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Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison

Joining up in 1940 Pat Pattison graduated for flying in the U.S.A. Returning home he flew Hurricanes in affiliation with Halifaxes of No. 6 (Canadian) Group. Converting to Typhoons, Pat joined No. 182 Squadron supporting the D-Day invasion on ground attack sorties. He was awarded the DFC in January 1945 and completed a total of 111 operational sorties.

Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison - Signed Aviation Art

Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 of 4 editions available. All 4 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures. £170.00 - £300.00

Clipped Signature - H G 'Pat' Pattison. One edition. £45.00

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Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian. It is August 1944, barely two months since the Allies landed their first troops on the beaches of Normandy. Already the German Panzer Divisions are in full retreat, and it is critical to halt them before they can regroup. Caught in the Gap at Falaise, the battle was to be decisive. Flying throughout a continuous onslaught, rocket-firing Typhoons kept up their attacks on the trapped armoured divisions from dawn to dusk. The effect was devastating: at the end of the ten day battle the 100,000 strong German force was decimated. Typhoons of 198 Squadron RAF, deliver their deadly rocket and cannon fire, a tank column has been brought to a standstill, their reign of terror now almost at its end.

Clipped Signature - H G 'Pat' Pattison. Joined the RAF in 1940 and trained to fly in America, returning to the UK to fly Hurricanes as escort for the Halifaxes of No.6 (Canadian) Group. He then joined No.182 Sqn flying Typhoons in preparation for D-Day. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he flew 111 sorties.