History remembers the Battle of Britain and the Dam Busters Raid as being amongst the most notable achievements of Britain’s Royal Air Force.
历史记住了不列颠战役和大坝突袭这些英国皇家空军最显著的成就
But whilst the exploits of Fighter Command and Bomber Command have received a great deal of media attention, the equally vital role played by RAF Coastal Command is sadly often neglected.
虽然战斗机司令部和轰炸机司令部的战绩得到了媒体非常高的关注度，但是同样起到了重要作用的皇家海岸空军司令部却令人悲伤的往往被人忽视
Flight Lieutenant Brian Beattie was one of the men who served in Coastal Command during the branch’s most pivotal years.
飞行上尉Brian Beattie 就是曾经在最关键的几年在海岸司令部的分支服役的人之一

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“After EFT we then moved on to RAF Kumalo, Bulawayo, to fly Oxfords,” Beattie goes on, “we were now carrying out ITS and ATS which were our Intermediate and Advanced Training Squadrons.
“在ETF之后我们去了RAF的库马洛，布拉瓦约，去飞往牛津，”Beattie继续说，“我们要通过ITS和ATS就是中级和高级训练中队。
ITS was a conversion onto a more complex aircraft type whereas ATS now taught us navigation, bombing and air photography.”
ITS是换到一个更复杂的机型，而ATS则是教给我们导航，轰炸和空中摄影。”
24 members from the course now moved on to 61 Air School, at George, Cape Province in South Africa for the school of general reconnaissance.
24名成员的课程移动到了61航空学校，在南非的乔治开普省通用侦察机学校
“This was essentially a navigation course with some ship recognition. We had an inkling at this point that we had been selected for Coastal Command.”
这从本质上来说就是为一些船只导航并得到他们的认可，我们在那个时间点就已经得到一些暗示，表明我们很有可能被编入海岸司令部。

At the end of the three months it was finally time to bid farewell to Africa and return to Britain. Beattie arrived back in Liverpool in summer 1941.
在三个月内结束，那时候我们告别非洲回到不列颠 Beattie回到利物浦于1941年的夏天

After reporting to an Aircrew Reception Centre at Bournemouth the new pilots took another train across the country to St.Eval but were informed that the squadron had left St.Eval three weeks previously.
在空勤人员接待中心报告之后，在伯恩茅斯 菜鸟机师开始训练他们其他的项目用来通过ST.Ecalc测试，但他们获悉他们的中队已经离开St.Eval中心三周之久
P.S：ST.Ecalc：皇家空军驻地 评估 和 演练 或 皇家空军 圣 评估和演练是一个战略性的皇家空军基地。皇家空军海岸司令部在第二次世界大战期间（位于康沃尔郡，英格兰，英国）。圣 评估和演练的主要角色是提供反潜和反舰巡逻过的西南海岸。机场的飞机也用于照相侦察任务，气象航班，护航巡逻，空中海上救援任务，并从保护机场。

“We then took another train to RAF Bircham Newton in Norfolk.
我们搭乘另一班火车去了英国皇家空军Bircham牛顿基地在诺福克郡。
Upon arriving we were a bit disappointed to find out that 53 Squadron were not that happy to see us as we were straight out of training and they were hoping for replacement crews with some experience.
抵达后我们失望的发现53中队并不高兴看到我们，因为我们是一群直接从训练基地出来的，而他们则希望找点有经验的来。
We were sent on leave again so I went back to London.
我们再次被送去休假，所以我回到了伦敦
After that we reported back to the squadron at Bircham Newton where the three of us were told we were being sent to 489 Squadron.”
在那之后我们回到在Bircham牛顿基地的中队，我们中的三人被告知前往489中队。

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Shortly afterwards the squadron was given another three aircraft, but this did not last long.
不久之后中队又获得了三架飞机，但是这并没有持续多久。
“We were told that the Beauforts were needed in the Mediterranean, where they were doing a terrific job interfering with Rommel’s supplies in North Africa. So they were all taken away and we were back to no aircraft.
“我们被告知，在地中海需要波佛特，在那里他们做了了不起的工作将隆美尔的补给在北非干扰的一塌糊涂。所以他们都被带走了，我们又回到了没有飞机的时候。
However, seemingly overnight we were flooded with Blenheims as other Coastal Command squadrons were re equipping with Beaufighters.”
然而，似乎一夜之间我们被布伦海姆淹没，其他海岸司令部中队重新装备了英俊战士。“

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The news of the change came as something of a surprise to many of 489 Squadron, as Beattie explained, “we were torpedo bombers and were now equipped with a medium level bomber.
变化的消息传来，给了489中队的许多人带来了惊喜，如Beattie解释，“我们是开鱼雷轰炸机和现在却全部配备了中等水平轰炸机。
On one of first Hampden operations with RAF Bomber Command, ten of these were sent to bomb a German port.
与英国皇家空军轰炸机司令部第一汉普登行动组之一，十只小菜鸟和这些家伙一起被送往轰炸德国的港口。
One came back. A second op was equally disastrous so they decided to use Hampdens only at night.
只有一个人回来。第二个行动也是同样灾难性的所以他们决定让Hampdens只在夜间行动。
Then, as heavy bombers entered service, the Hampdens were withdrawn from Bomber Command.
那么，作为重型轰炸机服役，Hampdens从轰炸机司令部撤回。
Therefore, it was decided it would make a very good torpedo bomber!
因此，这个决定将让它成为一架非常优秀的鱼雷轰炸机
The bomb bay doors actually closed onto the torpedo itself, rather than under it.”
炸弹舱门居然容纳鱼雷本身，而不是让它挂在下面“。