LIVE AUTOGRAPH AUCTION TV SPORT BATTLE OF BRITAIN, UK US LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER BOMBER ACES, DAMBUSTERS, NAVY, SPACE, CONCORDE
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WW2 multi signed RAF Bomber Command book Richard Overy. WW2 RAF Wellington Bomber multiple signed bookplate 6 of 10, Flt Lt Trotman DFC * 150 Sqn, W/O Rupert Noye DFC 166 sqn, W/O D Fraser 115 sqn, W/O Jan Black Sangryciuk 300 Polish Sqn. W/O Jan Black Stangryciuk (born 1922) was a Polish Air Force air gunner with 300 Polish Bomber Squadron, known as the “Land of Masovia” Squadron. He flew operations in both Vickers Wellington and Avro Lancaster bombers. In 1942, he sustained serious burns in a training aircraft crash, becoming a member of the Guinea Pig Club and undergoing extensive plastic surgery. After recovery and a period as an instructor, he completed 18 combat operations and was demobilized after the war, eventually passing away in 2023. Flt Lt Trotman DFC refers to Flight Lieutenant John Trotman (also known as Johnnie), a World War II Bomber Command veteran who flew Mosquito and Wellington aircraft, completing seventy missions as a pilot and serving in the Pathfinder Force. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and a subsequent bar for his service, and he survived three crashes during his operational tours. He remained active in aviation after the war, flying into RAF Shawbury on his 100th birthday as a member of the Shropshire Aero Club and sadly passing away just weeks before his 103rd birthday. Rupert Noye completed two tours of operations as a rear gunner with 166 and 156 Squadrons. Rupert initially tried to become a wireless operator but on being unsuccessful with the requirements of that trade, re-mustered as an air gunner. Rupert completed his first tour at RAF Kirmington, an went on to be an instructor. W/O (Warrant Officer) D. Fraser was a Rear Gunner with No. 115 Squadron RAF in World War II. He was shot down by a night fighter during a raid on Hamburg in May 1941 and spent four years as a Prisoner of War. He enlisted in 1939 and trained as a mechanic before re-mustering as an air gunner, flying four operations with the squadron. Was the RAF’s bombing of German cities justifiable? Did it shorten the war, or were 55,000 aircrew sacrificed for nothing? Sixty years after its creation, RAF Bomber Command remains controversial. Bomber Command: Reaping the Whirlwind investigates the claims and counter-claims. Over 80 Bomber Command veterans were interviewed for C4’s film Reaping the Whirlwind (first shown in October 1996). Dramatic eye witness testimony reveals what it was like to fly mission after mission over Germany when only one crew in ten survived to complete a tour of operations. The firsthand accounts are backed by an authoritative text by Professor Richard Overy (acclaimed author of Why the Allies Won and The Times Atlas of the 20th Century ). He assesses the importance of Bomber Command’s role in the defeat of Germany and the debate about the bombing of Dresden. The combination of veterans’ testimony with the latest academic research will make Bomber Command the definitive account of Britain’s most controversial wartime campaign. Good Condition Est.
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