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Cranston Fine Arts Clipped Veteran Signatures Battle of Britain - Allied Pilots

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Clipped Signature - James Gadd. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - John Bisdee. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Aubrey Covington. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - John Ellacombe. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Geoffrey Wellum. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Roland Beamont. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Douglas Bader. Clipped Signature. One edition : £140.00

Clipped Signature - Sandy Johnstone. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Robert Beardsley. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Tony Pickering. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Bill Green. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - George Unwin. Clipped Signature. One edition : £55.00

Clipped Signature - Alan Gear. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Wilfred Sizer. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Donald Anderson. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Ken Mackenzie. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Tony Iveson. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Robert Innes. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Doug Nicholls. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Jack Steere. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

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Clipped Signature - James Gadd. Sgt James Gadd served as a pilot in the Battle of Britain, flying with No.611 Sqn from RAF Tern Hill. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - John Bisdee. Flying Spitfires with No.609 Sqn RAAF, he flew during the Battle of Britain, claiming 6 victories by July 1941. He commanded No.601 Sqn as they arrived in Malta from the USS Wasp, later commanding 322 Wing and retiring in 1945 credited with 8 victories. He died in 2000.

Clipped Signature - Aubrey Covington. Flew Fairey Battle with No.226 Sqn then fighters with No.238 Sqn in Battle of Britain, claiming 3 victories. Moved to No.307 Sqn but erroneously landed in Ireland and was interned until 1943, then flew Spitfires with No.127 Sqn, retiring from the RAF in 1964. He died in 1994. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. Joined a combat squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain flying Hurricanes and served in the RAF after the war. He died in 2005.

Clipped Signature - John Ellacombe. Joined No.151 Sqn at the beginning of the war, taking part in the Battle of Britian until his Hurricane was hit and he was burned. He later flew at Dieppe and flew Mosquitos in Normandy with No.487 Sqn RNZAF. He remained in military aviation until his retirement in 1973. He died in 2014.

Clipped Signature - Geoffrey Wellum. Flew Spitfires with No.92 Sqn over Dunkirk and during the Battle of Britain before joining No.65 Sqn operating from France and then Malta. With three victories, he was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He died in 2018.

Clipped Signature - Roland Beamont. An Ace pilot who flew Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain and later the Tempest, noted for destroying V-1 flying bombs. He died in 2001.

Clipped Signature - Douglas Bader. Legendary RAF Ace pilot and leader, Bader is quite simply the best known pilot of his generation. With two artificial legs, he led No.242 Sqn throughout the Battle of Britain, sparring with best of the Luftwaffe. He scored 20 victories, but was imprisoned after being shot down in August 1941. He died in 1982.

Clipped Signature - Sandy Johnstone. Flew Spitfires in command of No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain before serving in the Middle East and then in Malta with No.229 Sqn and No.249 Sqn. A successful author after the war, he died in 2000 aged 84.

Clipped Signature - Robert Beardsley. Joined No.610 at the height of the Battle of Britain and scored 3 victories. Flew with Douglas Bader in No.41 Sqn in 1941 before a period of instructing then joined No.93 Sqn in North Africa. After D-Day he flew Spitfires with No.222 Sqn in France and after the war flew Meteors with No.74 Sqn. He died in 2003. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Tony Pickering. Flew with No.32 Sqn before joining No.501 Sqn flying Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain. Later in the war he flew with No.601 Sqn and No.131 Sqn. He died in 2016.

Clipped Signature - Bill Green. Joining No.501 Sqn flying Hurricanes at the height of the Battle of Britain as a fresh pilot on 20th August, he was shot down on the 24th and then again on the 29th, sustaining injuries which ended his role as a pilot. He died in 2014.

Clipped Signature - George Unwin. Joining the RAF in 1929, he was one of the first to fly the Spitfire, flying with No.19 Sqn through the Battles of France and Britain. He later flew the Mosquito with No.16 Sqn. He was credited with 13 victories. He died in 2006.

Clipped Signature - Alan Gear. Joined No.32 Sqn flying Hurricanes in October 1940 during the Battle of Britain. After a period instructing he joined No.72 Sqn in North Africa, claiming a Ju87 and Me109. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and became a test pilot but was severely injured in a crash in January 1944 and left the RAF. He died in 2003. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Wilfred Sizer. Flew Gauntlets with No.17 Sqn and Hurricanes with No.213 Sqn at the outbreak of World War Two. He scored victories and was shot down in the Battle of France and increased his tally during the Battle of Britain. Later he flew Spitfires in North Africa with No.152 Sqn and commanded No.93 Sqn. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar and scored 7 victories plus 5 shared. He died in 2006.

Clipped Signature - Donald Anderson. Joined the RAFVR in April 1939 and was called up on the outbreak of war. He flew Blenheims during the Battle of Britain with No.29 Sqn from July 1940, and joined No.89 Sqn flying Beaufighters a year later. In autumn 1942 he was no longer allowed to fly due to medical reasons and took on a number of ground roles until leaving the RAF in 1946. He died in January 2000. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Ken Mackenzie. Flying Hurricanes with No.501 Sqn in the Battle of Britain, he scored 7 victories including one by striking the enemy aircraft with his wingtip. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he scored further victories at night with No.247 Sqn until he was shot down by flak and captured in 1941. He died in 2009.

Clipped Signature - Tony Iveson. Flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain with No.616 Sqn, completing his tour with No.92 Sqn. For his second tour, he flew Lancasters with the famed No.617 Sqn, flying on all three raids against the German battleship Tirpitz. He died in 2013.

Clipped Signature - Robert Innes. Flew Hurricanes with No.253 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, claiming an Me110 and Do17 before being shot down twice during dogfights at the height of the battle. He was commissioned in 1941 and served with No.185 Sqn in Malta, retiring in 1961 as a Squadron Leader. He died in 2005.

Clipped Signature - Doug Nicholls. Flew Hurricanes with No.85, No.242 and No.151 Sqn during the Battle of Britain. He later served with No.258 Sqn in Singapore and Burma before recieving a Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. He died in 2015.

Clipped Signature - Jack Steere. Joined the RAF as ground crew in 1930 before gaining his wings and joining No.23 Sqn. Moved to No.41 Sqn then No.72 Sqn in 1937, claiming a share of two He111s in December 1939 and flying during the Dunkirk evacuation. In the Battle of Britain he shared a Heinkel He59 biplane, and claimed an Me109 on 11th October. He retired in 1961. He died in 1998. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.