Originally Posted by
spreckley
HI Halton Brat, do you have any further detail of link re Beamish. I'm interested in all notable Irish guys who flew for Fighter Command
Hi Spreckley, there is a Wiki article titled 'Beamish Brothers' which gives a brief history on this distinguished Irish family. Victor Beamish was a Fighter Command Station Commander (shooting from the hip here) who had a penchant for tagging along on the Ops of his resident Wing. Fate caught up with him & he was killed in action. In 'Reach for the sky', the author (Brickhill) relates an incident at a Command meeting where Bader gives Beamish a slap on the backside in greeting, knowing well that his buttocks had been recently peppered with small shrapnel in combat. Jolly japes indeed......
HB