sent Reg a PM a few months ago to ask him if he...

I sent Reg a PM a few months ago to ask him if he had known my Dad who was at the same school (The Liverpool Institute), at about the same time, but a couple of years ahead. Here was his reply,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2010, 10:33
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Posted By tow1709

Some more of Peter Brett's Hawker Typhoon memories...

We now noticed that 'Noball' targets were no longer our prime objectives. More and more we were attacking radar stations and doing armed recco operations. Although of course we did not know it, this...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2010, 13:29
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Posted By tow1709

More Typhoon tales from Peter Brett

Peter has lent me a copy of a book called "Hawker Typhoon - The Combat History". It is by Richard Townshend Bickers, and published by Airlife Publishing 1999. Its ISBN number is 1 85310 908 8, and it...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2010, 21:11
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Posted By tow1709

Some more of Peter Brett's recollections as a Hawker Typhoon pilot

On the 23rd April 1944 I flew as a passenger again, this time in a Handley-Page 'Harrow', to Llanbedr to pick up one of our aircraft which had been left behind for repair.

Unfortunately, due to...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2010, 20:13
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Posted By tow1709

More Hawker Typhoon exploits from Peter Brett - part 26

On 6th April [1944] I had my first flight in an 'RP' (Rocket Projectile) Typhoon, practising 30 degree dives on to a target in Poole harbour. Then, on the 11th April, the squadron was moved to...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2010, 19:27
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Posted By tow1709

More memoirs from Peter Brett - Hawker Typhoon pilot

First can I add my best wishes for a speedy recovery to Reg. I found out that he was at the Liverpool Institute at the same time as my father. My dad was two or three years older, so they did not...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2010, 09:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

More Hawker Typhoon memoirs from Peter Brett

Part 24 of Peter's notes...


For the first two weeks in March 1944 it was 'Noball' business as usual interspersed with a fighter patrol at 14000 feet over St. Omer on the 5th and a shipping...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2010, 19:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

More memoirs (Part 23) from Peter Brett - WW2 Hawker Typhoon pilot

Today was the Victoire holiday in France where Peter now lives. Peter is one of the very few British members of the Anciens Combattants, an association of former servicemen in France. He was invited,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2010, 22:36
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Posted By tow1709

More memoirs from Hawker Typhoon pilot Peter Brett

Early 1944, Peter Brett continues operations with 183 squadron...

After my spell as a 'groundhog' I resumed flying on January 27th flying aircraft 'HF-D' on a long-range low-level fighter sweep...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2010, 11:39
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Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Peter Brett's Typhoon pilot memoirs part 21

Beautiful weather, I was supposed to do my first solo navex this afternoon, but the Icelandic ash has put paid to that. Never mind, here are some more of Peter Brett's memoirs. TOW


Settling...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2010, 19:09
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Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Typhoon pilot memoirs - part 20

Operations continued and on 26th November [1943] I was one of nine aircraft that flew to Harrowbeer to mount a dive bombing operation against the airfield at Martinvas. The only unusual thing that I...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2010, 12:46
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By tow1709

Typhoon Pilot Peter Brett's memoirs continued - part 19

Some more of Peter's operations with 183 Sqn...

On the second of November [1943] I flew aircraft HF-T on a shipping reconnaissance in the area of the Goulet de Brest. The weather was not too good...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2010, 20:43
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Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of as WW-II Typhoon pilot Part 18

Here is another extract from Peter Brett's memoirs. He is now operational with No 183 Typhoon squadron, carrying out ground attack raids over northern France.

On October 28th 1943 I flew Typhoon...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2010, 19:53
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Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of a WW-II Typhoon pilot - Part 17

Peter Brett's story continues...

I was two weeks at Fairwood Common and accumulated about 8 hours flying doing camera-gun dummy attacks on other aircraft and live round air-to-air firing against...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2010, 17:15
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Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of a WW-II Typhoon pilot Part 16

Just about this time I did my first, and last, spin in a Typhoon. The pilots' notes on the Typhoon devoted a whole page to spinning and, knowing that most pilots' notes tended to understate things, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2010, 17:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of a WW-II Typhoon pilot - part 15

Peter Brett's story continues...

After my first solo on the Typhoon I was expecting perhaps a few hours practice flying and then to start on operations. But no! In the first place, the squadron...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2010, 20:50
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Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of a WW-II Typhoon Pilot part 14

Although I had by now started the Typhoon engine several times I had not before done the complete preflight cockpit check. This included setting the oxygen flow to about 10,000ft, since it had been...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2010, 20:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,841,685
Posted By tow1709

Memoirs of a WW-II Typhoon pilot Part 13

Onto Typhoons at last...

With typical service efficiency I was posted to 164 Hurricane squadron at Warmwell. The aircraft were Mk.IV 'Tank busters' fitted with 2 x 40mm cannons, and they had their...
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