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denouncing them for the destruction of german cities rather than acknowledging them as the heroes they were. for the first time, john nichol and tony rennell tell the story of the controversial last battles of bomber command through the eyes of the brave men who fought them. good condition est."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"26","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275332/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:06:49.709Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£100 - £120","currency":"GBP","id":275332,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":140,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275333/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"sherlock holmes jeremy brett and edward hardwick signed 1993 cotswold sherlock holmes fdc. rare combination regarded as the best pairing. good condition est."},"estimateMax":160,"lotNumber":"27","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275333/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:06:49.710Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£140 - 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21 february 2016) was a british royal navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history. brown held the world record for the most aircraft carrier deck take-offs and landings performed (2,407 and 2,271 respectively) and achieved several \"firsts\" in naval aviation, including the first landings on an aircraft carrier of a twin-engined aircraft, an aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage, a jet aircraft, and a rotary-wing aircraft. brown flew almost every category of royal navy and royal air force aircraft: glider, fighter, bomber, airliner, amphibian, flying boat and helicopter. during the second world war, he flew many types of captured german, italian, and japanese aircraft, including new jet and rocket aircraft. he was a pioneer of jet technology into the postwar era. good condition est."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"56","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275362/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:06:44.808Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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13 march 1995), also known as odette churchill and odette sansom, code named lise, was an agent for the united kingdom's clandestine special operations executive (soe) in france during the second world war. she was the first woman to be awarded the george cross by the united kingdom and was awarded the légion d'honneur by france. the following information relating to her war service uses 'sansom' as this was her surname during this period. the purpose of soe was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied europe against the axis powers, especially germany. soe agents allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from england. sansom arrived in france on the night of 3/4 november 1942 to work as a courier with the spindle network (or circuit) of soe headed by peter churchill (whom she later married).[1] in january 1943, to evade arrest, churchill and sansom moved their operations to near annecy in the french alps. she and churchill were arrested there on 16 april 1943 by spy-hunter hugo bleicher. she spent the rest of the war imprisoned in ravensbrück concentration camp. her wartime experiences and endurance of a brutal interrogation and imprisonment, which were chronicled in books and a motion picture, made her one of the more prominent members of the soe, and one of the few to survive nazi imprisonment. good condition est."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"216","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275522/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":24,"soldPrice":24,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:08.931Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£24 - 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seven of the pilots died during the battle of britain and 11 others never saw the end of the second world war. 7 otu hawarden on 10th august, converted to spitfires and joined 74 squadron at kirton-in-lindsey on the 26th. he moved on to 66 squadron at coltishall on the 28th. it was again a short stay and on 11th september clarke joined 610 squadron at acklington. on 30th september 1940 clarke had an incredible escape. during a practice dog-fight his spitfire l1037 collided head-on with another spitfire. clarke's propeller probably struck the other aircraft's wing. he throttled back immediately, trimmed the nose down, opened the hood, undid his harness and climbed out. after leaving his cockpit clarke was probably struck by the tailplane. he passed out and when he came to he was hanging upside down, suspended by one strap which was fastened very insecurely around one leg. clarke managed to pull himself up and got hold of the rest of the harness but just before reaching the ground he fainted again. his only injury was a deep cut on the chin, caused by his helmet being wrenched off as he left the cockpit, and some bruises. his parachute pack must have caught on some part of the cockpit and been pulled off, breaking the harness straps, one of which pulled itself tight round one of clarke's legs when the buckle caught in the loop. the parachute must have pulled open when the pack was wrenched off. he did not remember pulling the ripcord. the other spitfire, k9818, crashed on alnmouth beach, f/o ch bacon was killed. wreckage from clarke's aircraft was dug up in 1995 for display in bamburgh museum. clarke went to 602 squadron at prestwick on 16th december 1940, moved to 266 squadron at wittering on the 22nd and finally joined 255 squadron at kirton-in-lindsey on 3rd january 1941, initially flying defiants and later beaufighters. commissioned in august 1941, he stayed with 255 until december 1942, finishing up in north africa from mid-november. with his tour completed, clarke returned to the uk. he became a test pilot and was posted to 23 mu aldergrove on 18th april 1943 where he remained until released from the raf on 2nd may 1947 as a flight lieutenant. