Beaufighters Over Sea, Sand And Steaming Jungles

In October 1943, Jack Colman changed from Liberators to Beaufighters and was selected for ‘Torbeau’ training in Scotland. He joined a strike wing at North Coates attacking North Sea convoys off the coast of Holland.  In October 1943, Jack Colman changed from Liberators to Beaufighters and was selected for ‘Torbeau’ training in Scotland. He joined a strike wing at North Coates attacking North Sea convoys off the coast of Holland.  Later, Jack and his Beaufighter were sent to the Far East where he was deployed to fly out of Assam over Burma supporting the ‘Forgotten Army’. Midway through the tour, they converted to Mosquitoes; a change he was not particularly happy about.  After a short rest converting pilots to Mosquitoes, he felt lucky to be put in charge of a small unit flying service personnel to various venues in southern India. Jack’s enthusiasm for flying is maintained and his lucky escapes documented.  His fascination with the cultural and social experiences gained in India leaves its mark as he comments on the privileges he experiences, now as a commissioned officer, and of the wealth chasm between the princes and poor of India.  This is a book not just about flying but how he and his comrades lived through those unique and special times. Illustrated with previously unpublished wartime photographs from the author’s private collection and rich in detail, this book will be of interest to aviation and military historians as well as scale-modellers.

AUTHOR – Jack Colman & Richard Colman

PUBLISHER – Fonthill

FORMAT – Hardback

PAGES – 320

PUBLISHED – 2020

ISBN – 978 1 78155 746 4