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Click here to subscribeVinyl - Over 60 Rock, Pop & Soul 12" singles to include Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, KISS, ZZ Top, Van Halen, Guns N Roses, Erasure, Bootsy's Rubber Band, St Etienne, U2, Betty Wright, Wham!, Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, George Michael, OMD, Dead Or Alive, Bomb The Bass, Madonna, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Cypress Hill and more. Vg overall
Vinyl - 8 Indie / Alternative 7” singles and 3 x 10” to include: Gorillaz (7” picture disc), The White Stripes, Coldplay x 2 (both 7”), Girl Called Johnny (blue vinyl 7”), Ramona (picture disc 7”), Graham Coxon (white vinyl 7”), Oh Sees (picture disc flexi), Elektric Music (10” with stamped white labels), Editors (numbered 10”), Mind Bomb (10”). Condition EX overall
Collection of 7 inch /45 records including Punk / New Wave indie and pop including: Big Black, Shellack, Shellac, Black Flag, Husker Du, Pj Harvey, Guns n Roses, Girls against Boys, Butthole Surfers, Drive,Dag Nasty, Beastie Boys, Beatles, The Knife, Leadbelly, Madness New Bomb Turks, Tom Waits etc etc total of 59 singles.
A collection of Vinyl lp records - 3 x Boxes of Rock / Prog / Folk / Blues/ Pop and 80s etc. Including the following artist Das Damen, Jeff Beck, Roger Daltrey, Bee Gees, Marc Bolan, Bon Iver, Genesis, Mamas and Papas, John Mayall with Beano Sleeve, Carmen McRae, Curtis Mayfield, Dr Hook, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Bessie Smith, Heads and Tales, Joe South, Supertramp, John Stewart, Cat Stevens, Foreigner, Carly Simon, Carpenters, Bruce Springsteen, Waterboys, Rod Stewart, Simon and Garfunkel, Phil Spector, The Cars,Cassidy, Madonna, Elton John, Christine McVie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eurythmics, FGTH, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits, Tom Petty, Mike Oldfield, The Police, Pogues, Michael Jackson, Jean Michel Jarre, Talking Heads, Polvo, Creepshow, Pitchfork, Piaf, Roadan, Joanna Newsom, New Bomb Turks, u2, Kate Bush, David Byrne, Elvis Costello, No Spill Blood, Supremes,Turtles, Star Trek, and soundtracks, a few classical Johnny Cash,Commodores, Ry Cooder, John Hurt, Charlie Parker, Chris Barber, Dolly Parton, Elvis, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Bob Mould, Van Morrison etc Total 83 + 81 + 82 total of 246
WW2 atom bomb pilot Brig Paul Tibbets signed B29 Washington cover. Rare variety also signed by US fighter aces James Rigg. Tex Hill. Blake Morganville. Lots of info inside. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 W/O Tadeusz Ruman DFC Polish 305 sqn Wellingtons 1943 signed 1988 Wellington Bomber Barnes Wallis cover, only 40 were issued. HE was in 305 Squadron, in which he made seventeen operational sorties to bomb Germany, including three times over Hamburg, twice over Essen, twice over Cologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Wuppertal and so on. And later in 1944 I was transferred to the 1586 squadron. It was a squadron for special tasks in Italy in Brindisi, from where we flew airdrops to supply underground armies, mostly Polish, northern Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece. During this time, he was over Poland eleven times, and later, during the Warsaw Uprising, I was on every operational flight of our crew. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
44th Anniv Dams Raid Signed G L Johnson Bomb Aimer Dams Raid 17 May 43 took part in Operation Chastise as the bomb Aimer on Flt Lt Joe McCarthys Lancaster ED932 AJ T which attacked the Sorpe Dam. Details enclosed Certified Copy of 100. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 atom bomb pilot Brig Paul Tibbets signed B29 Washington cover. Rare variety also signed by US fighter aces James Rigg. Tex Hill. Blake Morganville. Lots of info inside. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 - 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tibbets enlisted in the United States Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. In February 1942, he became the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group, which was equipped with the Boeing B-17. In July 1942, the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force, and Tibbets became deputy group commander. He flew the lead plane in the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force. Tibbets returned to the United States in February 1943 to help with the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. In September 1944, he was appointed the commander of the 509th Composite Group, which would conduct the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946 and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet in the early 1950s. He commanded the 308th Bombardment Wing and 6th Air Division in the late 1950s and was military attaché in India from 1964 to 1966. After leaving the Air Force in 1966, he worked for Executive Jet Aviation, serving on the founding board and as its president from 1976 until his retirement in 1987. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Second World War German V1 Flying Bomb and V2 Rocket Interest - a small quantity of relics recovered from Test Stand VII Peenemunde, where the A-4 (V2) Rocket experimental firings took place, including two pieces of fin section, and a piece of rock from 'A' Stollen V2 rocket underground factory tunnel in the Kohstein Mountain, Nordhausen
Postcards, a general mix of approx. 860 cards. Mainly Europe with good French street scenes and villages, over 50 with censor marks; album of bomb damage (France 33); social history with group of ladies pushing prams, nurse, charabanc; UK topographical with RPs of Gwent College Hostel Barry and Training College, war memorial New Tredegar, Hotel Metropole Llandrindod Wells, Torpoint Ferry, Clock Tower Newborough Glos, Unlawater Hotel Newnham. Also London LLs (57, 262) (mixed condition)
Newspaper June 23rd 1945 - The Illustrated London News, War and it's aftermath new Japanese Suicide bomb and second war story's etc Newspaper Magazine April 1945 - The Illustrated London News including black and white pictures of War related news, 'Lest We Forget', The massacre of Welsh prisoners at Rethem, an episode which shocked the world etc. Worn condition 'Newspaper-May 12th 1945-The Illustrated London News Story, The Fall of Munich & Berlin, with picture and also pictures of Winston Churchill and Montgomery in colour etc. Newspaper Magazine-Aug 1945 - The Illustrated London News including photos of V.J Day in London-celebrating V.J. Day, and night-'Step by Step'-a pictorial map showing the wave of Japanese invasion receded before allied strategy etc. Newspaper-Aug 18th 1945 - The Illustrated London News Story of men involved in the making of the Atom Bomb, Hiroshima/Nagasaki before and after the bomb was dropped. Excellent condition Newspaper magazine-Dec 1945-The Illustrated London News-including black and white photo's of 'Full Circle' aluminium flows back from ward Lands into saucepans-building houses with jigs and slabs - prefabrication cover slightly soiled other wise good condition Newspaper Magazine-Oct 1945-The Illustrated London News-including black and white photo's of Ships in their Time'-Play many parts'-merchantmen as 'Warships' plus in liberated Singapore Poignant and ironic Scenes-good condition Newspaper -Dec 8th 1945-The Illustrated London News-The Nuremberg Trial, the court proceeding and prison life of the war criminals etc-very good condition Newspaper-Sept 8th 1945-The Illustrated London News-Japan's Final defeat and humiliation signing the instrument of surrender on board Missouri-with picture etc-excellent condition Newspaper Magazine-1963-The London Illustrated News-Christmas-Full of coloured pictures including scenes from Bertram Mills Circo's and advertising-very good condition
TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Signed commemorative cover featuring a printed cachet image by Harrington of a bomb falling on Japan with the caption beneath ´Thanks for those bombs, they perfected our Ato-Mizer!!´. Postmarked by the United States Navy on 12th June n.y. Signed by Tibbets in blue ink to a clear area of the cover, also adding the words ´Pilot B29 Enola Gay to Hiroshima, 6 Aug 1945´ in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Tibbets, the cardstock image depicting the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima following the atomic bombing on 6th August 1945. Signed by Tibbets in blue ink to a light area at the head of the image, also adding the word Pilot in his hand alongside his signature. VG
WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English scientist & inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on 16th May 1943. Signed Royal Air Force Museum cover issued to commemorate Barnes Wallis and featuring a colour image of an R-100 airship and with an inset portrait of Wallis, post marked 15th June 1976 on the 40th Anniversary of the first flight of the Wellington bomber. Signed by Wallis in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX
