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10 september 1998) was a senior royal air force commander. he received a short service commission in the royal air force in 1935 and served with no. 43 squadron flying hawker fury aircraft at tangmere from 1936 to 1939.[1] he was a flight commander with no. 229 squadron raf (hawker hurricane aircraft) by may 1940,[1] having helped form and convert the squadron from the bristol blenheim aircraft. he first saw active service during the second world war in france where he commanded a detachment of no. 229 squadron at vitry-en-artois near arras and was shot down by a messerschmitt bf 109, receiving facial burns. returning to active service by october 1940, he commanded 229 squadron from raf northolt for the last 12 days of the battle of britain. he embarked with no. 229 squadron for north africa on board hms furious and led the aircraft in a take-off from ship to north africa via malta. promoted to wing commander in 1941, he took charge of no. 263 wing, where he had joint operational control of the desert air force's fighter squadrons. in november 1941 he spotted an australian tomahawk aircraft being forced down by enemy fighters and landed his single-seater to rescue the pilot. having got sergeant burney aboard, he attempted to take off but suffered a burst tyre and crashed the aircraft. both he and burney walked across the desert for four days, avoiding large enemy patrols, to reach safety with a guards unit. rosier became the deputy commander of no. 211 group and was awarded the distinguished service order for operations over libya in 1941. returning to the uk in 1943, he became simultaneously officer commanding no. 52 operational training unit and raf aston down. he was appointed an officer of the order of the british empire mid that year,[1] before being appointed to command raf northolt in 1944. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275151/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:14.232Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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considered by many to be the best spitfire ever. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"162","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275176/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275176,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275177/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"benhams the royal air force 1986 fdc 50th ann, rare forces fdi postmark signed air chief marshal sir michael knight raf fdc. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"163","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275177/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.749Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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(14 november 1917 - 26 october 2003) was a german officer in the luftwaffe during world war ii. jabs was the rare case of a pilot who found success in two distinctly different forms of aerial combat. he was one of the few pilots to obtain experte while flying a heavy daytime fighter. surviving the battle of britain, he later became one of the most successful pilots in the night fighter force. the skill sets for the two operations were completely different. through 510 combat missions he was credited with 50 victories, 31 of them achieved at night. following the war he became a successful businessman in the field of heavy agricultural equipment. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from 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29 march 1995) was a british flying ace who served with the royal air force (raf) during the second world war. he was credited with having shot down at least fourteen aircraft. born in ormskirk, storrar joined the raf when he was 17-years-old. once he gained his wings, he was posted to no. 145 squadron just after the commencement of the second world war. he flew hawker hurricane fighters during the battle of france, during which he claimed his first aerial victories. he achieved further success during the battle of britain. in late-1940, he was posted to no. 73 squadron and went to the middle east with this unit, flying in the western desert campaign. storrar returned to the united kingdom in mid-1941 to be treated for malaria and towards the end of the year returned to duty as an instructor. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"166","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275180/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.754Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275180,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":6,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275181/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275181/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 pilot signed cover raf 50th anniv el alamein hurricane iid of 6 sqn with 40 mm anti-tank guns battle of el alamein 1942 signed fo eric h moore 601 sqn desert air force 1943 ww2 fdc. rare one of only 50 flown by concorde. originally serving in the army, he was involved in the battle of dunkirk before volunteering for the raf in 1941 and joining 501 sqn on spitfires. spending time in the middle east and west africa, he also spent time with 601 sqn. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"167","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275181/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.755Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"168","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275182/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.756Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275182,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":6,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275183/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275183/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"royal navy welcome to the fleet hms london commissioning ceremony devonport naval base 5 june 1987 signed capt r j fisher, the lord mayor of plymouth, jim donaldson +1 royal navy fdc. rare extra special only 30 signed. