{"lots":[{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/148028/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-05-31","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 soe lysander occupied europe drop pilot len ratcliff dfc signed 10 x 8 inch colour raf lysander photo. len ratcliff joined the rafvr in early 1939 to train as a pilot. in 1941 he completed a full tour of 30 operations in bomber command with 49 squadron. after a rest period he was posted to 161 (special duties ) sqn as flight commander flying agents and supplies in and out of france, belgium, holland, norway and denmark. he then spent a period in charge of a.i.2.c at the very centre of clandestine activities in the whole of occupied europe. he returned to 161 squadron in 1943 as flight commander and later squadron commander. good condition. all autographs come with a certificate of authenticity. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from £9.99"},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"1","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/45072/lot/148028/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-23T19:09:11.989Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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a quest to discover the fate of the aircraft he was shot down in, and became a pow. this copy comes with the following signatures of 42 ww2 raf veterans - a matted bookplate with signatures of 23 raf prisoners of war, and a further 17 signatures of bomber command veterans, signed on the title page. matted bookplate signed by 23 ww2 raf aircrew who became prisoners of war. w/o w g \"billy\" bell - 166/103 sqd. flt lt george cash dfc - 139/571 sqd. w/o reg cleaver - 419 sqd. w/o dick curnock - 425 sqd. w/o david denchfield - 610 sqd. w/o peter donaldson - 10 sqd. w/o norman gregory - 101 sqd. w/o doug fry - 15 sqd. sqd ldr harry glendinning - 115 sqd. w/o bob hollinrake - 10 sqd. w/o stan \"paddy\" hope - 540 pru. w/o norman jones - 625 sqd. w/o harry levy - 9 sqd. w/o bob kendall - 15 sqd. flt lt john maling - 10 sqd. w/o fred maltas - 35 sqd. w/o frank mannion - 10 sqd. w/o russell margerison - 625 sqd. w/o john morrison - 35/58/78 sqd. ac1 ernest mortimer - 84 sqd. w/o joe musgrove - 214 sqd. flt lt dick starkey - 106 sqd. flt lt dennis thorpe - 626 sqd. signed in the book title page, 17 bomber command veterans. air cmdr charles clark - obe - 619 sqd. flt sgt jack cook - 100/104 sqd. sqd ldr alex cowan - 101 sqd. w/o david fellowes - 460 sqd. sgt victor t harding - 617/627 sqd (ground crew). w/o jeff hildreth - 170 sqd. w/o harry irons dfc - 9/158 sqd. flt lt bob lasham dfc* - 9/97 sqd. flt lt jo lancaster dfc - 40/12 sqd. flt lt len mcnamara dfc ld'h - 10/158/75 sqd. flt lt alan payne dfc - 630 sqd. w/o maurice snowball - 550 sqd. w/o reg spencer - 514/617. sqd. w/o frank tolley - 625 sqd. flt sgt eric varney - 207 sqd. w/o ron wade - 58 sqd. flt lt rusty waughman dfc - 101 sqd. good condition. all autographs come with a certificate of authenticity. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from £9.99"},"estimateMax":90,"lotNumber":"5","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/45072/lot/148032/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-23T19:09:11.998Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£80 - 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617 sqd, flt lt frank hogan - 622 sqd, flt sgt jim ibbotson - 102 sqd, w/o ken johnson - 61/9 sqd, w/o syd marshall - 103 sqd, w/o joe musgrove - 214 sqd, w/o eric parker dfm - 12 sqd, w/o harry parkins - 630/576 sqd, flt lt alan payne dfc - 630 sqd, w/o reg payne - 50 sqd, f/o doug petty - 429 sqd, f/o lawrence rogers - 218/75 sqd, w/o maurice snowball - 550 sqd, w/o sam thompson - 103/9 sqd, w/o frank tilley - 617 sqd, w/o frank tolley - 625 sqd, w/o ron tomlin - 10 sqd, f/o jack warner dfm - 428 sqd, w/o colin wood - 106/83 sqd, f/o ray worrall - 44 sqd. good condition. all autographs come with a certificate of authenticity. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from £9.99"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"8","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/45072/lot/148035/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-23T19:09:12.008Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£90 - 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( he obviously was suffering from lack of oxygen as the lancaster was in a spiralling dive ) he jumped out of the hole in the cockpit and landed in a berlin street, immediately taken prisoner . after being blown out, henry pulled on what he thought was my parachute release, but it was release of his seat harness! when it fell away he searched again and to his relief the parachute opened before he fell onto a bush in a berlin park. henry hid by day and walked by night but on the third night, just after people had come out of their shelter during another bomb attack, some children surrounded him, and he was taken to the burgermasters house, where kind ladies bathed his face and gave him food. 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