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"218","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275524/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:08.934Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":275524,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275525/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 rare battle of britain pilot w ross jones 266 sqn signed 50th ann raf cover. he has also written career details on the back. also signed by b seabourne 238 sqn, bill hodds 25 sqn, alan gear 32 sqn, j millard 1 sqn, john keatings 219 sqn and avis hearn mm. w ross jones he started out as a radio operator but went on to become a skilful pilot and was one of the first to take off from an aircraft carrier. on september 15th 1940, he flew no fewer than 17 times. in 1941, while on leave, he flew his spitfire under the menai suspension bridge, for which he was reprimanded. he became a squadron leader, and was awarded the distinguished flying medal with bar. later, while co at llanbedr, near harlech he was awarded the air force medal, the services highest peacetime honour. he later for pilot training and was selected. he remustered as an airman u/t pilot on 13th march 1939. with his training completed, jones was posted to 266 squadron at sutton bridge direct from fts on 6th november 1939. he shared in the destruction of a he115 floatplane east of deal on 15th august 1940 and on the 16th he probably destroyed a me109. while refuelling at manston on 18th august jones was caught in a ground attack by german fighters and was treated for shock. he did not fly again with 266 before being posted to 602 squadron at westhampnett on 13th september. jones was commissioned on this day. he flew no sorties with 602 between 13th september and 23rd october 1940, when he was posted away from 602. possibly the shock effects of 18th august may have been greater than expected. on 2nd september 1944 jones was given the task of forming and then commanding the special duties flight for communication duties in support of 2nd taf and 21 army group on the continent. he later went to the air staff at technical training command and carried out many special flights to southern france, belgium, germany and holland, carrying many important passengers. he was awarded the afc (gazetted 1st january 1946). jones was in the fighter control branch after the war and retired from the raf on 28th january 1959 as a flight lieutenant, retaining the rank of squadron leader. he died at llanfairfechan, gwynedd on 13th august 2002. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"219","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275525/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:08.936Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":275525,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275526/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-04","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 rare battle of britain pilot jan kowalski 303 sqn signed 50th ann raf cover. also signed by j millard 1 sqn, john gibson 501 sqn, alan gear 32 sqn, pete brothers 32 sqn and avis hearn mm. jan kowalski (19 november 1916 - 15 may 2000) was an aircraft pilot who served in the polish air force and royal air force with the ranks of captain and flight lieutenant respectively. he had fought in the world war ii, including the battle of britain. after the fall of france in 1940, he had escaped to great britain, united kingdom, where he joined the royal air force, and got assigned service number 793450, and later, p-1909.[5] after being trained to pilot british fighter aircraft, on 21 august, he got assigned to the 303 squadron. as a member of the squadron, he fought in the battle of britain. on 26 september 1940, while piloting hawker hurricane no. p3089, he had shot down the messerschmitt bf 109 fighter,[6] and on 27 september, he had damaged the heinkel he 111 bomber. on 22 january 1941, he was assigned to newly formed no. 315 polish fighter squadron. on 5 december 1942, after ending the turn of combat flights, he was assigned to the no. 58 operational training unit, where he was an instructor. on 13 february 1943, he become a member of the polish fighting team, in which, had made 39 combat flights in africa. since 21 july 1943, he was a member of no. 316 polish fighter squadron, and later he was assigned to the no. 131 wing. on 28 april 1944, he was assigned to the no. 317 polish fighter squadron. on 1 may 1945, he returned to the blackpool airbase, and on 9 november, he was reassigned back to the no. 131 wing. in july 1946, he had attended the air traffic controller course, and become the controller at the raf swinderby airbase. