Auction 402 LIVE MILITARY AUTOGRAPH AUCTION RARE PRINTS, BOOKS, BATTLE OF BRITAIN, LUFTWAFFE, UBOATS, BOMBER COMMAND, MEDALS.
By Chaucer Auctions
May 31, 2024
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 8:

Night Pilot Rare 1955 First Edition Signed 22 WW2 RAF Bomber Command Veterans. Night Pilot" by Colonel Jean Calmel ...

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£ 90
Estimated price :
£90 - £100
Buyer's Premium: 22.95% More details
Auction took place on May 31, 2024 at Chaucer Auctions
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Night Pilot Rare 1955 First Edition Signed 22 WW2 RAF Bomber Command Veterans. Night Pilot" by Colonel Jean Calmel DFC Ld'H, originally published in Paris as "Pilots de Nuit", this copy is a British First Edition published 1955. The book and dust cover are in average condition see photos, but is a rare first edition. The story of French heavy bomber groups stationed in Great Britain in WW2, leading up to - and beyond - May 1942 when the French took over from the Canadians at Elvington. This copy comes with a matted bookplate signed by the following22 WW2 RAF Bomber Command Veterans. F/O Jeff Brown - 576 Sqd, Flt Sgt Jack Cook - 100/104 Sqd, Flt Lt Sydney Grimes - 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

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