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	George Beurling - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Beurling demonstrated considerable skill in training but turned down a commission and was posted as an NCO, a Sergeant Pilot, to 403 Squadron and, in 1942, to 41 Squadron where he had his first certain combat success.
		Returning to England, Beurling was posted as a gunnery instructor at 61 OTU and in September 1943 he transferred to the RCAF and was posted to an operational squadron, 403 at Kenley, flying the new Spitfire IX.
		Beurling's marriage ended in 1944 and in 1948 he was invited to fly P-51s for the Israeli air force.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/G.F._Beurling (975 words)

	George Beurling
		Instead he joined a convoy sailing across the Atlantic and on landing in Glasgow tried to enlist with the RAF, he had forgotten his birth certificate and had to return to Canada to get it, but after surviving the return trip he was accepted into the RAF.
		Beurling demonstrated considerable skill in training but turned down a commission and was posted as a NCO, a Sergeant Pilot, to 403 Squadron and in 1942 to 41 Squadron where he had his first certain combat success.
		Returning to England he was posted as a gunnery instructor at 61 OTU and in September 1943 he transferred to the RCAF and was posted to an operational squadron, 403 at Kenley flying the new Spitfire IX.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/George_Beurling.html (831 words)

	George Beurling
		Beurling's insubordination increased to the point where he was transferred to 412 Squadron RCAF to avoid an otherwise inevitable court martial.
		Beurling even suggested he lead a group of pilots to Malta in an attempt to steal Spitfires from an RAF base.
		Beurling received a grand funeral in Rome and was laid to rest in that city's Verano Cemetary.
	www.101squadron.com /101real/people/beurling.html (937 words)

	Malta Legend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Beurling's account of his adventures over Malta are recounted in the classic Malta Spitfire soon to be published in paperback by Greenhill.
		George Beurling was posted to Malta in 1942 and soon earned a tremendous reputation as a single-minded and determined pilot.
		George Beurling was a complex and driven character – difficult to live with, unable to relate to life outside his passion for being a fighter pilot.
	fm.greenhillbooks.com /greenhill/gbn/113/malta_legend.html (519 words)

	WW II ACE STORIES
		George Frederick Beurling was born in December, 1921 in Verdun, Quebec, in a very firm Brethren Christians family.
		Beurling arrived in the middle of this, and he loved it; especially, since there was very little of a formality among squadrons.
		Beurling was part of a interception of the major attack on Malta, involving Ju-88s escorted by Messerschmitts and Macchis.
	www.elknet.pl /acestory/beurling/beurling.htm (3874 words)

	www.1939-45.org / Biographies : George Beurling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Frederick Beurling voit le jour le 06 décembre 1921 à; Verdun, province du Québec (Canada).
		Beurling enrage et fournit un travail de qualité moindre.
		Beurling est accusé de voler pour son propre compte, mettant en danger ses ailiers.
	www.1939-45.org /bios/beurling.htm (2324 words)

	Beurling, George: Bio
		George Beurling was born in Verdun, Quebec in 1921.
		Beurling had just landed in his brand new Spitfire, when the cockpit was whipped back, the groundcrew pulled him out and another pilot climbed into the cockpit.
		George Beurling was lost without the excitement of combat and the fame it gave him.
	www.combatsim.com /review.php?id=9 (4289 words)

	Rich Thistle Studio-Canadian Landscape Paintings-Aviation Art-Limited Edition Giclée Prints-Secure Catalog ...
		George was obsessed with a burning ambition to become a fighter pilot.
		George, encumbered by a heavy cast on his wounded foot, was just able to swim to shore.
		George Beurling, holder of the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Distinguished Flying Medal, and Canada’s ranking ace of World War II, died searching for another war when the Norseman he was piloting to Israel burst into flames and crashed on landing at the Rome airport.
	www.richthistle.com /article_include.php?i=a14_buzz_beurling.php (1547 words)

	Flit: July 01, 2002 Archives
		George Frederick Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM and Bar, was of course, Canada's greatest World War Two ace (and the eighth-best among the Western Allies), with 32 aerial victories to his credit.
		Beurling, you see, was also a born killer: completely fearless, and possessed of inhuman instinct and reflexes.
		UPDATE: Beurling's 28 kills in 16 weeks (or 7 kills a month) may not sound like much, but it was a torrid pace compared to almost any other pilot on his side.
	www.snappingturtle.net /jmc/flit/archives/2002_07_01.html (1172 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Beurling from Verdun became the first Canadian ace with 32 homologated victories.
		But glory is short, and after the war Beurling is reduced to begging in the streets of Montreal, unable to find a job with the airlines who fear employing ex-fighter pilots because of their reputation as cowboys.
		Beurling dies in 1948, en route to Israel where he was seeking employment...
	www.aerovision.org /ang/deuxieme.htm (411 words)