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"169","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275183/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.841Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275183,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":6,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275184/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275184/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"battle of britain the skirmishing 32 sqn raf biggin hill jul 1940 signed ben bennions ww2 bob fdc. rare number 1 of 10 issued. george herman bennions, dfc (15 march 1913 - 30 january 2004), nicknamed \"ben\", was a british flying ace who served with the royal air force (raf) during the second world war. he was credited with having shot down at least twelve aircraft. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"170","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275184/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.842Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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61 otu operational training unit and cranwell flying training school. he was promoted to flight lieutenant in january 1944[1] and subsequently to the rank of squadron leader. he was awarded the air force cross in december 1945.[3] he was released from the raf in november 1945, retaining the rank of squadron leader. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"171","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275185/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:17.843Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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naval fdc. rare numbered 1 of 10 issued. vice-admiral sir john stuart crosbie lea, kbe (4 june 1923 - 20 may 2015) was a senior royal navy officer who served as director-general, naval manpower and training from 1977 to 1980. ww2 in 1943, during his fifth term at the naval engineering college, lea joined hms sheffield as part of his sea training. while aboard he stood watch on the bridge and witnessed the bombardment of german positions on the amalfi coast. he then joined hms glasgow and participated in operation stonewall. this operation lead to the battle of the bay of biscay where on 28 december 1943, in rough seas, glasgow along with hms enterprise engaged german shipping. three destroyers were sunk and a further four damaged before glasgow was forced to break off the engagement. on returning to the college he found that although he had participated in two naval engagements he was not entitled to a campaign medal. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on 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bob 1940 signed bob pilot flt lt john k norwell afc ae 54 spitfire sqn raf hornchurch battle of britain 1940 ww2 raf fdc. rare one of only 50 flown by concorde. called up on 1st september 1939, norwell was posted to raf evanton then moved to 11 group pool st. athan, from where he joined 54 squadron at hornchurch on 27th september 1939. over dunkirk on 24th may 1940 he destroyed a me109 and on the 25th shared another. norwell shared in damaging a do17 on 3rd july, shared a me110 and damaged two others on 18th august, destroyed a me109 on the 22nd, probably destroyed another on the 28th and shared one on the 31st. norwell made his last flight with 54 on 9th september 1940, from a forward base to catterick. he joined 41 squadron at hornchurch about 11th september and flew his first sortie on the 16th. on the 17th he damaged two me109s and on the 27th and 30th he destroyed two more. he wrote off spitfire x4545 when he collided with a stationary aircraft, when taking off on 2nd october. norwell was slightly injured and was non-operational until the 9th, when he returned from sick leave. soon afterwards norwell volunteered for service in malta and on 19th october he went to no. 1 raf depot uxbridge to prepare for overseas deployment. he embarked on the carrier hms argus on the 23rd, destined for the mediterranean. on 17th november he was in the first flight of six hurricanes to take off, led by f/lt. jaf maclachlan. two were lost en route when their fuel gave out. norwell landed with two gallons left. he joined 261 squadron at ta kali, malta and was posted away on 7th april 1941, flying to the middle east as a passenger in a wellington. norwell ferried a hurricane to greece and then went to adu takoradi. he did not fly operationally again. commissioned in july 1942, norwell was awarded the afc (gazetted 1st january 1945) and released from the raf in 1946 as a flight lieutenant. he joined the rafvr in 1947 and retired in 1954. single vendor collection. good condition. 