Hi As I am new here I am not sure if this has been convered before, but does anyone in the group have info and pics of British built aircraft used by the US air arms, navy, army and airforce. Obvious ones are the Mosquito, Beaufighter and Spitfire any others come to mind Thanks
Oh Guy you are going to fit in so well here. Wait until Kyt comes along I'm sure he'll either link you to things or know where they are. Welcome to the forum
I know there was some use of the Lysander and the Horsa glider. Apart from that there were ad hoc use of individual aircraft but nothing official. The three you mentioned were all used, and the Mossie and Spit were appreciated. But the Beaufighter really was hated by the US aircrews. It was a difficult aircraft to fly and not considered a great a fighting machine.
Not off the top of my head, Guy. Welcome to the forum, by the way, remiss of me not to welcome you in the previous post but I was floored by the American view of the Beaufighter's fighting qualities!
Beau I was surprised and will go and see what I can find My father flew Beaus with 19 Sqd SAAF in the Balkans and his one comment was that they were pretty deadly on single engine landings - otherwise he seemed pretty fond of them
Guy you maybe interested in this, which I've been meaning to read for ages: Amazon.co.uk: Beaufighters in the Night: 417 Night Fighter Squadron USAAF: 417 Night Fighter Squadron USAFF: Books: Brick Eisel Both Andy and I are great fans of the Beau (though his is predominantly the Med and mine is Burma - at the moment) so we'd both be very interested in any stories you have about your father's experiences.
I'll second that, Guy! Waiting ever so patiently to hear of any of your Dad's experiences you have time to share! I take it you are well aware of this book which is one of my (many) holy grails: Amazon.co.uk: Beaufighter Over the Balkans: From the Balkan Air Force to the Berlin Airlift (Pen & Sword Aviation): Books: Steve Stevens Everyone else here will also find your posts interesting, not just us two Beau pushovers!
The Avro Anson was also used by the USAAF for training and was designated the AT-20. About 50 Cnadian built ones were used. And does the Mustang count? Considering it only became a viable aircraft after the use of the RR engine one could say that it was 50/50 US/British And British jet engines were provided to aid US development.
Adding a few more: Fact Sheets : De Havilland DH 89 Dominie : De Havilland DH 89 Dominie Canada supplied 200 Tiger Moths to the USAAF which designated them as the PT-24. 12 Miles Masters were used by the USAAF in Britain of which I've found a couple of accidents.
This past weekend I was in Dayton, Ohio visiting my wife's parents and family. Not an exercise I particularly enjoy! The one redeeming feature of my trips to Ohio is that the U.S. Air Force Museum is located at Wright Patterson Airforce Base in Dayton, a place I manage to slink off to every time I am in Dayton. This year was no different. Early on the Saturday morning I left for the museum (in the first snow I had seen in a decade) and spent the entire day there, not getting out of the WW2 displays. I cannot praise the displays enough, but that is not my intention. With this thread in here mind are some pictures and a little information. Beaufighter. Fact Sheets : Bristol Beaufighter : Bristol Beaufighter Mosquito. Fact Sheets : De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito : De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito Spitfire. Fact Sheets : Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc : Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc Here is a listing of the aircraft in the museum. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-061222-016.pdf Home page. National Museum of the USAF - Home
