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Lieutenant Colonel William Bill D Mitchell

Receiving his pilots wings in 1942, Bill Mitchell trained on high altitude P38 Lightnings, to become a photo-reconnaissance pilot. Arriving in England in November 1943, he joined the 30th Photo-Reconnaissance Squadron, of which he was the commander for its missions with the Ninth Air Force. Bill flew a total of eighty-five operational missions, including three on D-Day. 

Lieutenant Colonel William Bill D Mitchell - Signed Aviation Art

D-Day Armada by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 of 7 editions available. 4 of 6 editions featuring up to 8 additional signatures are available. £2.00 - £250.00

Clipped Signature - William D Mitchell. One edition. £25.00

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D-Day Armada by Nicolas Trudgian. There was never a greater concentration of air power deployed in an active theater of war as over the English Channel in May and June 1944. As D-Day approached, the USAAFs Ninth Air Force had assembled over 3500 aircraft a day, they were pounding enemy positions all the way from Pas de Calais to the coast of Normandy. 6 June 1944, arguably the most decisive single day in modern military history, saw the sky filled with waves of troop carrying aircraft towing gliders, dropping over 20,000 highly trained men in support of the massed sea-borne landings on the beaches below. Grabbing all the airspace they could find, the combat wings of the Ninth Air Force were creating havoc among the German ground forces as they scrambled to get troops and armor to the battlefront.

Clipped Signature - William D Mitchell. Flew high altitude photo-reconnaissance P-38 Lightings. He flew 85 operational sorties with the 30th Photo-Reconnaissance Squadron, including three on D-Day.

Lightning Manufacturer : Lockheed

Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany.

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Lieutenant Colonel William Bill D Mitchell Squadron details

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