Fowey, Cornwall GAL. 49 Hamilcar A Beaufighter from 143 squadron

A Beaufighter from 143 squadron would go in first using 20mm nose canon and wing guns

I then compiled as much hard copy visual reference material as I could

How many hundreds possibly thousands of years have those geese been flying over the same fields oblivious to the raging war

One could almost believe it is a wild animal sniffing the air

based at RAF North Coates

Fowey, Cornwall GAL. 49 Hamilcar A Beaufighter from 143 squadronIn 2001 my wife Carol and myself went to Cornwall for a short break. During the stay there we went to Fowey, a place we had never been to before. Having spent some short time taking a quick preliminary recce in the car we chanced upon a little car park and amazingly enough there was a parking space. As soon as we got out of the car I spotted this beautiful scene and was determined it should be caught on canvas. Unfortunately I didn't have a sketch pad