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the royal air force at the age of 16 as an apprentice records clerk in 1929. selected for flying training in 1935, he qualified and was posted to 19 squadron based at raf duxford, cambridgeshire as a sergeant pilot in 1936. one of the original pilots to have flown the spitfire, sergeant unwin flew on operations over dunkirk, claiming five victories by the end of the evacuation. flying throughout the battle of britain mainly from duxford, unwin often flew as douglas bader's wingman and by september 15th was credited with destroying 10 aircraft, for which he was awarded an immediate dfm. by late november he accounted for a further three fighters and a share in the destruction of two more, gaining a bar to his dfm, and the added distinction of being one of only 60 men to have been awarded this combination throughout the whole second world war. now a flight sergeant, unwin applied for commission but was unsuccessful on account of his family background and choice of sporting interests, but he persisted and convinced a later interview board that horses were his passion (and not football)! thus he was commissioned pilot officer in july 1941. assigned as a flying instructor until october 1943, he converted to mosquito aircraft before joining 613 squadron on night intruder operations and bombing raids over north west europe. with over 50 operations with 613 sqn, he was sent to the central gunnery school to instruct, remaining there until june 1946. in the immediate post-war years he was posted to 608 (north riding) squadron, royal auxiliary air force as a regular officer training part-time pilots at weekends. in august 1949 he was promoted and given the command of 84 squadron, which was then based in iraq, but within a short period the squadron was posted to singapore to fly ground support missions during the malayan emergency. unwin lead 180 rocket and dive-bombing strikes on terrorist positions and was awarded a rare raf dso for that campaign. in 1958 he returned to england where he served the remainder of his career as permanent president of courts martial, retiring in 1961 with the rank of wing commander. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"191","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275205/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:34.014Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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ostrava, czechoslovakia. while en route, luftwaffe fighters engaged the bombers. in the attack, german forces shot down nine american bombers, including flynn's aircraft. flynn managed to bail out and land safely, sustaining only moderate injuries to his back. german forces took him prisoner and sent him to a czech hospital for an operation to treat his injured back. after spending three months in the czech hospital recovering from his injuries, the germans sent flynn to a prisoner of war camp. there, he passed the time by walking around the camp and talking with other inmates. following the end of the war in europe and repatriation, flynn went to fort dix, where he discharged at the rank of first lieutenant. for his injuries, flynn received a purple heart. for actions during his service, flynn received an air medal. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from 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11.11.2001 signed bob pilot wg cdr george c unwin dso dfm. rare cover only 14 issued. wing commander unwin, dso, dfm & bar. george 'grumpy' unwin enlisted into the royal air force at the age of 16 as an apprentice records clerk in 1929. selected for flying training in 1935, he qualified and was posted to 19 squadron based at raf duxford, cambridgeshire as a sergeant pilot in 1936. one of the original pilots to have flown the spitfire, sergeant unwin flew on operations over dunkirk, claiming five victories by the end of the evacuation. flying throughout the battle of britain mainly from duxford, unwin often flew as douglas bader's wingman and by september 15th was credited with destroying 10 aircraft, for which he was awarded an immediate dfm. by late november he accounted for a further three fighters and a share in the destruction of two more, gaining a bar to his dfm, and the added distinction of being one of only 60 men to have been awarded this combination throughout the whole second world war. now a flight sergeant, unwin applied for commission but was unsuccessful on account of his family background and choice of sporting interests, but he persisted and convinced a later interview board that horses were his passion (and not football)! thus he was commissioned pilot officer in july 1941. assigned as a flying instructor until october 1943, he converted to mosquito aircraft before joining 613 squadron on night intruder operations and bombing raids over north west europe. with over 50 operations with 613 sqn, he was sent to the central gunnery school to instruct, remaining there until june 1946. in the immediate post-war years he was posted to 608 (north riding) squadron, royal auxiliary air force as a regular officer training part-time pilots at weekends. in august 1949 he was promoted and given the command of 84 squadron, which was then based in iraq, but within a short period the squadron was posted to singapore to fly ground support missions during the malayan emergency. unwin lead 180 rocket and dive-bombing strikes on terrorist positions and was awarded a rare raf dso for that campaign. in 1958 he returned to england where he served the remainder of his career as permanent president of courts martial, retiring in 1961 with the rank of wing commander. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"194","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275208/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:34.018Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275208,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275209/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275209/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"raf flown christmas 1992 hurricanes of no 232(f) sqn elgin, scotland, winter 1940 cover signed bob pilot sqn ldr l a thorgood dfc ae 87(f) sqn june 1940 ww2 fdc. rare cover one of only 50 flown by concorde. joining 87 squadron on june 14th, 1940, laurence thorogood was thrown straight into the battle of britain, destroying a ju88 on 25th august. commissioned in 1941 he then was posted to india and remained in the far east until the end of the war. he served with no 9 sqn indian air force (hurricane iic) and 67 sqn raf (spitfire viii) in the campaign down the arakan coast. staying in the raf after the war, he served in singapore and sumatra with 155 sqn before converting to vampires on 130 sqn, after two years instructing on oxfords at middle wallop, we was adjutant with 615 sqn, biggin hill before moving to germany in 1951 to fly vampires with 118 and 94 sqns. he served on the thor missile system before finishing his career as a civilian in whitehall. sadly laurence thorogood passed away in december 2005. