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Duke of Hamilton signed Great Names in Motor Racing cover with Maserati 250f Silverstone 1969 illustration. Hamilton was two people: a man surrounded by, suffused in and part of the history of Scotland and an ordinary bloke, in his language, who was an engineer, flyer and racing driver. He bore the weight of his father, the first man to fly over Everest, the man that Rudolf Hess flew from Germany to see in a bid to end the war, the force behind the creation of Prestwick Airport and Scottish Aviation.1963, he was ADC to HRH The Duke of Gloucester who was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He flew reconnaissance for the British forces in Malaya fighting against communist insurgents. In Singapore, he started to drive racing cars and soon picked up the Racing Marquess nickname and raced in many parts of Europe in cars like the Maserati 250F and Lola-Climaxes. In 1967 he was invalided out of the RAF and came back to Scotland to work as a test pilot, principally on the Bulldog, a three-seater all-purpose aircraft developed by Scottish Aviation at Prestwick. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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