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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 Harold Riding *Signature Value : £25 Editions signed : Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints. Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Signature edition of 2 prints. Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints. | Riding, Harold (Flight Lieutenant Harold Riding) Originally joining 106 Sqn as a WOp/AG he transferred to 617 Sqn where he did a full tour during from late 1943. He was the only person in the RAF to be promoted from ACI directly to Pilot Officer in only one day. |
 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Died : 2011 *Signature Value : £30 Editions signed : Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints. Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Signature edition of 2 prints. Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints. | Lucas, Kenneth (Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased)) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. |
  Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased) Died : 2019 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Signature edition of 2 prints. | Sutherland, Frederick E (Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)) Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. |
  Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Died : 2012 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Signature edition of 2 prints. | McDonald, Grant S (Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased)) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. |
 Warrant Officer J D Phillips (deceased) Died : 2014 *Signature Value : £30 Editions signed : Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. | Phillips, J D (Warrant Officer J D Phillips (deceased)) Having qualified as a Flight engineer, he was one of the first crews to join 617 Sqn following the Dams raids and completed operations against the mighty Tirpitz Battle Ship. He died in April 2014. |
  Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Died : 2022 *Signature Value : £45 Editions signed : Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. | Johnson, George L (Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased)) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. |
  Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) Died : 2018 *Signature Value : £15 Editions signed : Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. | Stevens, Maureen (Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased)) Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017. |
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Signature(s) value alone : £55
Signature(s) value alone : £55