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"195","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275209/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:34.020Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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in the mediterranean, to be on swordfish catapult duty. on 30th may 1936 murray was posted to 812 (fleet torpedo-bomber) squadron, based at hal far, malta and on hms glorious. in early 1939 he went to the a&aee martlesham heath. the establishment moved to boscombe down on 5th september 1939. murray did a refresher course and converted to hurricanes at 6 otu sutton bridge in early june 1940 and was detached from there to raf wittering on 12th june for ops room duties. he joined 46 squadron at digby on the 18th, as oc 'b' flight. he returned to boscombe down on 22nd july for flying duties. he was attached to 501 squadron at kenley from 16th to 25th september to gain operational experience. whilst with 501 murray flew six operational sorties, four on the 18th and two on the 20th. he then joined 73 squadron at castle camps on 26th september and assumed command on the 27th. murray took the squadron from debden to birkenhead, for service in the middle east, on 9th november. after arriving the pilots began operating in the western desert in december, attached to 274 squadron. on 1st january 1941 the squadron began operating as a unit and on the 3rd murray shared in destroying eight enemy aircraft on a landing ground. on the 21st he shot down a fiat g50 over tobruk, on 1st february destroyed a caproni ghibli on apollonia airfield, on the 5th shared in destroying eight enemy bombers on the ground at benina and on the 20th damaged a ju88. murray was awarded the dfc (gazetted 28th march 1941) and in april was posted to cairo, as controller at heliopolis. he later had the job of locating possible new airfields in the desert, then went to group hq cairo and was afterwards posted to command the fighter sector at abadan, iran. murray returned to the uk in march 1944 and took command of a unit at hurn, servicing fighters for france. he later moved with it to tangmere. from september 1944 until september 1945 murray commanded raf manston, as an acting group captain. he retired from the raf on 15th january 1958 as a wing commander, retaining the rank of group captain. murray died in march 2001. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"196","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275210/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:34.021Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275210,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275211/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"raf 55th anniv liberation of british & allied prisoners of war the national ex-prisoner of war association cover intrepidus signed ian fraser vc dsc, also signed on back by colditz pow earl haig. lieutenant fraser commanded his majesty's midget submarine xe-3 in a successful attack on a japanese heavy cruiser of the atago class at her moorings in johore strait, singapore, on 31st july 1945. during the long approach up the singapore straits xe-3 deliberately left the believed safe channel and entered mined waters to avoid suspected hydrophone posts. the target was aground, or nearly aground, both fore and aft, and only under the midship portion was there just sufficient water for xe-3 to place herself under the cruiser. for forty minutes xe-3 pushed her way along the seabed until finally lieutenant fraser managed to force her right under the centre of the cruiser. here he placed the limpets and dropped his main side charge. great difficulty was experienced in extricating the craft after the attack had been completed, but finally xe-3 was clear, and commenced her long return journey out to sea. the courage and determination of lieutenant fraser are beyond all praise. any man not possessed of his relentless determination to achieve his object in full, regardless of all consequences, would have dropped his side charge alongside the target instead of persisting until he had forced his submarine right under the cruiser. the approach and withdrawal entailed a passage of 80 miles through water which had been mined by both the enemy and ourselves, past hydrophone positions, over loops and controlled minefields, and through an anti-submarine boom. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from 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richard pratt gc. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":14,"lotNumber":"198","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275212/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:34.024Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":275212,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275213/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"george cross multi signed fdc. royal navy cover comm captain james cook: 1728-1729 bi-centenary of capt cook's departure signed e hawkins gc, tony gledhill gc, geoff riley gc, john gibson dso dfc, hh flintoff gc and avis hearn mm raf fdc. