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9 Apr 97 Windsor Spitfire Cover Special Spitfire cover No 610 Sqn Biggin Hill in action over S E England during mass raids. Signed Flt Lt Jan L Malinski 302 Sqn Polish Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Certified 2 of 10

As above but Signed FIt.Lt.Ludwik A.Martel (VM KW K2)603 Fighter Sqn. 1940. Battle of Britain.He joined 54 Squadron at Catterick in Mid September 1940 and moved to 603 Squadron at Hornchurch.

10 Jun 97 - Duxford - R.J.Mitchell & The Spitfire Special pmk. on 20p. Spitfire stamp
Special Reach for the sky Cover with picture cachet taken from the film, Signed by T.G.Pickering Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 32 & 501 Squadrons.10 numbered & issued.

As above Signed Wg.Cdr.C.F. Currant DSO DFC Battle of Britain pilot. Ace. 10 destroyed.

10 Jun 97 - Scampton - Roy Chadwick, Designer of the Lancaster - Special Postmark on 26p Lancaster Stamp The EAGLES NEST Certified copy of 3
Special Eagles Nest Cover picture cachet of Lancaster B111 of No 617 Squadron among 359 Lancsters drops last 'Talboy ' bomb of World War 11 Eagles Nest Berchtesgaden.Black added cachet
The Berchtesgaden raid was the last operation of the war for 617 Squadron was the attack on Hitlers Mountain retreat Berchtesgaden on the 25th April 1945. Berchetsgaden had been found by German leader in 1923 and he later built the ville Berghof there - this was the only home that he owned. During 1936 the German leader had been visited there by the former British Prime Minister Lloyd George .
The raid on Berchtesgaden involved a round trip of some 1400 miles and employed a total of some 350 aircraft of Bomber Command. To escort them were two Mustang Fighter Squadrons of the American 9th Air Force. 617 provided some 16 Lancasters, which were led by Squadron Leader Brookes. For 617 this was to be the grang finale. The bombing was carried out in cloudless conditions, but there was mist and snow on the mountains and many missed the target. After the bombing, the barracks at Berchtesgaden had taken many hits, and a quarter of the main control centre had been demolished with the administration HQ set of Fire.
Signed by L.S. (Benny) Goodman, pilot 617 Sqn.Tirpitz.

as above but Signed by D. Oldman, B/A with 617 Sqn., member of Leavitt's crew. Some of the raids on Tirpitz and Berchtesgaden.

As above Signed by Flt Lt Alan Edgar Quinton DFM MID, Squadrons Pilot 50,617,61. Theatres of operation UK, Based Night Bombing UK Based Special Duties UK Based ( Daylight ) Berchtesgaden Raid. Aircraft flown Hampden, Wellington, Lancaster, Stirling, Lincoln.

23 August 1997 Woodford Roy Chadwick. Designer of the Lancaster-Special pmk on 26p. Lancaster stp. Special cover A Lancaster of 617 Sqn. attacking the Mohne Dam, Flown in Lancaster of Battle of Britain Memorial Flight RAF Coningsby to Bentley Priory to RAF Coningsby 23rd May 1997. Certificate of Authenticity enclosed. Certified Copy of 23
Ssigned by L.W. Curtis DFC, Signals Leader on the Tirpitz mission with 617 Sqn. Also with 99 & 158 Sqns.

As above but signed by H.N.Evans,Wireless operator/Air gunner & later Signals Leader. 617 Quinton’s crew.

Personally Signed by E. Gray Ward, Squadron Leader pilot Decorations DFC* + MID Squadrons 50,57,617.theatres of operations Europe,Far East. A chief test pilot – MU – Stathan Commanding Officer – RAF Hucknall. Aircraft flown Tiger Moth, Lancaster,Canberra.Certified Copy No of 23

Above but Signed by D.P. (Dudley) Heal DFM, navigator, Brown's crew on the Dams Raid, 17 May 43. £39.95

as above but signed by Sidney William Harris Warrant Officer bomb aimer,Kellaway’s Crew 617 Sqn, Squadrons 149.617,1661 Con Unit Theatres of operation Europe, North Africa. Aircraft Flown, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Oxford.

As above but Signed by J H Jones Navigator 78 Sqn & Brookes Crew ( Berchtesgaden Raid ) 617 Squadron and 15 Squadron on Bombers

as above but signed by T.G.Muhl, Air gunner/Air Bomber 207 & 617 Sqns.

As above but signed by J H Nutley, Flight Engineer Served with 49 & 617 Sqns. posted to 617 Sqn to act as Pathfinder, flew 30 operations.

as above but Signed by D. Oldman, B/A with 617 Sqn., member of Leavitt's crew. Some of the raids on Tirpitz and Berchtesgaden.

As above but Signed by H.J. (Harold) Riding was Wireless operator and air gunner with 617, 619 and 227 squadrons. His operations were carried out on the Brest, Ijmuiden, Tirpitz, Westkappel Sea Wall, Kembs Canal, Urft Dam, Hamburg U - Boat pens and Berchesgaden raids to name just a few. Aircraft flown Lancaster, Wellington.

gned by P W Shirley, Bomb Aimer with 15, 189, 617, 630 Sqns.