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Clipped Signature - Alan Gear. - Cranston Military Prints

Clipped Signature - Alan Gear.


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.

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Item Code : CLP2844Clipped Signature - Alan Gear. - Editions Available
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Clipped Signature.
Gear, Alan
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Alan Walter Gear DFC (deceased)
Born in 1916, Alan Gear was posted to No.32 Sqn flying Hurricanes in early October 1940 during the Battle of Britain. After a year with the squadron he became an instructor, returning to action with No.72 Sqn in October 1942 and going to North Africa. During his time there he claimed an Me109 and Ju87 plus a further two aircraft damaged. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in July 1943 before becoming a test pilot that October. In January 1944 the engine on his aircraft failed and
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You can almost hear the roar of their mighty Merlin engines and feel the prop-wash in this salute to the Hawker Hurricane. This classic portrayal of this much-loved fighter depicts a pair of Mk.I Hurricanes from No.32 Sqn leading the scramble away from their forward airfield. Often making three, four or five such scrambles a day at the height of the battle, this time they are racing to intercept Luftwaffe intruders who have been spotted crossing the Kent coast.

Response to Call by Robert Taylor. 		A Spitfire of No.19 Sqn returns from a sortie during the Battle of Britain, summer 1940.

Supermarine Spitfire - Job Well Done by Graeme Lothian. 		George Gilroy was a highly decorated World War Two pilot who acquired the nickname <i>Sheep</i> from his pre-war work as a shepherd. Flying with No.603 Sqn, he shared in 8 aircraft destroyed and claimed 3 victories of his own with the squadron. With No.609 Sqn he claimed another 4 victories before moving to command 324 Wing. Here, his score continued to climb and he was finally credited with 14 victories and another 14 shared with another dozen or so claimed damaged or probably destroyed. He is seen here in his No.603 Sqn Spitfire XT-N X4271 in which he claimed Me109s on the 28th and 31st August 1940. This Spitfire crashed in Wanstead after he baled out on 31st August - he was hospitalised by a crowd who mistook him for a German pilot in this incident.

Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. 		The Spitfire (EB-J, X4559) of Maurice Peter Brown takes to the air with his wingman.

41 Sqn Scramble by Ivan Berryman.
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Alan Walter Gear DFC (deceased)
Died : 2003
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Clipped Signature.


Gear, Alan
(Alan Walter Gear DFC (deceased))

Born in 1916, Alan Gear was posted to No.32 Sqn flying Hurricanes in early October 1940 during the Battle of Britain. After a year with the squadron he became an instructor, returning to action with No.72 Sqn in October 1942 and going to North Africa. During his time there he claimed an Me109 and Ju87 plus a further two aircraft damaged. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in July 1943 before becoming a test pilot that October. In January 1944 the engine on his aircraft failed and he suffered severe injuries in the resulting crash. Having never returned to flying he was invalided out of the RAF in January 1945. Known for his enormous handlebar moustache post-war, he died on 22nd May 2003.
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No.32 Sqn
No.72 Sqn
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