LIVE AUTOGRAPH AUCTION TV SPORT BATTLE OF BRITAIN, UK US LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER BOMBER ACES, DAMBUSTERS, NAVY, SPACE, CONCORDE
Lot 285:
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Description
WW2 RAF fighter ace Rodney Scrase DFC signed softback book Spitfire Saga. Limited edition Hawker hurricane bookplate. Rodney Scrase’s life in the RAF began in an old airship shed where he took the King’s shilling in May 1941. He learnt to fly at a BFTS in America and went on to fly Spitfires with No 72 and No 1 Squadrons, finally being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. He was released from service with a record of 4 destroyed and 3 damaged, having taken part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and a stint as an instructor in the art of air to air gunnery in Egypt before finishing the war flying escort missions with No 1 Squadron from Manston in Kent. Spitfire Saga uses Rodney’s logbooks and first hand interviews. Corners of book cover little creased. Good Condition Est.
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