	George "Buzz" Beurling \| Canadian Air Force Pilot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He served in both the RAF and the RCAF and later was recruited by Israel.
		Beurling was nicknamed the "Falcon of Malta" and the "Knight of Malta".
		Beurling, along with a co-pilot, died when coming in for a landing at the Urbe airfield, Italy.
	deena.ca /beurling_george.html (213 words)

	Buzz Beurling
		Beurling was commenting on a Vancouver dispatch saying that a family conference would be held in Vancouver to discuss the reported intention of the air ace to join the Chinese air force now that he has been granted permission to resign his commission.
		George (Buzz) Beurling, Canada's ace of the aerial defense of Malta, disclosed today that he is to be married "some time before Dec. 15," and at the same time revealed that a stomach injury has washed him out of any future flying.
		Beurling, who flashed to fame through hostile war-time skies and who asked little of life but action and adventure, was known to have been on his way to the Middle East to take part in the present fighting between Jews and Arabs for control of Palestine.
	www.acesofww2.com /Canada/aces/beurling.htm (15761 words)

	Mistaken Identity - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Flight Lieutenant George Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM and Bar was the top Canadian fighter pilot in WWII with 32.5 enemy aircraft to his credit.
		Beurling, like many fighter pilots, recorded his air victories on the fuselage of his plane with a swastika representing each of his kills.
		For sure it was a distinction to fly George's aircraft but assuredly I did not anticipate what would occur as we landed at Manston Airfield on the east coast of England to load up on fuel before crossing the Channel.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/berryman/identity (338 words)

	George Beurling
		Beurling was sent to a large training school in the north of England for a short time, as he was already a licensed pilot.
		Beurling said afterwards that he could tell from the way the plane behaved that it was going to stall so he opened the emergency door and jumped just as the plane hit the water.
		Beurling was hospitalized with shock and an infection in his wounded heel.
	www.constable.ca /beurling.htm (8962 words)

	beurling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With 32 confirmed planes shot down, George Beurling was one of the top Allied aces of WWII.
		Despite his many shortcomings, the Allies got a bargain when they hired George Beurling.
		Beurling died in a non-military plane crash in 1948.
	members.tripod.com /usfighter/beurling.htm (160 words)

	Malta Spitfire: the Diary of a Fighter Pilot Air & Space Power Journal - Find Articles
		Although sometimes labeled a cold-blooded killer, Beurling was more accurately a frustrated, desperate man whose hatred for the enemy is reflected throughout the book in his vitriolic, disparaging remarks about the Germans.
		Beurling's explosive personality, however, often got him in trouble with his superiors--so much so, that even with 31 confirmed aerial victories and even at the height of the war in October 1944, the Canadians allowed Beurling to "retire" from military duty.
		Beurling and his squadron's contribution to beating back the German and Italian "blitz" of Malta and his expertise as a fighter pilot and master of deflection shooting make this story worth reading.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NXL/is_1_18/ai_n6120617 (451 words)

	George Beurling . May 20 . 1933 . Gravenhurst, Ontario . July 11 . 1943 . Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		George Frederick Beurling December 6, 1921 - May 20, 1948 was the most successful Canada Canadian fighter aircraft fighter pilot of World War II.
		Born in Verdun, Quebec Verdun, Quebec, he first took the controls of an aircraft in 1933 and was flying solo by 1938.
		January 5 - George Washington Carver, American educator, activist, and botanist January 7 - Nikola Tesla, physicist January 23 - Alexander Woollcott, bon vivant February 14 -...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /George_Beurling (453 words)

	Malta Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		by George Beurling and Leslie Roberts is the story of the famous Canadian ace, and a Canadian paperback edition was licensed for publication by Penguin Canada.
		All who knew Beurling talked not only of his skill but also of his unbelievable eyesight, his outstanding ability as a deflection shot (calculating the exact angle of fire) - the best in the world, some said - and his cool disregard for danger.
		Arthur Bishop writes about George Beurling's independent attitude and casual disregard in respect for rules and regulations which would cause clashes with authority.
	fm.greenhillbooks.com /greenhill/gbn/117/malta_victory.html (488 words)

