| Sgt J.M.Beard of No 249
Squadron baled out of his Hurricane
I (N2440) safely on the 7th of September 1940 during combat with Do
17's over North East London at 18:00hrs. On the 25th of October 1940 he was wounded
when he baled out of his stricken Hurricane
I (P3615)
after combat with a Bf
109 over Linton, Kent at 12:00hrs. |
| F/O E.W.Beardmore a
Canadian of No 1 (RCAF) Squadron was ironically, born in Berlin. He was shot down over the Thames Estuary
on the 18th of September at 10:30hrs, he baled out of his Hurricane
I (P3859) slightly wounded. The Hurricane
crashed at Dungeness. He was repatriated to Canada in 1941. |
| P/O Robert A.Beardsley
flew with No 610 Squadron and No 41 Squadron's in Spitfire's
during the Battle of Britain. He was in action
on the 30th of September 1940, having attacked a Do
17 and a Bf
109 he became the prey. Six Bf 109's
chased him and shot up his Spitfire
with cannon and machine gun fire, He managed
to land at Hawkinge and jumped clear whilst the aircraft was still rolling to a halt
well alight with the airfield tender giving chase. |
P/O W.Beaumont of No 152
Squadron baled out of his Sptitfire
I (R6831) after being hit by a Junkers
Ju 88 off Portland on the 27th of August 1940 at 12:30hrs. He was not
hurt.
W.Beaumont was lost over the Channel
on the 23rd of September 1940 in a Spitfire I
(R7016),
cause unknown. |
P/O
H.J.S.Beazley of No 249 Squadron was unhurt when he baled out of
his Hurricane I (P2988) on the
2nd of September 1940 at 08:00hrs. He had been shot down by a Bf
110 over Rochester. |
| Sub-Lt H.W.Begg was
one of the FAA pilots seconded to Fighter Command in June, he joined No 151 Squadron on the 1st of
July 1940. Begg's destroyed a Bf 109
on the 14th of August 1940. He was shot down on the
15th of August at 19:15hrs by a Bf 109
and crashed his Hurricane
I (P3065 'P') at Shorncliffe, he was wounded. H.W.Begg was reported M.I.A. on the 15th
of November 1942 when the carrier on which he was serving was sunk. He was 25. |
| Sgt. Marian Belc from Poland
flew Hurricane's with No 303 Squadron
during the Battle of Britain. He became a pilot officer and
his score at the end of the war was 7 enemy destroyed. |
| P/O Robert Wilfred Garth Beley
a Canadian joined No 151 Squadron on the 14th of July.1940. On the 12th of August 1940
his Hurricane I (P3304) was shot
down by Bf 109's
and crashed into the sea off Ramsgate.
P/O R.W.G.Beley was rescued but died of his wounds, aged 20. |
| F/O J.S.Bell of No 616
Squadron was unhurt when he ditched his Spitfire
into the sea on the 1st of June 1940 during Operation Dynamo.
He was rescued by the Navy despite being strafed in the water. On the 26th of
August 1940 force landed his Spitfire
I (R6632) but was unhurt after combat with a Bf
109 over Dungeness at 12:00hrs. On the 30th of August 1940 J.S.Bell was killed while
attempting
to land his Spitfire I (X4248) after
combat with another Bf 109.
He crashed whilst approaching West Malling. He is buried at Lincoln. |
| F/O
D.B.Bell-Salter
of No 253 Squadron was wounded on the 2nd of September 1940 when his Hurricane
I (V6640) was damaged in combat. He baled out and was injured on landing. |
| Sgt
H.J.Bell-Walker
of No 72 Squadron was on patrol on the 14th of September 1940 he baled out of his Spitfire
I (K9960) safely after combat over Ashford in Kent at 18:30hrs. On the 18th of September 1940.
His Spitfire I (R6704) was badly
damaged and he was badly wounded when he was attacked by Bf
109's over Gravesend, Kent at 10:30hrs. On the 12th of August 1941 he was shot
down in his Spitfire V by a Bf
109, wounded and captured while flying with No 602 Squadron
as No 2 to S/Leader A.Deere. |
| P/O C.C.Bennet
was an Austrailian
flying with No 248 Squadron in Blenheim's
during the Battle of Britain. He and his crew (G.S.Clarke
& G.B.Brash) were killed in action on the 1st of October 1940. They failed to return
from a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast flying in Blenheim
IVf (R3626). |
| P/O George Harman Bennions
of No 41 Squadron crashed his Spitfire
I (N3113) at Manston on the 29th of July 1940 due to battle
damage. He baled out of his Spitfire
I (X4559) badly wounded on the 1st of October 1940 after
combat with a Bf 109 over Henfield,
Sussex at 14:55hrs. He was a veteran with a score
of 11 destroyed and 5 probables. |
| P/O N.J.V.Benson of No
603 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 28th of August 1940 at 16:30hrs. His Spitfire
I (N3105) was shot down by a Bf 109
over Tenterden. |
| P/O John Benzie a Canadian
of No 242 Squadron was killed on the 7th of September 1940 at 17:00hrs, while on patrol over the Thames
Estuary in his Hurricane I (P2962). |
| F/Lt Hugh R.A.Beresford
of No 257 Squadron was killed on the 7th of September 1940 at 17:30hrs. His Hurricane
I (P3049) was shot down over the Thames Estuary. His body was found and recovered in 1979. |
| P/O V.Bergman of No 310
Czech Squadron was wounded on the 26th of August 1940 at 15:40hrs. He baled out of his Hurricane
I (P3960) during an attack on a Do
17 over Clackton. |
| Sgt A.Berry of No 264
Squadron and his pilot I.G.Shaw were killed on the 24th of August 1940 at 12:40hrs. Their Defiant
(L7027) was shot down by Bf 109's
of JG 3 off Manston. |
| F/Sgt F.G.Berry of No 1
Squadron was shot down and killed on the 1st of September 1940 in a Hurricane
I (P3276) by a Bf 109 over Tonbridge
at 11:30hrs. |
| P/O Roland (Razz)Berry
joined
the R.A.F.V.R. in 1937. He joined No 603 Squadron as a Sergeant Pilot and was commissioned in
June 1940. Flying in Spitfire's
during the Battle of Britain he attained a score of 7 confirmed
4 shared and 6 probables. 6 of the confirmed being Bf
109's. |