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  Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane (deceased) *Signature Value : £50 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. | Crane, Roy (Flight Lieutenant Roy Crane (deceased)) Joining the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1940, Roy Crane was the deferred for nine months before call-up and flying training in the UK and Canada, receiving his Wings and Commission in December 1942. After operational training on Hurricanes, he joined 182 Typhoon Squadron in August 1943. Sorties included dive bombing and fighter escort duties. Transferred to 181 Squadron in April 1944 where worties with cannon and rockets included V1 and V2 sites as well as gun positions, petrol dumps, trains and marshalling yards, etc, in preparation for the invasion. In May this intensified with attacks on heavily defended radar sites along the French coast and shipping strikes. With the invasion a success, 181 Squadron was in the forefront of the Typhoons squadrons attacks on the German ground forces in Normandy, operating from forward airfields in France. On 2nd August 1944 his aircraft was hit by flak at low level and he became a POW. He had completed 71 operational sorties -- Whilst attacking tanks and motorised transport with rockets and cannon in the area of Falaise on 2nd August 1944, my aircraft was twice hit by 40mm flak at low level. I baled out and landed in a very hostile Waffen SS camp, lucky to be quickly rescued by two of the nearby German Air Force gun crew that had shot me down. Later that evening I was taken in an open German staff car by the Oberfeldwebel from the gun crew, a driver and an armed motorcycle escort in the direction of Falaise. We had only travelled a short distance, when about to pass a column of German tanks, they were attacked by six Typhoons firing rockets and cannon. They came round again and again, leaving terrible carnage. This was an ordeal that has to be experienced to be truly appreciated. They finally got me out of the Falaise pocket to Alencon, after which I was eventually taken after intensive interrogation at Oberursal, to Stalag Luft III at Sagan. |
 Flight Lieutenant John Golley (deceased) Died : 2000 *Signature Value : £55 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. | Golley, John (Flight Lieutenant John Golley (deceased)) John Golley flew Hurricanes, Spitfires and Typhoons during World War II, commencing his combat flying with fighter sweeps and ground attacks over Northern Europe. During the run up to D-Day his No. 245 Squadron Typhoons were equipped with rockets, specializing in tank-busting in the Normandy Campaign. He has written several best-selling military books including The Day of the Typhoon. He died in December 2000. |
 Flight Lieutenant Ron Grant *Signature Value : £40 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. | Grant, Ron (Flight Lieutenant Ron Grant) Ron was serving with the Auxilliary Air Force when war broke out. After operational training he joined 183 Squadron flying Typhoons. In March 1944 his Typhoon was converted to rockets for attacking ships, barges, rocket and radar sites in preparation for the Invasion. In July 1944 he transferred to 609 Squadron in Normandy. In August 1944 Ron was forced to bail out after engine failure and became a POW. |
  Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell (deceased) Died : 2019 *Signature Value : £40 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. | Lovell, Derek (Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell (deceased)) Volunteered for the RAFVR in January 1941. He trained in Canada on Tiger Moths and Oxfords. He received his wings in April 1942 and was posted to Central Flying School. Following graduation, he taught Fleet Air Arm trainees on Harvards. He returned to the UK in March 1943 and flew Masters at AFU and Hurricanes at OTU. He taught Lancaster crews fighter evasion prior to posting to 84 GSU to fly Typhoons. He joined 197 Squadron at Needs Oar Point in the New Forest in June 1944 and was involved in close support operations and tactical dive bombing and low level bombing throughout the Normandy campaign and on through to VE-Day. He completed 135 operations and in August 1945 was posted to an OTU to instruct on Typhoons and Tempest Vs. He was demobbed in June 1946 and flew weekends in the VR on Tiger Moths and later Chipmunks. He was called up on the G Reserve in July 1951 and flew Harvards, Spitfire XXIIs and then Vampire Vs. He stood down in September as the Korea situation eased. He passed away on March 1st, 2019. |
 Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Limited edition of artist proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. Limited edition of 125 publishers proofs. | Pattison, H G Pat (Squadron Leader H G Pat Pattison) Joining up in 1940 Pat Pattison graduated for flying in the U.S.A. Returning home he flew Hurricanes in affiliation with Halifaxes of No. 6 (Canadian) Group. Converting to Typhoons, Pat joined No. 182 Squadron supporting the D-Day invasion on ground attack sorties. He was awarded the DFC in January 1945 and completed a total of 111 operational sorties. |
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Signature(s) value alone : £230
Signature(s) value alone : £230