	John McElroy
		George Beurling, has shot down 12 enemy planes over Malta to October 26 and was unofficially credited with 15 "probables." McLeod, headquarters said, is believed to have destroyed another enemy plane since October 26, while F.O. McElroy, of Kamloops, B.C., is unofficially credited with shooting down five planes to October 19.
		Johnson's wing was second with seven, in a close race with a unit led by Wing Cmdr. R.A. Buckham, Vancouver.
		George Beurling had also agreed to fly for Israel but was killed in Rome while making his way there and never had a chance to fight.
	acesofww2.com /Canada/aces/McElroy.htm (991 words)

	"Spitfire Domain" - George Beurling - Spitfire IX
		George Beurling was Canada’s highest scoring ace of WWII and one of the top scoring Allied aces of the war.
		He was known for taking independent action in combat, but was certainly one of the finest pilots and marksmen of the time and a true Canadian hero.
		George Beurling is shown here in the colors of RCAF 403 Squadron in his personal Spitfire IX.
	www.actionart.ca /index1b.htm (440 words)

	Corgi AA31914 - Diecast Model Spitfire RAF No.249 Sqn, George Beurling: The Flying Mule
		Between June 1940 and December 1942, Malta became one of the most bombed places on Earth.
		Arguably the most naturally gifted Allied fighter pilot of the war, Beurling shot down no less than 26 confirmed enemy aircraft between July and October 1942.
		BR323/S was flown predominantly by Beurling, it was initially damaged in two sorties he made on 6th July and grounded until the 10th and was then written off two days later after suffering further damage whilst being flown by another pilot.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-AA31914 (534 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Another high-scoring fighter ace, Canadian George Beurling joined the RAF not much later than Johnnie Johnson but did not survive so long.
		Ostracized by his squadron-mates for peeling off to go hunting when he was supposed to cover his leader's tail, Beurling managed to get himself transferred to Malta where his aggressive style of dog-fighting led to an incredible string of twenty-seven victories in a span of fourteen flying days.
		Beurling and his co-author write very much in the rat-tat-tat, gee whiz, strong-and-silent macho style of the Forties, describing aircraft, colleagues, and air combat with a boyish enthusiasm—and North American sensibility—considerably different from the understated memoirs typical of British RAF pilots.
	stonebooks.com /archives/021208.shtml (1032 words)

	Greatest Ace
		In terms of eyesight, marksmanship, and cunning in one-on-many situations, Beurling strikes me as off-the-wall good; his work on marksmanship, deflection shots, and equations for range and deflection, are proof of that, as well as faking a forced landing to evade the enemy.
		Exactly Like Beurling he was a loaner, egocentric, not a team player at all, either, and had mediorce jundgement and that makes for a mediocre tatcticain and a lousy stratigist.
		As for Beurling, I did once read that he hit an E/A on the ground, (after he shot it down), right in the middle of a number painted on the side of the fuselage cause he wanted to prove he shot it down.
	www.acepilots.com /smf/index.php?topic=22.30 (4219 words)

	Le Pouce de Screwball - Screwball's Thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ceci est un portrait de George Beurling (Screwball), ce garçon de Verdun parvint à réaliser son rêve d'enfance en devenant un as du combat pilote de chasse, ce qui mènera à sa propre perte.
		This is a portrait of George "Screwball" Beurling.
		A boy from Verdun who realized his childhood dream of becoming a famous fighter ace only to have it bring him to destruction.
	www.thesacredvoicegallery.com /screwball.htm (85 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's laurin.html
		That split hair aside, it's been 75 years since King George V gave his regal blessing to Canada's own air force, which was basically the re-organized remnants of the heroic, rag-tag bunch that flew for the Brits in the First World War.
		Some 1700 Canadian fly-boys gave their lives for that cause, which, among a tangle of other nationalist feuds, had something to do with the Balkans, although in that conflict, Canadians were on the side of the Serbs.
		Looking back on the glorious past of the RCAF (and ignoring the nasty spat over Bomber Harris, the Valour and the Horror and the bombardment of Germany,) certain people come to mind who made a particularly significant contribution to the power and prestige of the service.
	www.tomifobia.com /rcaf.html (720 words)

	's Storefront - Lulu.com
		An anecdotal account of one man's journey from growing up in New Brunswick to joining the Air Force and becoming a pilot to his time in World War II and accounts of the friends he met and the trouble they got themselves into along the way.
		The author is a receiver of the Distinguished Flying Cross which was bestowed upon him by King George VI.
		Laurie flew alongside Douglas Bader in Westhampnett while he was in 610 Squadron and was later an instructor who taught WWII heroes, like George Beurling, to fly.
	www.lulu.com /chris185 (115 words)

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