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"199","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275213/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":16,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.828Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275213,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":10,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275214/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275214/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"millenium classics 26 reach for the sky battle of britain 60th anniv cover signed bob pilot flt lt r a kellow 213 sqn ww2 bob fdc. rare only 9 issued. kellow was posted to 5 armament training camp at penrhos on 15th september and he joined 213 squadron at church fenton on 16th november 1937. still with the squadron in 1940, kellow went with 'a' flight to france on 17th may. the flight flew down from wittering to biggin hill and in the afternoon it escorted a bombay transport of 271 squadron across the channel to abbeville. later in the afternoon the squadron landed at merville to refuel, taking off again to patrol brussels before returning to biggin hill. no enemy aircraft were seen. kellow was attached to 229 squadron at digby from 21st may and he did not rejoin 213 at wittering until early june. on 11th september kellow destroyed a me110, on the 28th destroyed a me110 over selsey, on the 30th destroyed another over portland, on 1st november he probably destroyed a me109 over southampton and on the 22nd destroyed a do17 over bembridge, isle of wight. kellow was posted away to 2 cfs cranwell on 8th december 1940 for an instructors course. there followed a series of staff postings until 26th may 1941 when kellow went to no. 1 sfts netheravon. he remained there until 10th september 1941. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":14,"lotNumber":"200","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275214/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.829Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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squadron at doncaster in early 1939. training at weekends and during the annual summer camps, he qualified as a pilot in early 1940 before being sent to france as a reinforcement to 501 squadron. but, before he could join them, the train on which he was travelling was bombed 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 period 10 squadron pilots were killed or wounded. on august 30 casson was credited with a probable and a damaged heinkel 111. two days later he claimed an me 109 fighter, followed by the destruction of a dornier 17 bomber. after suffering severe losses, the squadron was withdrawn to kirton in lindsay on september 4 with just seven of the original 21 pilots fit to fly. with barely 300 hours flying time, casson was now a veteran; he remained with 616 to train the new crop of young pilots, and to fly patrols over coastal convoys and during the luftwaffe's night blitz in december. a steel buyer's son, lionel harwood casson, always known as \"buck\", was born at sheffield on january 6, 1915, and educated at birkdale school and the king's school, ely, before embarking on a career in the steel industry. although working in a reserved occupation, he elected to remain with the royal auxiliary air force on the outbreak of war when he completed his pilot training. once 616 became fully operational again in early 1941, it was transferred and came under the command of the new wing leader, the legless pilot douglas bader, at tangmere. the squadron boasted a glittering array of outstanding pilots, including \"johnnie\" johnson and \"cocky\" dundas. with his steadying and mature influence, allied to the experience gained during the hectic summer days of 1940, casson became a section leader. on may 5, he shared in the destruction of a junkers 88, but was hit by return fire, and was forced to bale out over chichester harbour. throughout the summer of 1941, the wing was heavily engaged over northern france escorting bombers and flying offensive sweeps when it made regular contact with adolph galland's fighters. casson destroyed a me 109 on june 22, claimed a \"damaged\" two days later and in july claimed two me 109s as probables. the squadron suffered heavy losses, and casson soon found himself appointed to command b flight. on august 9, the \"bader\" wing took off for another sweep over france. during a hectic fight in which german fighters surprised them from above, bader was shot down, and the wing was forced to scatter. casson had accounted for an me 109 when he went to the aid of a lone spitfire, but before he could join up he was engaged by a german fighter. cannon shells damaged his aircraft's engine, forcing him to crash near st omer, where he was captured. shortly after his arrival at stalag luft iii at sagan, it was announced that casson had been awarded the dfc. during his years in captivity, casson's outstanding talents as a draughtsman were put to good use by the camp's escape committee. he maintained a detailed and beautifully illustrated diary of events throughout his imprisonment, which he was able to salvage despite the horrors and privation he and his colleagues suffered on the \"long march\", during the severe winter of 1945 when the pows were driven eastwards ahead of the advancing soviet army. on returning home, casson rejoined the steel industry in sheffield. in june 1946 he was one of the first to volunteer for service when 616 squadron was reformed at raf finningley. the squadron was initially equipped with mosquito night fighters but it soon reverted to the day fighter role, flying meteor f 4s before re-equipping with the f 8 version. in january 1951, casson was promoted to squadron leader and appointed to command 616 squadron. his outstanding period in command culminated in the award of the esher trophy, awarded annually to the most efficient auxiliary air force squadron. casson retired in 1954, when he was awarded the afc for his service in command of 616. he was also the holder of the air efficiency award with bar. james eric storrar, dfc & bar, afc (24 july 1921 - 29 march 1995) was a british flying ace who served with the royal air force (raf) during the second world war. he was credited with having shot down at least fourteen aircraft. born in ormskirk, storrar joined the raf when he was 17-years-old. once he gained his wings, he was posted to no. 145 squadron just after the commencement of the second world war. he flew hawker hurricane fighters during the battle of france, during which he claimed his first aerial victories. he achieved further success during the battle of britain. in late-1940, he was posted to no. 73 squadron and went to the middle east with this unit, flying in the western desert campaign. storrar returned to the united kingdom in mid-1941 to be treated for malaria and towards the end of the year returned to duty as an instructor. