Military Autograph Auction RAF WW2 fighter and Bomber aces, Aviation flown covers, Great War
Lot 162:
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WW2 pilot signed cover RAF 50th anniv El Alamein Hurricane IID of 6 sqn with 40 mm anti-tank guns Battle of El Alamein 1942 signed Flt Lt John Tilston 601 sqn Western Desert 1943 WW2 FDC. Rare one of only 50 flown by Concorde. In March 1941, Tilly joined 118 Squadron and then 66 Squadron, Raf Ibsley, on convoy patrols and bomb escorts. In September 1941, Tilly was posted overseas to Takoradi in West Africa, picking up Spitfires to fly over to Egypt. He then joined 601 Squadron in Libya, until he was shot down by an enemy aircraft flying over the North African desert. Tilly went on to Tunisia, Malta, and Sicily doing bomb escorts and patrols, before Italy and Anzio, where he engaged in attacking enemy trains and further patrolling activities. He returned to Egypt in April 1944 to instruct on Harvards, Hurricanes and Spitfires in Ismailia, then to India as a test pilot. He finally returned home to the UK in February 1946 joining 610 (County of Chester) Squadron to fly Spitfire Mark XIVs – considered by many to be the best Spitfire ever. Single Vendor collection. Good condition. 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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