WWII flying ace from Dunmanway to be celebrated at Listowel Military Tattoo

Victor Beamish was born in Dunmanway in 1903 and was one of the most decorated RAF pilots in the Second World War before he was killed in action in 1942. A Spitfire flypast at the Listowel event will honour him, writes Noel Baker

A Spitfire from the Second World War is due to fly over Dunmanway in West Cork this month, before travelling on to Listowel and Ballybunion, to commemorate the remarkable life of a flying ace.

Victor Francis Beamish was born in Dunmanway in 1903 and was one of the most decorated RAF pilots in the Second World War before he was killed in action in 1942.