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(redstone arsenal). in 1959 he received an honorary doctor of science degree from rollins college in winterpark, florida. his activities during that time resulted in the awards of eight patents concerning the inertial components and gyro platforms. important publications: f.k. mueller, \"considerations on inertial guidance for missiles\", journal of navigation, vol. 6,1959; f.k. mueller, \"a history of inertial guidance\", army ballistic missile agency, 1959; reprinted in journal of the british interplanetary society, vol. 38,1985. he was very much admired by his co-workers and he will be remembered as one of the essential pillars of the evolution of mankind's spacefaring ability during the past century. his life was unusually rich not only in work but also in brilliant accomplishments. he died in may of 2001 at the age of 93. 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":18,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/62325/lot/229927/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":16,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T08:08:02.191Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£16 - 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sortie to the german coast in october 1939, in search of enemy naval units. in november he was posted to the special duty flight at the aandaee boscombe down and sent on a short attachment to the french air force in algeria. after a long lunch one day he was invited to take up a spad 510 biplane, the spectators expecting him to be unable to handle it. he quickly assessed the controls, realised that the throttles were reversed and went on to give a flying display that lasted 50 minutes. smith then went to cgs warmwell on 2nd april 1940 as a flight commander. his brother, 2/lt. ag smith, was killed at dunkirk on 2nd june 1940 serving with 139 field regiment ra, he lies in dunkirk town cemetery. smith joined 264 squadron at kirton-in-lindsey on 11th september 1940 as 'a' flight commander. in december 1940 smith was promoted to squadron leader and joined 221 squadron at birchham newton, as a flight commander. he carried out the first coastal command wellington attack on a german u-boat in 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outside amiens and he lost all his belongings. casson managed to escape by boat back to england from cherbourg. after a brief spell flying hurricanes with 79 squadron at biggin hill, he rejoined 616 at leconfield, yorkshire, just as the battle of britain gathered momentum. at lunchtime on august 15, the fighter squadrons based in north-east england were scrambled to face the luftwaffe's most concentrated attack against industrial targets in scotland and the north of england. casson flew one of the 12 spitfires which met the enemy as they crossed the yorkshire coast. within minutes, 616 squadron had accounted for six of the unescorted bombers, with similar results achieved by other northern-based squadrons. a few days later, 616 flew south to kenley where the squadron was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the battle as part of air vice-marshal keith park's no 11 group. casson and his colleagues were scrambled three or four times each day and losses mounted; in a five-day 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