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began applying basic first aid. lance corporal apiata assumed command of the situation, as he could see that his superior's condition was deteriorating rapidly. by this time, however, lance corporal apiata's exposed position, some seventy metres in front of the rest of the troop, was coming under increasingly intense enemy fire. corporal a was now suffering serious arterial bleeding and was lapsing in and out of consciousness. lance corporal apiata concluded that his comrade urgently required medical attention, or he would likely die. pinned down by the enemy, in the direct line of fire between friend and foe, he also judged that there was almost no chance of such help reaching their position. as the enemy pressed its attack towards lance corporal apiata's position, and without thought of abandoning his colleague to save himself, he took a decision in the highest order of personal courage under fire. knowing the risks involved in moving to open ground, lance corporal apiata decided to carry corporal a single-handedly to the relative safety of the main troop position, which afforded better cover and where medical treatment could be given. he ordered his other colleague, trooper t to make his own way back to the rear. in total disregard of his own safety, lance corporal apiata stood up and lifted his comrade bodily. he then carried him across the seventy metres of broken, rocky and fire swept ground, fully exposed in the glare of battle to heavy enemy fire and into the face of returning fire from the main troop position. that neither he nor his colleague were hit is scarcely possible. having delivered his wounded companion to relative shelter with the remainder of the patrol, lance corporal apiata re-armed himself and rejoined the fight in counter-attack. by his actions he removed the tactical complications of corporal a's predicament from considerations of rescue. the troop could now concentrate entirely on prevailing in the battle itself. after an engagement lasting 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hence the non-nasa designation of d-1 (for deutschland-1). sts-61-a was the ninth and last successful flight of space shuttle challenger before the sts-51-l disaster. sts-61-a holds the current record for the largest crew-eight people-aboard any single spacecraft for the entire period from launch to landing. the mission carried the nasa/european space agency (esa) spacelab module into orbit with 76 scientific experiments on board, and was declared a success.[1] payload operations were controlled from the german space operations center in oberpfaffenhofen, west germany, instead of from the regular nasa control center. this was the first spaceflight to include multiple crewmembers from any single country other than the united states or soviet union. the crew also included the first dutch citizen astronaut, payload specialist wubbo ockels. single vendor autograph collection. single vendor autograph collection. 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":24,"lotNumber":"301","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/69423/lot/264348/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":42,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T00:40:48.284Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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