Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber in action,WWII_a twist of fate for the crew

WWII, an RAF Bristol Beaufort bomber was shot down and its crew were taken prisoners-of-war. They over-powered the crew of the Italian transport plane, and flew it back to their base.

[@keithbemrose3876]

My father was in 217 Sqdn flying Beauforts prior to their posting to Malta (this probably helped him survive the war as he became a radio instructor at RAF Millom). He joined up in 1938 and joined Coastal Command flying Ansons, later converting to Beauforts in 1941. I still have his logbook and full Irvine flying suit.

[@jameswebb4593]

South African pilot ,English Navigator , Two New Zealanders . All survived the war .

[@jameshallam4705]

Great story, my grandad told me this story about 30 years ago, he was based in Malta at that time flying beauforts, he also has it recorded as a note in his flight book.

[@bobmarshall3700]

Bloody terrible "music".

[@tanoovich]

Thanks for watching and my apologies for the music.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Stressful and inappropriate soundtrack when you are trying the read the text.

[@tanoovich]

I apologize