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world 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eu from £7.99, rest of world from £9.99."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"202","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275216/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.832Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":275216,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275217/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"raf 40th anniv of the vc10 on refuelling trials signed commanding officers of 101 sqn avm da hurrell, a cmdre jl uprichard, a cmdre gd simpson, grp capt pd scoffham, air cmdre pr ollis, grp capt pw gray, grp capt ri elliott and wg cmdr pa docker ww2 raf fdc. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"203","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275217/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.833Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275217,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":6,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275218/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"rocket mail fdc signed bob veterans. wraf iserlohner europa-tage 27 may - 7 june 1973 signed john keating 219 sqn and avis hearn pm hot air ballon race iserlohn ww2 bob fdc. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"204","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275218/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.835Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275218,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275219/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275219/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"617 sqn bob knights dso dfc signed cover. raf ma2 the dambusters 617 sqn raf 55th anniv of the formation of the sqn 21 mar 1998 signed bob knights dso dfc 617 & 619 sqn ww2 fdc. rare cover numbered 7 of 20 issued. in june 1943 knights joined no 619 squadron flying the lancaster. soon afterwards the battle of berlin began, and knights made eight attacks against the big city\" - bomber command's losses were particularly high. on another occasion he was en route to bomb hamburg when one of his engines failed shortly after reaching the dutch coast, and he would have been justified in turning back; but he pressed on and bombed the target successfully. within six months he had completed his tour of 30 operations and was awarded the dfc. he and his crew were due for a six-month rest but decided that they wanted to \"do something more challenging\". they volunteered for service with no 617 (dam busters) squadron, and, after an interview with leonard cheshire, no 617's co, they were taken on. cheshire had developed low-level target-marking techniques with no 617 and, with the arrival of barnes wallis's new tallboy bomb, the squadron specialised in attacking pinpoint targets such as concrete u-boat and e-boat shelters, aero-engines works and the v1 flying bomb sites. during the lead-up to the normandy invasion, knights bombed tunnels, rail marshalling yards and bridges to block german reinforcement routes to the invasion area. the tallboys, dropped with great accuracy on the target markers by cheshire and his fellow marker-crews, caused devastating damage. once the allies were firmly established in north-west europe, no 617 turned its attention to the tirpitz . after flying 67 bombing operations, knights was rested, and in june 1945 he was seconded to boac to fly converted lancasters on routes to the middle east and australia, which the airline was re-establishing.\". single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"205","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275219/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.836Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275219,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":6,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275220/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275220/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"raf ma2 the dambusters 617 sqn raf 55th anniv of the formation of the sqn 21 mar 1998 signed leo doyle ww2 fdc. flight engineer, brian's crew - 617 squadron. leo and his crew finished their 30 ops and elected to carry on with 9 sqdn, sister to 617 sqdn (dambusters). rare cover only 20 issued. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"206","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275220/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.838Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275220,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":6,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275221/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"benhams royal navy 50th ann of royal naval air station culdrose fdc signed commander m w butcher mbe 17 apr 1997. lieutenant commander martin william butcher, mbe, is a retired royal navy officer who was appointed as a member of the order of the british empire (mbe) in the 1991 special honours. