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Clipped Signature - Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre. - Cranston Military Prints

Clipped Signature - Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre.


Clipped Signature - Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre.

Served with the 60th Rifles in France in 1914 before joining No.60 Sqn Royal Flying Corps. By 1917 he was flying the Sopwith one-and-a-half strutter with No.43 Sqn, claiming two victories. Injured in a crash and awarded the Military Cross, he returned to action claiming 5 victories plus 2 shared in early 1918 and was awarded a Bar to his MC. He was an MP from 1929 and then joined the House of Lords. He died in 1988.

Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.
Item Code : CLP2963Clipped Signature - Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre. - Editions Available
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Clipped Signature.
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Balfour, Harold
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Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre MC* (deceased)
Born in 1897, he served with the 60th Rifles in France in 1914 before joining the Royal Flying Corps. He initially joined No.60 Squadron but by 1917 was with No.43 Squadron flying the Sopwith one-and-a-half Strutter. He scored two victories in the space of a month in March to April 1917, but moved away from front line flying when he was injured in a crash. He was awarded his first Military Cross in May 1917. Returing to action with No.43 Sqn now equipped with Sopwith Camels, he claimed 5 vic
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Lieutenant Leefe-Robinsons BE2C, converted to single-seater night-fighter configuration, destroying the German SL11 over Hertfordshire on the night of 2/3 September, 1916. Robinson attacked the SL11 from below, raking it with incendiary fire, before turning and diving past the airship for another attack. As he did so, the airship exploded into flames and crashed into a field near Cuffley, killing all sixteen crew. For this action, Leefe-Robinson was awarded the VC.

William Leefe-Robinson by Ivan Berryman. 		Mystery still surrounds just why Manfred von Richthofen risked so much in chasing the novice pilot Wilfred Wop May into Allied-occupied territory on the morning of Sunday, 21st April 1918, but it was to be his last flight, this error of judgement costing him his life. Von Richthofen had broken from the main fight involving Sopwith Camels of 209 Sqn to chase Mays aircraft, but found himself under attack from the Camel of Captain Roy Brown. All three aircraft turned and weaved low along the Somme River, the all red Triplane coming under intense fire from the ground as well as from Browns aircraft. No one knows exactly who fired the crucial bullet, but Manfred von Richthofens aircraft was seen to dive suddenly and impact with the ground. The Red Baron was dead and his amazing run of 80 victories was over. The painting shows Mays aircraft (D3326) in the extreme distance, pursued by DR.1 (425/17) and Browns Camel (B7270) in the foreground.

Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. 		The highest scoring Sopwith Camel ace of World War 1, Donald MacLaren was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1893. Joining the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 as a trainee pilot, it was only the following March that he claimed his first victory, a Hannover C-Type whilst posted to 46 Squadron. His kill rate was quite formidable for, in this the final year of the war, he was to claim no fewer than 54 confirmed victories. Indeed, in the period from 15th September to 2nd October, he claimed eight Fokker D.VIIs - a remarkable feat against Germanys most potent fighter. He is pictured here attacking a D.VII in Camel F2137 U of 46 Sqn. MacLaren survived the war and died in 1989.

Donald MacLaren by Ivan Berryman. 		Albert Ball in his Nieuport 17 having just shot down a German LVG. His aircraft, A134, was distinctive in having a bright red spinner. He was the first Royal Flying Corps pilot to score a hat-trick (3 kills on a single mission) and, in the course of his career, scored another two on his way to his outstanding 44 victories.

Albert Ball by Ivan Berryman.
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Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre MC* (deceased)
Died : 1988
*Signature Value : £85

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Clipped Signature.


Balfour, Harold
(Lord Harold Balfour of Inchyre MC* (deceased))

Born in 1897, he served with the 60th Rifles in France in 1914 before joining the Royal Flying Corps. He initially joined No.60 Squadron but by 1917 was with No.43 Squadron flying the Sopwith one-and-a-half Strutter. He scored two victories in the space of a month in March to April 1917, but moved away from front line flying when he was injured in a crash. He was awarded his first Military Cross in May 1917. Returing to action with No.43 Sqn now equipped with Sopwith Camels, he claimed 5 victories plus 2 shared between 16th February and 12th March 1918. Awarded a Bar to his Military Cross, he then commanded a training school for the next year and retired from the Air Force in 1923. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 1929 until 1945, he the entered the House of Lords as Baron Balfour of Inchyre. He died on 21st September 1988.
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No.43 Sqn
No.60 Sqn
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