Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An original set of R.A.F. flying log books (3) and other documentation appertaining to Wing Commander E. L. Brackenbury, Royal Air Force, the first of them with ink inscription to front cover ‘No. 3’ and ‘Reserve Flying’ and covering the period May 1937 to November 1939, with an endorsement for having passed a flight instructor’s course [his first two flying log books appear to have been lost in transit], the second marked ‘No. 4’ and covering the period November 1939 to February 1944, with entries for operational flying in Sunderlands in February 1943 and a list of student pilots trained by him who were subsequently decorated, including Battle of Britain V.C., E. J. B. Nicolson, and the third marked ‘No. 5’ and covering the period February 1944 to January 1958; together with an old exercise book, titled on the front cover in ink, “Brack’s Line Book”, in which is a typed account of his time at R.A.F. Lough Erne in early 1943, when he flew operationally on several occasions in Sunderlands, together with several related pasted-down photographs; a signed letter from the Inspector-General of the Polish Air Force, dated 15 September 1943, forwarding the ‘Badge of the Polish Eagle’ in recognition of Brakenbury’s work in training Poles in No. 25 Group; and a presentation miniature baton, most probably with silver fitments, contained in a display case with engraved plaque, ‘Wg./Cdr. E. L. Brackenbury, O./C. 1 Wing, 23.8.54 - 6.9.56’, generally in good condition (Lot) £150-200