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| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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 Flying Officer Frank Wheeler DFC (deceased) Died : 2013 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Limited edition of 30 giclee prints. Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Large Size Limited edition of 5 artist proofs. Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee prints. Presentation edition of 2 prints. | Wheeler, Frank (Flying Officer Frank Wheeler DFC (deceased)) Frank Wheeler joined the RAF in 1941, training in England as a pilot after which he completed a period of instructing. In January 1944 he was posted to join 174 Typhoon Fighter Squadron at Westhampnett, his first operation being as an escort to the Mosquitos taking part in Operation Jericho, the Amiens Jailbreak. He stayed with 174 Squadron for the remainder of the War, serving throughout occupied Europe, and in 1945, at the end of his tour of operations, he was awarded the DFC. We have learned that Frank Wheeler sadly passed away in early 2013. |
| Derek Tapson *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Large Size Limited edition of 5 artist proofs. Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee prints. | Tapson, Derek (Derek Tapson) Flying Typhoons with 197 Sqn against the advance of German tank forces on D-Day, he served throughout the Normandy invasions. He was shot down in February 1945 and spent the last weeks of the war as a PoW. |
| Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Large Size Limited edition of 5 artist proofs. Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee prints. | Townsend, Rusty (Pilot Officer Rusty Townsend) Australian Rusty Townsend joined the RAF in 1941, trained in the USA, before returning to join 175 Squadron on rocket firing Typhoons at Warmwell. Being in the thick of the action over France against retreating German Forces, he was shot down and taken prisoner of war. |
 Warrant Officer Jack Hodges DFC *Signature Value : £40 Editions signed : Large Size Limited edition of 5 artist proofs. Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee prints. | Hodges, Jack (Warrant Officer Jack Hodges DFC) Jack Hodges joined the RAF in late 1940, and after completing his pilot training in Canada he returned to England and was then briefly sent to a Photo Reconnaissance Unit flying Spitfires. He moved to a OTU in Annan, Scotland on Hurricanes before finally moving to a holding unit in Redhill, flying Typhoons. In 1944 he was posted to join 175 Squadron. Shortly after this he moved to 174 Squadron at Westhampnett. He served on operations throughout occupied Europe until the end of the war, being awarded the DFC in 1945 for successfully leading a group of Typhoons against a German Armoured Division. |
 Warrant Officer Douglas Oram *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Presentation edition of 2 prints. | Oram, Douglas (Warrant Officer Douglas Oram) Doug Oram joined the RAF in 1942 and went out to America to train as a pilot. In 1944 he joined 174 Typhoon Fighter Squadron at Westhampnett, and spent a year on operations serving throughout occupied Europe. In 1945 he became a Flying Instructor and left the RAF in 1946. However he rejoined in 1947 and stayed in the service until retirement in 1967. |
  Flight Lieutenant James Kyle DFM *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Presentation edition of 2 prints. | Kyle, James (Flight Lieutenant James Kyle DFM) James Kyle joined the RAF in 1941 and trained as a pilot in Dallas, Texas, before returning home to become a member of 197 Typhoon Fighter Squadron at Drem upon its formation. In March 1943 the Squadron moved to Tangmere, and he became one of a precious few survivors of a full tour of operations, being awarded the DFM in 1944. He was demobilised in 1947 as a flight commander with 80 Tempest Fighter Squadron in Germany. He spent some years away from the service but the urge to fly never left and he rejoined the RAF in 1951 and became a Qualified Flying Instructor. He retired in 1974 after 30 years service. |
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Signature(s) value alone : £45
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