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"220","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275526/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":26,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:08.937Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":275526,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":10,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275527/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-04","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 rare battle of britain pilot j unwin mann 238 sqn signed 50th ann raf cover. also signed by e c green mm, avis hearn mm, richard haine 600 sqn, jimmy corbin 66 sqn, sticks gregory 29 sqn, john gibson 501 sqn, alan gear 32 sqn. john r. \"jack\" urwin-mann (1920-1999) was a canadian flying ace and battle of britain monument raf fighter pilot with no. 238 squadron, known for his initiative and skill in hurricane fighters during 1940. he claimed over 9 enemy aircraft destroyed during the battle. later, as a squadron leader, he earned the dso and dfc with bar for his, including operations over malta. good condition est."},"estimateMax":12,"lotNumber":"221","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275527/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:08.939Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £12","currency":"GBP","id":275527,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":10,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275528/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 rare battle of britain pilot r stretch 235 sqn signed 50th ann raf cover. also signed by john keatings 219 sqn, ais hearn mm and the pilot who flew the covers. r stretch was posted to 235 squadron, operating blenheims at bircham newton, arriving on 26th august 1940. on 29th october 1940 stretch was crewed with sgt. rf tatnell for a sweep off the danish coast. they engaged two he115 floatplanes, before the enemy aircraft escaped into cloud stretch observed his rounds '..ricochet off the armour plating..'. on 4th march 1941, crewed with f/o lewis, they engaged a ju88. the forward-firing guns jammed soon after opening fire but stretch was able to make a number of hits on the port engine. the ju88 was later confirmed as destroyed. when 235 converted to beaufighters in june 1941 stretch joined 86 squadron, operating beauforts from north coates on anti-shipping strikes. he arrived on 23rd june and remained with them, flying on detachment to st. eval and skitten as well as north coates, until 2nd july 1942. on 17th may he had taken part in a strike on the german cruiser prinz eugen which was limping south along the norwegian coast after being damaged by a british submarine. there was a furious response by german aa fire and fighters during which stretch shot down a me109. the cruiser escaped to kiel for repair. 86 squadron lost four beauforts in this operation. in july 1942 he went to 8 otu at fraserburgh as a gunnery instructor. in december he joined 2 anti-aircraft co-operation unit at gosport, target-towing in defiants and flying in oxfords on night co-operation with anti-aircraft units and searchlights. he later served with 7 aacu at ipswich and montford bridge before serving with 577 squadron, also in the aacu role, from 6th december 1943 till 24th april 1944. they operated from sealand and wrexham. stretch remustered as a wireless operator mechanic/air gunner in april 1944 and was posted to cranwell. on completion of the course in december he joined 502 squadron at stornoway, operating in halifaxes on night shipping attacks. he arrived there on 4th january 1945. in june 1945 stretch was posted to 279 (asr) squadron, operating with sea otters and warwick's from thornaby. he also served on detachment to 280 and 281 squadrons at tain and beccles. good condition est."},"estimateMax":12,"lotNumber":"222","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275528/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:11.860Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £12","currency":"GBP","id":275528,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":10,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275529/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-03-04","available":false,"description":{"en":"lt cdr hett hms amethyst signed 30th ann yangtse river escape official navy cover rnsc(2)2a, scarce. good condition est."},"estimateMax":12,"lotNumber":"223","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275529/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:11.862Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £12","currency":"GBP","id":275529,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275530/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 reuben fier 94th bomb group signed 1992, 50th ann arrival of b17 in england cover, 49th ann 94th bomb group. 2nd lt reuben fier was the bombardier of the b-17g-1-bo 42-31110 qe-m \"pacific's dream\" when it took off from station 468 bury st edmunds, suffolk, uk, on december 31st, 1943 during mission viii bc171 in order to bomb the cognac-châteaubernard area. at 1221, just after they had dropped their bombs, the plane was hit by flak. two engines caught fire and one was rendered inoperable. unable to maintain formation, the pilot lowered the plane and ordered the crew to jump. after gliding a bit, the plane meandered to what is now the d144 and crashed. upon reaching the ground, fier evaded escape for two weeks, spending some of that time with ssgt hoyes, but was subsequently captured and sent to stalag 7a in moosburg, bavaria. he was liberated and left the service on june 1st, 1945. good condition est."