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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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![]() ![]() First Lt Wayne E Downing (deceased) Died : 2018 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Clipped Signature. Clipped Signature. | Downing, Wayne E (First Lt Wayne E Downing (deceased)) A pilot, Wayne Downing flew Douglas A20 Havoc light bombers with the 416th Bomb Group, the first Group to fly the A20 in Europe. On D-Day the 416th BG targeted Argentan, a major German troop crossroads, and later in the day a second mission to hit a major marshalling yard. Moving to France in September 1944, in October he converted over to flying the more advanced A26 Invader. Wayne Downing flew a total of 86 combat missions. Post-war he stayed with the Air Force flying the B-47 and B-52 until 1962, becoming a maths teacher after leaving the service. He died on 4th August 2018. |
![]() ![]() Captain Ralph F Conte (deceased) *Signature Value : £40 Editions signed : Clipped Signature. | Conte, Ralph F (Captain Ralph F Conte (deceased)) Navigator / Bombardier, Ralph flew 65 combat missions in the A-20 & A-26 |
![]() ![]() Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow (deceased) Died : 2012 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Clipped Signature. | Milow, Arthur R (Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow (deceased)) Arthur Milow was Commanding Officer of the 643rd Squadron, 409th Bomb Group, and commanded a total of 66 combat missions flying the Douglas A20 Havoc, and A26 Invader. He flew combat missions during the D-Day operations, and later took part in the Battle of the Bulge. He died on 28th June 2012. |
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