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[Jacques & Laurie[_2_]]

Question:

Anyone ever hear of George "Buzz" Beurling?





When caught by the Bf 109s, many pilots found themselves flying for their
lives using all helpful manoeuvres. Canadian George "Buzz" Beurling
developed an evasive action when he, upon being attacked from behind, pulled
the stick extremely hard, causing the Spitfire to enter a violent stall,
flick over and spin. The manoeuvre was so quick and rough that it was
impossible to follow, but only very few pilots ever learned to use it.
"Buzz" Beurling was as good a shooter as he was a pilot: he became the top
ace of the 1942 Malta campaign with 27 victories to his credit. Rumours said
that he once shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with only two bullets!

http://spitfiresite.com/history/spitfire-in-service/1942/1942-defence-of-malta.htm

[Robert Sveinson]

"Jacques & Laurie" > wrote in message
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> Question:
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> Anyone ever hear of George "Buzz" Beurling?

Yes I have.
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> When caught by the Bf 109s, many pilots found themselves flying for their
> lives using all helpful manoeuvres. Canadian George "Buzz" Beurling
> developed an evasive action when he, upon being attacked from behind,
> pulled the stick extremely hard, causing the Spitfire to enter a violent
> stall, flick over and spin. The manoeuvre was so quick and rough that it
> was impossible to follow, but only very few pilots ever learned to use it.
> "Buzz" Beurling was as good a shooter as he was a pilot: he became the top
> ace of the 1942 Malta campaign with 27 victories to his credit. Rumours
> said that he once shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with only two bullets!

Beurling was eventually creditted with
30+ victories. He spent time in Britain
after his time on Malta.
He did most of his combat while he was
in the RAF. After his time on Malta
the Canadian government decided
that they wanted him in the RCAF,
and they got their way.
Seems to me he earned his decorations
while with the RAF. He did not
get along with the RCAF, and their
strict way of attacking the enemy.
It was much different fighting
from Britain than from Malta.
Thing got so bad that he was allowed
to resign his commission in the
RCAF and revert to civilian life.
Very rare and very strange.
I don't think that the claim that
he used only two bullets to defeat
an ME-109 is true. He certainly didn't
make that claim.
There is/was a mystery concerning
his death in a small aircraft that
crashed in Italy while he was
on his way to Isreal to fly
and fight some more.
IIRC he is buried in Isreal.

He was some times referred to
as Screwball Beurling because
the stongest swear word that he
used was "screwball".
He didn't drink booze or smoke.
Very strange indeed.




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> http://spitfiresite.com/history/spitfire-in-service/1942/1942-defence-of-malta.htm
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[Jacques & Laurie[_2_]]

"Robert Sveinson" > wrote in message
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> "Jacques & Laurie" > wrote in message
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>> Question:
>>
>> Anyone ever hear of George "Buzz" Beurling?
>
> Yes I have.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> When caught by the Bf 109s, many pilots found themselves flying for their
>> lives using all helpful manoeuvres. Canadian George "Buzz" Beurling
>> developed an evasive action when he, upon being attacked from behind,
>> pulled the stick extremely hard, causing the Spitfire to enter a violent
>> stall, flick over and spin. The manoeuvre was so quick and rough that it
>> was impossible to follow, but only very few pilots ever learned to use
>> it. "Buzz" Beurling was as good a shooter as he was a pilot: he became
>> the top ace of the 1942 Malta campaign with 27 victories to his credit.
>> Rumours said that he once shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with only two
>> bullets!
>
> Beurling was eventually creditted with
> 30+ victories. He spent time in Britain
> after his time on Malta.
> He did most of his combat while he was
> in the RAF. After his time on Malta
> the Canadian government decided
> that they wanted him in the RCAF,
> and they got their way.
> Seems to me he earned his decorations
> while with the RAF. He did not
> get along with the RCAF, and their
> strict way of attacking the enemy.
> It was much different fighting
> from Britain than from Malta.
> Thing got so bad that he was allowed
> to resign his commission in the
> RCAF and revert to civilian life.
> Very rare and very strange.
> I don't think that the claim that
> he used only two bullets to defeat
> an ME-109 is true. He certainly didn't
> make that claim.
> There is/was a mystery concerning
> his death in a small aircraft that
> crashed in Italy while he was
> on his way to Isreal to fly
> and fight some more.
> IIRC he is buried in Isreal.
>
> He was some times referred to
> as Screwball Beurling because
> the stongest swear word that he
> used was "screwball".
> He didn't drink booze or smoke.
> Very strange indeed.
>
>
>
>
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>> http://spitfiresite.com/history/spitfire-in-service/1942/1942-defence-of-malta.htm
>>
>>
>>

Absolutely agree with you. Discipline, or the lack of it, got him into
trouble most of the time and the RCAF thought that they were going to tame
him as it were . . . NOT!!