},"estimateMax":12,"lotNumber":"224","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275530/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:11.863Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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a chap called reynolds - was slumped forward on the controls. i think it was the very last round that killed him. it was really unfortunate. his luck had run out. then the aircraft went into a steep dive. despite having never flown an aircraft in his life before that moment, the young airman - paid one shilling and sixpence per day extra to fill in as part-time air crew - took charge. he said : from that moment the only thing going through my mind was survival. everything happened so quickly, and we had to get the heck out of there. i managed to pull the pilot's body off his seat and get the aircraft under control. but we still had to get home and land the thing. my gunner, hank, sent a message back to base saying: 'we're in dire trouble here, the observer is flying the aircraft.' lo and behold, when we got back to base there was whole gallery of people, cars, ambulances and fire tenders all lined up waiting for the ultimate - but it didn't happen. i had spent a long time watching pilots, and made a textbook landing. we came down in a shower of dust. perhaps i was a bit over-confident. the air officer commanding the base apparently said: 'if that guy can fly an aircraft without a pilot's course, let's send him on a pilot's course.' he was presented with his dfm by george vi. the experience led him to train as a pilot at no 4 sfts raf habbaniya, where the no 6 war course were heavily engaged in operations to raise the siege of the base from the iraqi army. he was finally awarded his wings in may 1941. on return to the uk he served with 501 squadron on combat duties on spitfire mk v's until injured as a result of enemy action. on return to flying duties he was posted to 602 squadron flying mkv's and mkix's until june 1944. in february 1944, he claimed a high altitude victory by destroying a me.109 f at an altitude of 35,000 feet, flying a spitfire mk.vii h.f. peter ayerst was commissioned into the royal air force on 14 december 1938 as an acting pilot officer on probation. in august 1939, he was posted to no. 73 squadron to fly hurricanes. he was regraded to pilot officer on probation on 3 september 1939 and his commission was confirmed on 6 october 1939. he was sent to france with the squadron and scored his first victory in april 1940. after a spell instructing, when he shared in the destruction of a heinkel he 111 medium bomber with two other pilots, he had postings with both nos. 145 and 243 squadrons. in july 1942 he went to north africa with no. 33 squadron, before being promoted to flight commander with no. 238 squadron, both postings with further combat success. after a period in south africa, he returned to the uk, joining no. 124 squadron flying spitfire mk viis in defence of the invasion ports, where he scored his final victory; then flew spitfire mk ixs on bomber escorts to germany. he later became a spitfire test pilot at castle bromwich with the instruction of alex henshaw. in november 1944, he was awarded the distinguished flying cross. ayerst's final victory tally stood at five aircraft destroyed, two of which were shared with other pilots, one aircraft probably destroyed, three damaged and two further destroyed on the ground. after the war, ayerst became one of the most highly regarded wartime instructors in the raf. william terence montague clark, dfm, ae (11 april 1919 - 7 may 2020) was a british nightfighter navigator/radar operator in the royal air force (raf) from 1938 to 1945. he, along with john hemingway, was one of the last two verified surviving aircrew of the battle of britain. clark enlisted in the auxiliary air force in 1938 joining no. 615 squadron at kenley in march 1938 as an aircraft hand, then trained to be an aircraft gunner in hawker hectors on army cooperation duties. he joined no. 219 squadron, then flying bristol blenheims, at catterick on 12 july 1940, later training on radar as a radio observer, flying in bristol beaufighters. on the night of 16/17 april 1941 clark flew with the commanding officer of 219 squadron, wing commander t.g. pike, when pike's own navigator was taken ill. they intercepted and destroyed a junkers ju 88 and a heinkel he 111 in the guildford area. during the night of 27/28 april 1941, flying with flying officer d.o. hobbis, his regular pilot, clark assisted in the destruction of an unidentified enemy aircraft, on each of 1/2 june and 13/14 june 1941 they shot down a heinkel he 111. clark was awarded the distinguished flying medal, which was gazetted on 8 july 1941. commissioned as a pilot officer in may 1942, clark had reached the rank of flight lieutenant by the end of the war. post war clark joined the reconstituted royal air force volunteer reserve (rafvr) in 1949 serving in the fighter and aircraft control branches before resigning his commission in 1954. clark died on 7 may 2020 at the age of 101, leaving