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Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas. - Cranston Military Prints

Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.


Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.

Laddie Lucas commanded No.249 Sqn, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a Wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers. He died on 20th March 1998.

Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.
Item Code : CLP0187Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas. - Editions Available
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Clipped Signature.
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Lucas, Laddie

Died : 1998
Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
Laddie (Percy Belgrave) Lucas rose in two years from Aircraftman 2nd class to Command No.249, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers, captaining Cambridge University, England in the Walker Cup, Great Britain
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Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased)
Died : 1998
*Signature Value : £75

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Clipped Signature.


Lucas, Laddie
(Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased))

Laddie (Percy Belgrave) Lucas rose in two years from Aircraftman 2nd class to Command No.249, the top scoring fighter squadron in the Battle of Malta in 1942 at the age of 26. Lucas led two Spitfire squadrons and in 1943 a wing on the Western Front. In 1944 he switched to the Mosquito of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. After the war he was a Conservative MP for ten years and was also one of Britain's best amateur golfers, captaining Cambridge University, England in the Walker Cup, Great Britain and Ireland against the United States. Laddie Lucas died on 20th March 1998.
Squadrons Related to This Print
No.249 Sqn
Aircraft Related to This Print
Mosquito
Spitfire

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