BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Group Captain George Burges DFC OBE (4 June 1916 - 26 November 1990) Burges ended the war with 3 biplane victories and a total of 7 victories | Percy Frederick Morfill DFM (11 December 1914 - April 2004) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was credited with least six aerial victories.

(Book #ID 112505)

30th September 1978.

6½'' x 4¼ flown cover No. 130 of 1285 post marked 30th September 1978 | SIGNED to the front cover 'George Burges | 501 Sqn. Hurricane' and 'P. F. Morfill | 65 Sqn. Spitfire' || Two Royal Air Force stamps to the rear (i) No. 13 Squadron 3rd October 1978 (ii) Gruppu Telecomunicazioni Aeroporto Grosseto. Four cachet inserts. Member of the P.B.F.A

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Gibson, Guy [Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC* (12 August 1918 - 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the breaching of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany] With a Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris | Introduction by Chaz Bowyer. [Flight Lieutenant Sydney Victor Grimes (May 6th 1922 - May 27th 2022) Lancaster gunner and wireless operator who flew on the raid that sank the Tirpitz].

(Book #ID 112458)

Published by BCA | Bridge Books 61 Park Avenue, Wrexham, Clwyd First Edition Thus 1995. 1995.

First edition thus fully illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, illustrated end sheets. Quarto. 10'' x 7''. The first fully illustrated edition with the original text annotated by Chaz Bowyer, shedding more light on many of the crews that served with Gibson. Many of the photographs of aircrew, aircraft, airfields and targets have not been previously published. Contains 240 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. + No. 8 of 8 'Wing Commander Guy Gibson' flown cover Post Office stamp 31st December 1998 (Scampton | Lincolnshire) SIGNED 'Sydney Grimes' to the front cover. One cachet insert. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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George Cecil Unwin, DSO, DFM & Bar (18 January 1913 - 28 June 2006) was a Royal Air Force officer and flying ace of the Second World War.

(Book #ID 112504)

17th September 1980.

8'' x 5'' flown cover No. 667 of 1000 post marked 17th September 1980 | SIGNED to the front cover 'G. C. Unwin' and one other | Royal Air Force stamp to the rear Swanton Morley 17th September 1980. Two cachet inserts. Certification signed to the rear by Flight Officer W. J. Fawcett. Member of the P.B.F.A

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Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, DSO & Three Bars, DFC & Bar (9 December 1916 - 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944.

(Book #ID 112491)

13th January 1988.

8½'' x 5'' flown cover No. 9 of 50 post marked Royal Air Force Squadron 617 Marham Kings Lynn | SIGNED to the front cover 'J. B. Tait' | Royal Air Force stamp to the rear 'Flown on Training Mission on 4th January 1988 in Tornado Z4598 - Flight Time 2hrs 30mins. One cachet insert. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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