john hemingway as the last surviving member of the few. wing commander john francis durham \"tim\" elkington (23 december 1920 - 1 february 2019) was a british royal air force (raf) fighter pilot who flew during the battle of britain, and was one of the last surviving aircrew known as \"the few\". elkington joined the royal air force in september 1939 as a flight cadet at the royal air force college cranwell. between october 1939 and april 1940 he trained at no. 9 elementary flying training school at raf ansty. elkington then undertook further training with no. 17 service flight training school at raf cranwell. he was commissioned on 14 july 1940[3] and joined no. 1 squadron raf at raf northolt a day later and flew hawker hurricanes during the battle of britain. his first confirmed \"kill\" came on 15 august 1940, downing a messerschmitt bf 109. a day later he was shot down and wounded on 16 august 1940 (research shows that he was shot down by helmut wick). after recuperating at the royal west sussex hospital at chichester he rejoined no. 1 squadron on 1 october 1940 at raf wittering. after a spell with no. 55 operational training unit as an instructor, in late may 1941 he joined no. 601 squadron raf at raf manston. he was promoted to flying officer on 14 july 1941. from there he joined no. 134 squadron raf at raf leconfield in july 1941. on 12 august 1941 the squadron embarked on hms argus and took off from the carrier on 7 september for an airfield near murmansk. until mid-october 1941 elkington took part in escorting bombers and also trained russian pilots to fly the hurricane. on 6 october 1941 elkington together with sgt. b. barnes from the no. 134 squadron[citation needed] shot down a german bomber junkers ju 88 over vayenga. he returned from russia in january 1942. in april 1942 he joined the merchant ship fighter unit (msfu) at raf speke until august 1942. after a short period with no. 1 squadron again, in september 1942, elkington joined no. 539 squadron raf at raf acklington flying hurricanes alongside douglas a-20 havoc aircraft on night operations. he was promoted flight lieutenant 14 october 1942. after 539 squadron was disbanded in late january 1943, he joined no. 197 squadron raf at raf drem flying the hawker typhoon. after operations from raf tangmere he was posted to no. 67 squadron raf at alipore, calcutta in december 1943. when the tour expired, elkington spent three years commanding afdu at raf amarda road and he returned home in october 1946. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"268","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275574/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:26.080Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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including night attacks on falaise and the seine bridges. on august 1st ellacombe took part in the famous attack by 23 mosquitoes on the german bar-racks in poitiers, led by group captain wykeham barnes. ellacombe had first joined 151 squadron during the battle of britain, direct from flying training school. within weeks he had scored his first victory but also force landed in a field, having shot down a he 111, and baled out of a blazing hurricane. he baled out a second time during the dieppe raid in 1942 but was picked up safely. postwar he had a long and successful career in the rae. wing commander john francis durham \"tim\" elkington (23 december 1920 - 1 february 2019) was a british royal air force (raf) fighter pilot who flew during the battle of britain, and was one of the last surviving aircrew known as \"the few\". elkington joined the royal air force in september 1939 as a flight cadet at the royal air force college cranwell. between october 1939 and april 1940 he trained at no. 9 elementary flying training school at raf ansty. elkington then undertook further training with no. 17 service flight training school at raf cranwell. he was commissioned on 14 july 1940[3] and joined no. 1 squadron raf at raf northolt a day later and flew hawker hurricanes during the battle of britain. his first confirmed \"kill\" came on 15 august 1940, downing a messerschmitt bf 109. a day later he was shot down and wounded on 16 august 1940 (research shows that he was shot down by helmut wick). after recuperating at the royal west sussex hospital at chichester he rejoined no. 1 squadron on 1 october 1940 at raf wittering. after a spell with no. 55 operational training unit as an instructor, in late may 1941 he joined no. 601 squadron raf at raf manston. he was promoted to flying officer on 14 july 1941. from there he joined no. 134 squadron raf at raf leconfield in july 1941. on 12 august 1941 the squadron embarked on hms argus and took off from the carrier on 7 september for an airfield near murmansk. until mid-october 1941 elkington took part in escorting bombers and also trained russian pilots to fly the hurricane. on 6 october 1941 elkington together with sgt. b. barnes from the no. 134 squadron[citation needed] shot down a german bomber junkers ju 88 over vayenga. he returned from russia in january 1942. in april 1942 he joined the merchant ship fighter unit (msfu) at raf speke until august 1942. after a short period with no. 1 squadron again, in september 1942, elkington joined no. 539 squadron raf at raf acklington flying hurricanes alongside douglas a-20 havoc aircraft on night operations. he was promoted flight lieutenant 14 