Nice to hear from you

Jacques
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[Andrew Chaplin]

"Jacques & Laurie" > wrote in message
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> "Robert Sveinson" > wrote in message
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>> "Jacques & Laurie" > wrote in message
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>>> Question:
>>>
>>> Anyone ever hear of George "Buzz" Beurling?
>>
>> Yes I have.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> When caught by the Bf 109s, many pilots found themselves flying for their
>>> lives using all helpful manoeuvres. Canadian George "Buzz" Beurling
>>> developed an evasive action when he, upon being attacked from behind,
>>> pulled the stick extremely hard, causing the Spitfire to enter a violent
>>> stall, flick over and spin. The manoeuvre was so quick and rough that it
>>> was impossible to follow, but only very few pilots ever learned to use it.
>>> "Buzz" Beurling was as good a shooter as he was a pilot: he became the top
>>> ace of the 1942 Malta campaign with 27 victories to his credit. Rumours
>>> said that he once shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with only two bullets!
>>
>> Beurling was eventually creditted with
>> 30+ victories. He spent time in Britain
>> after his time on Malta.
>> He did most of his combat while he was
>> in the RAF. After his time on Malta
>> the Canadian government decided
>> that they wanted him in the RCAF,
>> and they got their way.
>> Seems to me he earned his decorations
>> while with the RAF. He did not
>> get along with the RCAF, and their
>> strict way of attacking the enemy.
>> It was much different fighting
>> from Britain than from Malta.
>> Thing got so bad that he was allowed
>> to resign his commission in the
>> RCAF and revert to civilian life.
>> Very rare and very strange.
>> I don't think that the claim that
>> he used only two bullets to defeat
>> an ME-109 is true. He certainly didn't
>> make that claim.
>> There is/was a mystery concerning
>> his death in a small aircraft that
>> crashed in Italy while he was
>> on his way to Isreal to fly
>> and fight some more.
>> IIRC he is buried in Isreal.
>>
>> He was some times referred to
>> as Screwball Beurling because
>> the stongest swear word that he
>> used was "screwball".
>> He didn't drink booze or smoke.
>> Very strange indeed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> http://spitfiresite.com/history/spitfire-in-service/1942/1942-defence-of-malta.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Absolutely agree with you. Discipline, or the lack of it, got him into
> trouble most of the time and the RCAF thought that they were going to tame
> him as it were . . . NOT!!

He almost certainly kept his unit adjutant working overtime.
--
Andrew Chaplin
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[miket]

Found this link at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Beurling

[Hans Holbein]

Jacques & Laurie schrieb:
> Question:
>
> Anyone ever hear of George "Buzz" Beurling?
>
>
>
>
>
> When caught by the Bf 109s, many pilots found themselves flying for their
> lives using all helpful manoeuvres. Canadian George "Buzz" Beurling
> developed an evasive action when he, upon being attacked from behind, pulled
> the stick extremely hard, causing the Spitfire to enter a violent stall,
> flick over and spin. The manoeuvre was so quick and rough that it was
> impossible to follow, but only very few pilots ever learned to use it.

Im doing fine with "Sturmovik" and discovered the same action as very
effective evasion, with a little disadvantage, that you loose lots of
Energy. If you first step in the rudder, Stall can be provoked faster.
Some Fighters have a little tendency of stalling in a flatspin with no
possibility (for me) to regain control again, as the I-16 or the P47.
The flight model is told to be the most accurate of all sims.

If your oponent is aware enough (or just knows you and your special
tricks) and just pulls up with a turn to watch, he can wait until you
regain control and decide getaway direction and attack again with energy
advantage, while meanwhile you had to keep most of your concentration to
regain control from stall.
Loose sight, loose fight.
If it would have been a widespread procedure, it would have been well
known by the german pilots and soon will have been given up I guess.

> "Buzz" Beurling was as good a shooter as he was a pilot: he became the top
> ace of the 1942 Malta campaign with 27 victories to his credit. Rumours said
> that he once shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with only two bullets!

The ability of hitting and the coolness not to fight witout advantage
makes you the ace.
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> http://spitfiresite.com/history/spitfire-in-service/1942/1942-defence-of-malta.htm
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Thx for the intresting link.