Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"I’m puzzled that no-one here in Blighty seems to have the same enthusiasm for the poor old Beau!"
it never got the coverage in the war - and it was mainly a night fighter or coastal strike - neither glamorous to the public.
And although it as a great aircraft it wasn't terribly "pretty"
I've been following the restoration since it arrived in boxes at Duxford. I seem to recall it sported a Goofy nose art?