october 1942. after 539 squadron was disbanded in late january 1943, he joined no. 197 squadron raf at raf drem flying the hawker typhoon. after operations from raf tangmere he was posted to no. 67 squadron raf at alipore, calcutta in december 1943. when the tour expired, elkington spent three years commanding afdu at raf amarda road and he returned home in october 1946. richard jones was born in 1918 and in july 1940 he was posted to 64 squadron at kenley, flying spitfires. he was involved in heavy fighting over the channel during the battle of britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during july and august. towards the end of the battle of britain, in october, he moved to 19 squadron flying spitfires from fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. near the end of the battle of britain, pilot officer richard jones was shot down during a dogfight over kent with me 109s. jones crash landed his spitfire in a field, colliding with a flock of sheep - he would go on to write in his log book 'crashed into a load of sheep. what a bloody mess!' after the battle of britain, richard jones became a test pilot for de havilland at witney in oxfordshire, and test flew thousands of hawker hurricanes and other types, including civil types. after the war richard jones joined the rafvr and started a long career in the motor industry. sadly richard jones passed away on 7th march 2012. in december 1936, bill green joined the auxiliary air force as an aero engine fitter with 501 squadron at filton, near bristol. shortly before the start of the second world war, he was given a rare chance for an engine fitter. in 1938 he joined a scheme to recruit nco pilots, qualifying as a flight sergeant and re-joined 501 at bristol in july 1940. sgt bill green had completed just 10 hours of dual flying - with an instructor. in october, he was sent for further flying instruction and on october 30th he had his first solo flight in a magister aircraft. after more training - and getting married on june 3rd - he flew a hurricane for the first time on august 8th 1940, when the battle of britain had been raging for a month. he flew from kenley throughout the battle of britain until november, surviving being shot down twice, before being posted to 504 squadron. after a spell instructing on spitfires and tomahawks, he converted to typhoons, and from november 1944 served with 56 squadron on tempests. he flew more than 50 missions in tempest fighter aircraft with 56 squadron. he was shot down over germany on february 22nd 1945 and spent the last three months of the war as a prisoner of war. after the war, green enjoyed a hugely successful business career, ending up as the managing director and chairman of crown paints, before retiring on his 60th birthday. flight lieutenant bill green, who has died aged 97, was twice shot down flying a hurricane during the battle of britain; five years later he was taken prisoner after again being shot down, this time over germany. green had less than 200 hours' flying time, and just seven hours in the hurricane, when he joined no 501 squadron and was pitched into the fighting at the height of the battle of britain in august 1940. on august 24, flying from hawkinge in kent, his squadron was scrambled to intercept a raid against the nearby airfield at manston. green closed in to attack an enemy dive-bomber when his aircraft was hit by the airfield's anti-aircraft fire. his hurricane was badly damaged and the engine stopped - but he managed to glide to hawkinge, where he discovered half the undercarriage had been shot away. he crash-landed and scrambled from the wrecked aircraft. five days later his squadron was orbiting over deal at 20,000ft when a large force of messerschmitt bf 109 fighters attacked the formation. the windscreen of green's aircraft was shattered and the engine damaged. with no control, he was forced to bail out. his parachute failed to stream correctly and the main canopy became entangled around his legs. he fought to release it and fell thousands of feet before it finally opened fully. within seconds he hit the ground. he had been wounded in the leg and his days in the battle were over. the son of a regular soldier, william james green was born in bristol on april 23 1917 and attended st gabriel school. he left at 14 to work in a cardboard box factory specialising in packages for shoes and small goods, there he met the girl who would become his wife. green was an enterprising boy and he designed a new, larger box. receiving no encouragement from his manager, he took it to mardon, son and hall, where he was offered a job. the company encouraged workmen to join auxiliary military units, and green joined no 501 squadron of the auxiliary air force, stationed at nearby filton. he trained as an aero-engine fitter and two years later volunteered to be a pilot. he was mobilised at the beginning of the war and completed his training before returning to no 501. after recovering from his wounds, he was posted to no 504 squadron, based at filton. one night he was cycling home when german bombers attacked bristol in force and the city suffered heavy damage. over the next few days green flew standing patrols over the city and on a number of occasions chased enemy bombers away. he spent three years as a flying instructor before, in late 1944, joining no 56 squadron, flying the raf's most powerful piston-engine fighter, the tempest. the squadron