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15-10-2007, 03:17 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1   | My signed books Following on from another thread, I thought I'd start posting some of my other signed books. I'm probably tempting fate as it's not in my hands yet but I've just bought a biography of Eugene Esmonde VC by Chaz Bowyer (nearly £50  ). It's signed by the following:Lt Edgar Lee DSO: Flew Swordfish with 825 Sqn on HMS Ark Royal and was involved in the attack on Schwarnhorst "The Channel Dash" the same mission Eugene Esmonde was killed on. He later joined the RAF and flew Lancasters with Guy Gibsons 106 Sqn. Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown CBE, DSC, AFC: The most highly decorated Royal Navy pilot, flew Martlets with 802 Sqn, trialled Sea Hurricanes & Seafires, became a successful test pilot, holder of the world records for flying the most types of aircraft and for the highest number of aircraft carrier landings. Lt Commander Peter Twiss OBE, DSC: Flew Hurricanes from catapult ships then served with 807 Sqn in Fulmars & Spitfires during the Malta campain. After the war he reached prominence as a test pilot breaking the world airspeed record in 1956. Lt Commander John Moffat: Flew Skuas & Gladiators with 759 & 767 Sqns, then Swordfish's with 818, 820 & 824 sqns. Was involved with the Bismark attack and was credited with the rudder strike. Lt Commander Bruce Vibert DSC: Flew Swordfish with 842 sqn, was involved with anti-submarine patrols and several attacks against the Tirpitz whilest it sheltered off Norway. Sub Lt Stanley Brand: Flew Swordfish with 836 Sqn from Merchant Aircraft Carriers "Macships" in the North Atlantic convoys. Lt Commander George Blackburn: Son of founder of the Blackburn Aircraft Company. Flew in Swordfish with various Squadrons. Lt Commander Arthur Towlson DSC: Flew Barracudas with 829 Sqn and Swordfish with 828 & 830 Sqns. Was involved in the Malta campain and on the first attack on the Tirpitz. Petty Off Les Sayer MBE DSM: Flew in Swordfish with 811 & 825 Sqns and was involved in the attack on Bismarck. Lt Commander Norman Lester: Flew Martlets & Seafire with 759,772,733,757,783 & 1832 Sqns. Also flew various US aircraft types and served extensively in the Far East. Petty Off Norman Usher: Served on H.M.S Victorious throughout the war. Served in the Atlantic, Med and Far East. Ship was seconded to US navy surviving many attacks from Kamikazis. He worked on Swordfish, Martlet, Hellcat,Fulmar,Skuas,Seafires,Sea Hurricanes and Avengers. 2nd Lt Stan Faquhar: Served with 1844, 1839,889,807,804 Sqns. Lt Robin Trelawny: Flew from Ark Royal with 808 Sqn. Lt Commander David Morgan DSC: Flew Harriers with 800, 801, 809 & 899 Sqns. Flew numerous ground attack missions during the Falklands War, Was the top ace of the Falklands War with 4 air-to-air Kills.
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15-10-2007, 03:34 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3  | Seems like a good buy!
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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15-10-2007, 03:39 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Victory Fighters Victory Fighters: The Veterans' Story by Stephen Darlow Signed by: Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (Typhoon pilot and Wing leader) Norman Crookes DFC and two Bars (Mosquito nightfighter navigator) David Ince DFC (Typhoon pilot) Keith Lawrence DFC (Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot and Ace) George Kelsey DFC (Mosquito navigator) Derek Tapson (Typhoon pilot) Derek Lovell (Typhoon pilot) Brian (Titch)Harris (Spitfire pilot) George Wood (Whirlwind and Typhoon pilot) Bob Cole DFC (Tempest pilot and V1 ace- 24 shot down) Some of us also have copies of the Darlow's Five of The Many signed by some of the men who Darlow has written about.
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15-10-2007, 03:41 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Quote:
 Some would say that I'm mad for paying so much. But hey, I don't mind bread and water for a week or two.
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15-10-2007, 03:44 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | No Hero, Just a Survivor No Hero, Just a Survivor by G R T Willis MBE DFC. Amazing how a pen scratch holds so much power over me. Amazing man, amzing read.
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15-10-2007, 04:01 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Sunderland The Short Sunderland by Chaz Bowyer - signed by: Air Marshal Sir Edward Chilton, KBE, CB Group Captain G. Francis, DSO, DFC Wg. Cdr Douglas M. Gall, DFC, MA Wg. Cdr. Victor Hodgkinson, DFC, MRAeS Wg, Cdr. H.W. Lamond Wg. Cdr. A.M. G. Lywood, DFC W.E. Mortimer J.C. Norval, I.ENG, FRAeS Wg. Cdr. R.E.G. Van der Kiste, DSO, OBE Chaz Bowyer.
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15-10-2007, 04:04 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2 | Swine, swine, swine, swine. I think I've only got author signed copies. Will check tonight.
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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15-10-2007, 04:08 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | One has to choose between being single and owning such books, and having a happy marriage. Stick to marriage mate - the books aren't too enthusiastic in the bedroom
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15-10-2007, 04:11 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2 | Sounds like you tried... Ahhhh, so that explains the plastic covers on your paperbacks...protection... And Andy lowers the tone immeasurably. Actually, I do have a signed book. Got The Day I Owned the Sky by Rob Scott. Bought it second hand so not signed for me but still...
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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15-10-2007, 04:14 AM
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