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"207","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275221/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.839Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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1971.[1] after that he became flag officer sea training in 1972,[2] chief of staff to the commander-in-chief fleet in 1974 and flag officer, naval air command in 1976 before retiring in 1978. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"208","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275222/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:30.841Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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the meetings leading to the sèvres protocol in october 1956. he said much later that he was also present at the house of commons on 20 december 1956 and was the only person there who knew that the prime minister, anthony eden, lied to the house about britain's foreknowledge of israel's attack on egypt. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"209","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275223/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.711Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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gravesend county school. he joined the rafvr in november 1938 as an airman u/t pilot. he was called to full-time service in october 1939 and posted to 3 itw hastings. he then went to 7 efts desford on 16th april 1940, completed his flying training at raf college cranwell from 10th june to 29th august, converted to spitfires at 7 otu hawarden and joined 266 squadron at wittering on 28th september. posted from the squadron on 30th june 1941, gosling joined 72 squadron at biggin hill. he went to vickers-supermarine on 10th january 1942 as a test pilot, remaining there until 4th july 1944. gosling was posted to 616 squadron at manston on 10th july and was with the squadron, flying meteors on the continent and in germany, until its disbandment at lubeck on 29th august 1945. he was released from the raf on 31st december 1945 as a flight lieutenant. he served in the rafvr from january 1948 until the end of 1950. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"211","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275225/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.714Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275225,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":10,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275226/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275226/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"rafm ha20 raf flown grp capt sir douglas bader hawker engineering cover signed by sqn ldr tony bartley dfc - 92 sqn battle of britain 1940 ww2 fdc. rare numbered 9 of 20 issued. anthony charles bartley, dfc & bar (28 march 1919 - 18 april 2001) was a british film and television executive, and fighter pilot. as a royal air force (raf) spitfire pilot, bartley was awarded the distinguished flying cross for his actions during the battle of britain, during which he became a fighter ace. he flew with no. 92 squadron through the battle of france, seeing action over dunkirk and during the battle of britain and was awarded the distinguished flying cross (dfc) in october 1940, by which time he had been credited with shooting down \"at least eight enemy aircraft\". after serving in no. 74 squadron in early 1941, bartley became an instructor at several operational training units before transferring to vickers supermarine as a test pilot at in july 1941. in early 1942, he returned to operational flying, being posted no. 65 squadron as a flight commander but took command of the squadron in may 1942. in august 1942, he took command of no. 111 squadron, and led them during operation torch, in north africa, until january 1943. for his service in north africa, he received a bar to his dfc in february 1943. after returning to the united kingdom, he served on the staff of no. 83 group raf, before departing in october 1944 for the us to attend the command and general staff college, and then at the school of air tactics. his next posting was as a liaison officer to the 70th fighter wing. in october 1944 he joined raf transport command in the far east.[1] at the end of the war bartley's combat total included 12 (and 1 shared) destroyed, 1 unconfirmed destroyed, 5 'probables' and 8 'damaged'. single vendor collection. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. uk postage from £5.99, eu from £7.99, rest of world from 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concluded: \"wounded in two attacks, flight lieutenant reid showed superb courage and leadership in penetrating a further 200 miles into enemy territory to attack one of the most strongly defended targets in germany. his tenacity and devotion to duty are beyond praise.\". single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"213","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275227/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.716Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":275227,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":14,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275228/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275228/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"luftwaffe ww2 ace rolf ebhardt kc signed 6 x 4 b/w portrait photo in uniform. joined luftwaffe in december 1941 and began flight training at dresden in february 1942. joined njg 101 in december 1942 (night training unit) where he completed his specialist training. (in training flew ju52, he111, ju88, do217 and me109) as a newly promoted leutnant he joined iii/njg 1 in holland on 1st november 1943 and achieved his first night time victory on 26 april 1944. by the time of his eighth and last victory on 5 january 1945 he had flown 82 operations and been awarded the iron cross first and second class. all his ops were flown in me110s. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":16,"lotNumber":"214","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275228/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukArt_Photography","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all","ukArt_all","ukArt"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.718Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":275228,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275229/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"raf the douglas bader foundation - 60th anniv bader bale out by frank wootton spitfire flown and signed by wg cmdr david cox fdc 19 and 72 sqn raf ww2 fdc. he joined 19 squadron at duxford on 23rd may. on 19th august cox shared in the destruction of a me110, on the 31st he probably destroyed a me110, on 9th september he shot down a me109, on the 11th he got a probable do17 and on the 15th he destroyed another me109. cox was himself shot down on the 27th in an engagement over the canterbury area in spitfire x4237. the aircraft was written off after crashing at wye court farm at wye and cox was wounded. he was admitted to hospital and was there for three months. he claimed a me109 destroyed on 27th june 1941 but in the engagement his spitfire was badly damaged and he made a crash-landing at dungeness. cox probably got another me109 on 12th august. he was commissioned in july 1941 and posted away from 19 squadron on 12th september to instruct at 57 otu hawarden. he went to cfs upavon for two weeks in october on an instructors course. in may 1942 cox joined 72 squadron at biggin hill. he damaged a fw190 on 26th july west of calais. the squadron was posted to north africa in november 1942. on the 8th it was in gibraltar and on the 16th it flew in to maison blanche airfield, algeria. cox got a probable me109 on the 25th, shot one down on the 26th, probably got one on the 27th, destroyed a ju88 on the 29th, a he111 on the ground on 2nd december and shot down a me109 on the 4th. on 2nd january 1943 cox damaged a me109. he was made a flight commander and awarded the dfc (gazetted 16th february 1943). he damaged a me109 on 26th march, shot one down and damaged another on 3rd april, probably destroyed a fw190 on the 12th and damaged another on the 19th. cox's tour expired on 26th april 1943 and he was posted back to the uk on 15th may. from 21st june to 3rd august 1943 he gave talks at factories, after which he became a tactics liaison officer, instructing american pilots. he was awarded a bar to the dfc (gazetted 9th july 1943). in early january 1944 cox was briefly with 130 squadron at scorton but moved to 504 squadron at hornchurch on the 20th as a flight commander. on 12th march 1944 he went to 84 group support unit, aston down, remaining there until 5th june when he was posted to command 222 squadron at selsey. cox rejoined 84 gsu, then at thruxton, on 17th july and stayed until 2nd october 1944 when he was posted to no. 1 squadron at detling. he received the croix de guerre (fr) in september. cox was given command of no. 1 squadron on 1st january 1945. he was posted away on 5th april to hq 221 group burma. he led 909 (spitfire) wing from 21st may to 26th september 1945, when he went to hq raf siam. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"215","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275229/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.719Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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'blood & thunder' sorties, 620 sqn. 'special ops' and 617 sqn. ops to bielefeld and arnsberg viaduct, eagle's nest and attack on the lützow, amongst others. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":8,"lotNumber":"218","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275232/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:38.723Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - £8","currency":"GBP","id":275232,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":6},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/275233/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-02-27","available":false,"description":{"en":"raf reach for the sky 50th anniv cover battle of britain and ww2 signed fo ken a wilkinson ae - 616 sqn battle of britain 1940 ww2 bob fdc. ken wilkinson was born on 29th june 1918 at barrow-in-furness. he joined the rafvr in march 1939. with his flying training completed and after converting to spitfires he joined no 616 squadron at kirton-in-lindsey on 1st october 1940, as a sergeant pilot, moving to 19 squadron at fowlmere on 17th october. he was posted away to 56 otu sutton bridge on 27th january 1941 as an instructor. on 23rd october he joined 1488 flight at shoreham. then on 10th may 1942 he was sent on a course at the central gunnery school at sutton bridge, to become a pilot gunnery instructor, after which he was posted to 11 group practice camp at martlesham heath. a further instructional tour of duty with 61 otu at rednal followed before, after a refresher course on spitfires, he joined 234 squadron at skeabrae, orkney, in april 1943, and then moved to 165 squadron at ibsley on 8th july. from december 1943 he saw the war out as an instructor. single vendor collection. good condition. 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":10,"lotNumber":"219","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/72035/lot/275233/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:05:28.678Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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