was based at volkel in the netherlands and he flew low-level strafing attacks against trains, motor transport and supply columns. on february 22 1945 he came under fire from two friendly fighters but evaded them, only to be shot down near osnabruck by intense anti-aircraft fire. i should have zigged when i zagged he said later. green bailed out and was captured. his prison camp near nuremberg was soon evacuated and the pows marched south to stalag 7a, a large camp at moosburg near munich. on april 29 the us seventh army liberated that camp, and within two weeks green was back in england. he was released from the raf in december and received the air efficiency award. green returned to the cardboard box industry, then, in 1960, joined reed international, rising to be chairman. green admired the work of the salvation army and achieved great contentment in religious activities. in june 2012, aged 95, he flew in a two-seat spitfire from goodwood airfield. bill green married, in 1940, bertha biggs; she died in 2008, and he is survived by their son and daughter. flight lieutenant bill green, born april 23 1917, died on november 7 2014. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"280","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275586/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:36.050Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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koblenz. colin was demobbed in 1946. after the war, he flew missions to india to dispose of surplus weapons and flew in the very lancaster bomber flown by guy gibson, the wing commander who led operation chastise, the dambusters raid. colin cole passed away in may 2016 aged 93. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"281","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275587/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:36.052Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":275587,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275588/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275588/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 multi signed raf bomber command book richard overy. ww2 raf wellington bomber multiple signed bookplate 6 of 10, flt lt trotman dfc * 150 sqn, w/o rupert noye dfc 166 sqn, w/o d fraser 115 sqn, w/o jan black sangryciuk 300 polish sqn. w/o jan black stangryciuk (born 1922) was a polish air force air gunner with 300 polish bomber squadron, known as the \"land of masovia\" squadron. he flew operations in both vickers wellington and avro lancaster bombers. in 1942, he sustained serious burns in a training aircraft crash, becoming a member of the guinea pig club and undergoing extensive plastic surgery. after recovery and a period as an instructor, he completed 18 combat operations and was demobilized after the war, eventually passing away in 2023. flt lt trotman dfc refers to flight lieutenant john trotman (also known as johnnie), a world war ii bomber command veteran who flew mosquito and wellington aircraft, completing seventy missions as a pilot and serving in the pathfinder force. he was awarded the distinguished flying cross (dfc) and a subsequent bar for his service, and he survived three crashes during his operational tours. he remained active in aviation after the war, flying into raf shawbury on his 100th birthday as a member of the shropshire aero club and sadly passing away just weeks before his 103rd birthday. rupert noye completed two tours of operations as a rear gunner with 166 and 156 squadrons. rupert initially tried to become a wireless operator but on being unsuccessful with the requirements of that trade, re-mustered as an air gunner. rupert completed his first tour at raf kirmington, an went on to be an instructor. w/o (warrant officer) d. fraser was a rear gunner with no. 115 squadron raf in world war ii. he was shot down by a night fighter during a raid on hamburg in may 1941 and spent four years as a prisoner of war. he enlisted in 1939 and trained as a mechanic before re-mustering as an air gunner, flying four operations with the squadron. was the raf's bombing of german cities justifiable? did it shorten the war, or were 55,000 aircrew sacrificed for nothing? sixty years after its creation, raf bomber command remains controversial. bomber command: reaping the whirlwind investigates the claims and counter-claims. over 80 bomber command veterans were interviewed for c4's film reaping the whirlwind (first shown in october 1996). dramatic eye witness testimony reveals what it was like to fly mission after mission over germany when only one crew in ten survived to complete a tour of operations. the firsthand accounts are backed by an authoritative text by professor richard overy (acclaimed author of why the allies won and the times atlas of the 20th century ). he assesses the importance of bomber command's role in the defeat of germany and the debate about the bombing of dresden. the combination of veterans' testimony with the latest academic research will make bomber command the definitive account of britain's most controversial wartime campaign. good condition est."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"282","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72093/lot/275588/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:07:18.057Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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