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20 September 2002
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A classic and emotive Fall of France and Battle of Britain fighter ace’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader A. F. “Shag” Eckford, Royal Air Force, who flew in Bader’s No. 242 Squadron at the beginning of the Battle and was among the Hurricane pilots of No. 32 Squadron to be memorably captured on film at Hawkinge in the Summer of 1940: one of his victims, a 109 pilot, stood up in a Kentish cornfield with his hands up as Eckford approached Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the...
Hammer Price: £15,000
A rare and impressive Norway 1940 Gladiator pilot’s D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Group Captain R. S. “Milly” Mills, Royal Air Force, afterwards C.O. of No. 87 Squadron’s Hurricanes at the height of the Battle Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1940; 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Atlantic Star, clasp, Air Crew Europe; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977 minor contact wear, good very fine and better (8) £5000-6000...
£5,000–£6,000
A fine night fighter pilot’s D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Squadron Leader S. S. Duff, Royal Air Force, who flew Blenheims in the Battle, afterwards claiming five victories over the U.K., France and North Africa, one of them in a Havoc Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943, with its Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals extremely...
Hammer Price: £3,500
Four: Flight Lieutenant F. C. “Freddie” Sutton, Royal Air Force, a very gallant Air Gunner who survived ‘the massacre of the Defiants’, an extraordinary encounter with Galland’s 109s over Kent on 28 August 1940 resulting in him claiming one destroyed and two damaged: two more enemy aircraft fell to his guns in later night fighter operations 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals clasp side-carriages fitted with slide-on devices, very fine (4)...
£2,800–£3,200
Five: Warrant Officer A. G. V. “Gerry” Holton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who served as an Air Gunner in Defiants for much of the Battle, and afterwards as a Navigator in Beaufighters over North Africa and Malta 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £2400-2800
£2,400–£2,800
Four: Flight Lieutenant H. Capstick, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, the only member of aircrew from Jamaica to fly in the Battle and a gallant Navigator who flew in excess of 100 operational sorties in 18 months, latterly in Sunderlands 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Atlantic Star, clasp, Air Crew Europe; Defence and War Medals extremely fine (4) £2000-2500
£2,000–£2,500
Four: Squadron Leader J. H. G. Walker, Royal Air Force, a daring Blenheim pilot who flew through a gap in the mole wall at Borkum in November 1939, and afterwards throughout the Battle: he was killed in action following a sweep over St. Omer in May 1942 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals good very fine (4) £2400-2800
Three: Sergeant O. V. Houghton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a Hurricane Pilot who was killed in action while serving with No. 501 Squadron on 6 September 1940 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45 extremely fine (3) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £2,600
Three: Sergeant V. H. Skillen, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a Blenheim pilot who served on night fighter operations throughout the Battle prior to being killed in action over France in March 1941 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with original Air Ministry condolence slip and named card forwarding box, extremely fine (3) £1000-1200
£1,000–£1,200
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