Wing Commander F V Beamish (right), the Station Commander of North Weald, Essex, standing with Squadron Leader E M Donaldson, Commanding Officer of No. 151 Squadron, following a successful combat with enemy fig CH490

Wing Commander F V Beamish (right), the Station Commander of North Weald, Essex, standing with Squadron Leader E M Donaldson, Commanding Officer of No. 151 Squadron, following a successful combat with enemy fighters over Dunkirk on 30 June 1940.
Wing Commander F V Beamish (right), the Station Commander of North Weald, Essex, standing with Squadron Leader E M Donaldson, Commanding Officer of No 151 Squadron RAF, following a successful combat with enemy fighters over Dunkirk on 30 June 1940, during which Beamish shot down two Messerschmitt Bf 109s. Beamish, despite his age (37), lost no opportunity to fly operationally, with the fighter squadrons under his command, both during and after the Battle of Britain. He was shot down and killed on 28 March 1942, while Station Commander of Kenley, Surrey, having brought his personal score to 11confirmed and 7 probable victories. Donaldson finished his operational service in 1944, having shot down at least 10 enemy aircraft.