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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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| Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (deceased) Died : 2006 *Signature Value : £55 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. | Holland, Tony (Flight Lieutenant Tony Holland DFC AE DFC (deceased)) Tony Holland flew the first spitfire to Malta from USS Wasp with 603 Squadron in April 1942. He shared in the destruction of 6 enemy aircraft. Sadly Tony passed away on the 28th of March 2006 at 85. |
 Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased) Died : 1999 *Signature Value : £35 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. | Lewin, Lord (Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin GCB MVO DSC (deceased)) Terry Lewin served onboard the destroyer HMS Ashanti during Operation Pedestal. He later served on the Russian convoys, the invasion of North Africa and in the Channel. After the war he became chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War. Lord Lewin, regarded by many as the best Admiral produced by the Royal Navy since the second world war, died in January 1999. |
| Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC *Signature Value : £30 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. | Marten, George (Lieutenant Commander George Marten LVO DSC) George Marten was first Lieutenant of destroyer HMS Penn during Operation Pedestal, and boarded the Ohio to take charge of recovery operations. He later commanded HMS Wilton in the North Atlantic. |
  Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC (deceased) Died : 2011 *Signature Value : £55 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. | Twiss, Peter (Lieutenant Peter Twiss OBE DSC (deceased)) Peter Twiss was born on the 23rd of July,1921 in Lindfield, West Sussex. Peter Twiss spent much of his early days on a farm near Salisbury. When war broke out later in 1939 he enlisted as a Naval Airman Second Class in the Fleet Air Arm, qualifying as a pilot after initial training at 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School at Castle Bromwich on Tiger Moths and then went on to fly Hawker Harts and Fairey Battles. Operational training followed at RNAS Yeovilton flying Blackburn Rocs and Skuas and Fairey Swordfish followed by a period at the Army School of Co-operation at Andover on Bristol Blenheims on twin conversion before being posted to the Orkneys to 771 Squadron. By then he had amassed 292 hours on 12 types and attained the rank of Midshipman. Peter Twiss flew with 807 Squadron FAA from the carrier HMS Furious during the Malta convoys, and later took part in the invasion of North Africa. Best known as a post-war test pilot, particularly of the Fairey Delta FD2 with which he set a World Absolute Speed Record, Peter Twiss also saw distinguished service as a Fleet Air Arm pilot. Flying Fulmars, he was with HMS Ark Royal when she was sunk in November 1941 and then served with his squadron on both Argus and Furious for several of the vital Malta convoys with Force H. He formed the first Seafire Squadron for Operation Torch and was awarded a Bar to his DSC. Returning to the UK, he was sent to the Night Fighter Development Unit. During the war Peter began to get opportunities to fly new aircraft and he started his test flying in America late 1944 and had his first opportunity to fly a jet aircraft. By now he had attained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. In 1945 he attended the Empire Test Pilots School at Cranfield and then went to the Naval Squadron at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment based at Boscombe Down. In 1946 he joined Fairey Aviation as a test pilot. Lieutenant-Commander Peter Twiss test flew many of the Fairey aircraft including the Fairey Primer, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Gannet, the Fairey FD1, and the Fairey Rotadyne compound helicopter and in 1947 he entered the Lympne Air flying a Firefly IV winning the high speed race with 306 mph. His achievement in breaking the world air speed record in 1956 in the Fairey Delta 2 was recognised by receiving the Queens Commendation for Valuable Service and an OBE. By 1959 Peter was Chief Test for Fairey Aviation when the company was sold to Westland Aircraft and he decided to retire from test flying. He had then amassed 4,500 hours in 148 different types of aircraft. Sadly, Peter Twiss passed away on 31st August 2011. |
  Wing Commander Laddie Lucas CBE DSO DFC (deceased) Died : 1998 *Signature Value : £75 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. | 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. |
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Signature(s) value alone : £250
Signature(s) value alone : £250