Beauford makes a comeback

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

Just ran across this and wondered if anyone had more intel on it?





http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/qu ... 14999.html






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[Glen]

Oh that is just too cool ! Dose anybody have photos of the work done so far ?

[Mark_Pilkington]

Beaufort A9-141 is being restored by Ralph Cusack, he restored our Beaufort cockpit shown here, and we purchased his residue to allow our museum to undertake a long term static restoration in the future.

http://aarg.com.au/Beaufort.htm



Ralphs own website shows progress on the airworthy restoration of A9-141

http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au/



regards

Mark Pilkington

[daveymac82c]

Fantastic looking restoration. Thank you for posting the pictures.

Cheers,

David

[Nathan]

Awesome!

[peter]

Ok i don't want this to come out the wrong way.

I really do hope and pray that the Beaufort makes her first flight while we still have veterans from beaufort operations. What a tribute that would be!

[ausflyboy]

Engines were fitted last week, just in time for ANZAC day still a lot of work to do though can get pics if you want of Beaufort as she stands today

[Al Moore]

Would love to see your most recent photos of the Beaufort

[muddyboots]

I was just playing Panzer General and wondering what a Beaufort was LoL! what a pretty plane- and what a pretty restore! Hurry up and gedderdone!

[lestweforget]

Lovely to see this aircraft being restored as a testament to the crews and what is a somewhat forgotten aircraft. Roy Conyers Nesbit was a navigator on Beauforts with RAF Coastal Command during World War Two. In one of his books he writes of the 'Rover' patrols flown by Blenheims, Hudsons and torpedo carrying Beauforts. These were anti-shipping missions against heavily defended convoys between Germany , Sweden and Norway. In his own words:-

'These anti-shipping attacks were by far the most dangerous of all the RAF's activities. In November 1942, it was calculated that the chance of survival of an operational tour in a torpedo bomber squadron was below eighteen per cent.'

Thankyou to the team restoring this aircraft. I hope the vets get to see her too.