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Les Rutherford Cards (Pack of 5)

Nicky van der Drift — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:18:56 +0000

Les Rutherford has always found solace in his art, whether when serving as a Bomb Aimer, a prisoner in Stalag Luft 11 or post war. Sadly his sight is diminishing because of Macular Degeneration. Despite this, aged 99, Les drew the beautiful picture on the front from a photo using a magnifying glass.

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Mission Completed- Framed Veteran-signed Limited Edition print

laserred — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:30:12 +0000

Veteran-signed Limited Edition print now available through IBCC

MISSION COMPLETED

by Simon Smith

Day breaks at the end of a gruelling operation during the autumn of 1944. The returning crew are relieved to be safely home at their Lincolnshire base whilst their mighty Lancaster shows fresh scars from an arduous mission over occupied Europe.

This dramatic piece acts as a lasting tribute to all those who served with Bomber Command during WWII and has been autographed for posterity by the artist along with two highly-respected Lancaster aircrew:

Flight Lieutenant FRANK WOLFSON DFC

Pilot with 149 Sqn

Group Captain WILLIAM FARQUHARSON DFC

Pilot with 115 & 195 Sqns

UK mainland only. Please contact us to arrange purchase and shipping for overseas.

This item will be shipped direct by the supplier.

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Replica Booklet – What to do in any Wartime Emergency

laserred — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:25:19 +0000

Replica Booklet: What To Do in Any War-Time Emergency

20 page booklet from 1940 full of essential information for wartime emergencies.

Lost articles
What to do if anyone is hurt
How to deal with incendiary bombs

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Pilot’s Notes – Wellington

laserred — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:24:14 +0000

Accurate facsimile editions of the original Air Ministry Pilot's Notes issued to aircrew for military aircraft types.

Each approximately 60 pages, paper cover, with header card, featuring euro hook cut-out for display, 190mm x 125mm,

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Rear Gunner Pathfinders

laserred — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:08:15 +0000

This is a Bomber Command story of the air war over Germany as seen from the small Perspex bubble of a ‘Tail-End Charlie’ rear gunner in a Lancaster. Flying first with 626 squadron, and later 156 (Pathfinder) squadron, Ron Smith flew 65 operations and recorded them with the intensity brought on by the isolation of being cocooned in his lonely gun turret.

“Suddenly we were over the Big City . . . after long hours of searching the night sky from the coast, to be suddenly propelled into the brilliant hell over Berlin produced a freezing of the mind . . . flak sliced up through the broken illuminated clouds, ascending gracefully to stream past the turret. A Lancaster slid across at right angles with a single fighter just behind it, as if attached by an invisible thread . . . the city far below was bubbling and boiling, splashes of fire opening out as the blockbusters pierced this terrible brew.”

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Battle of Britain Booklet

laserred — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:08:06 +0000

This 34 page Battle of Britain Booklet is a replica of the original, issued by the Ministry of Information in 1941. It gives an Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August – 31st October 1940 when Churchill said “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

This fascinating account of The Battle of Britain is brimming with photographs and detailed information about the RAF’s heroic defence of Britain during this bleak period in World War Two. A superb educational resource for pupils studying Modern History and a factual read for enthusiasts.

A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the propaganda booklet issued following victory in the Battle of Britain. First published in 1941, It is the first book to embed in the public imagination the heroics of ‘The Few’.

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