An assortment of 20th century pin badges mainly relating to associations and clubs comprising of; Army Nurses Day, lady wearing red shoulder cape, 30mm diameter; Bastian Bros. Union de Pto-Rico, two hands clenched, 20mm diameter; Atkinson, Wentworth District Rowing Club, 1923 Henley on the Darling, 30mm diameter; Whitehead & Hoag Roney's Boys, decorated with five males wearing American patriotic clothing, 40mm diameter and Rooney's Boys, decorated with gentleman in Highland costume, 43mm diameter, I.B.E.W Wear Sweet-Orr Overalls, clenched fist, 18mm diameter; one with American crest; other with tools crossed and one with gilt outlined 'S'; Little Gripper Safety Club, black show within green border, 30mm diameter; Journalist Clubs' New Member, with Fatima the Cat, 42mm diameter; Quorn Children's Day 19=7=19; childs head on green background, 30mm diameter; Geraghty & Co. Fred Harvey Toy Shop Boys & Girls Auto Club, red, yellow and blue car, 26mm diameter; Union Lithographs Entrant-Press Essay Contest, decorated with head of Abraham Lincoln, 20mm diameter; American Made Toy Brigade, man with two children, 30mm diameter; two bakelite Kremlin Club badges, 40mm long (one pin missing); For the Empire B.H. Mines, with pick axe and shovel, 20mm diameter; 1900 American Presidential Campaign badge, with William McKinley, 20mm diameter, World War II Dig for Victory with boot on a spade, 24mm diameter; A. W. Patrick Victoria ARP Warden CS215 & DB941 badge; Greenduck of Chicago London Knox badge with yellow elephant and text, 15mm diameter; Whitehead & Hoag Fight I Did?, 20mm diameter; together with an assortment gilt metal and enamel pin badges comprising of; Spitfire Club, with blue enamel decoration, 36mm wide; Union Des Foires Internationales Valencia October 1949, with winged head decoration, 30mm wide; I. Simpson enamel badge with Essex coat of arms, 29mm long; National Homing Union, decorated with pigeon within blue enamel border, 18mm diameter; Cadbury C Club with head of a child, 20mm diameter; Fattorini & Sons gilt metal and enamel with Fulham College, 25mm long; Hayes & Harlington Angling Society enamel and brass shield shape badge; 28mm long; Liverpool Echo Children's Club, decorated with bird and two people, 25mm diameter; Birmingham Medal Co. two West Ham Speedway Supporters Club lapel badge, 30mm long; Caxton 1935 National League of Airmen, 29mm wide; Meccano Guild, white enamel within blue triangle, 11mm long; Roden Cherry Coons Club, with heads of monkeys within red enamel border, 23mm diameter; Fattorini Tanks Victory Club Life Member, within sky blue border, 30mm long; Berkshire Masonic Bowling Association, gilt metal and enamel, 30mm long; Worcester County Swimming Association copper and enamel presentation sporting medal, 40mm long; Bomb Disposal Old Comrades Association 'Ubique', yellow bomb on red enamel ground; 24mm long; 1949 Birmingham Speedway Supporters Club with 1946-48 bar, 45mm long; National Federation of Women Workers, green and white enamel, 30mm long; Thomas Fattorini National Federation Women's Clubs of Business and Professional of Great Britain, 25mm diameter; Old People's Workshop, duck standing on black shield, 30mm long; J.R. Gaunt Loyal BSW lapel badge with Union Jack decoration, 15mm diameter; Marples National Pigeon Service enamel and white metal lapel badge with pigeon on blue background; 23mm long; J. A. Wylie & Co Royal Society of Life Saving Respiration Service, impressed 12967 verso, 28mm wide; Fattorini Odsal Speedway pin with 1948 bar; 28mm long; Coventry Speedway with 1949 bar, 28mm long; Nottinghamshire Services Comforts Fund, with pair of knitting needles and ball of ribbon, 25mm diameter; Hendersons of Glasgow octagonal badge with red rearing lion, 23mm wide; J Gaunt Pitman's banner with cross of St. George flag; 30mm long; Lowe; 1926-1927 Shanghai Race Club with white enamel flowers, impressed 289 verso, 28 mm wide; Collins Women's Home Defence shield shaped pin badge, within a yellow border, 30mm long; 1930s Eddie Cantor Magic Club pin badge, 38mm long; 1776-1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Liberty Bell souvenir pin, with blue and brown enamel, 30mm wide; W. Reeves Swindon Speedway 'The Robins' enamel and gilt metal badge, 28mm wide; Scunthorpe B.F Society badge with bird decoration, 36mm long; gilt metal British War Relief Society pin badge; 15mm long;
MANCHESTER! - LP / 12" COLLECTION. A collection of 25 x LPs/ 12". Artists/ Titles include Happy Mondays - The Early EP's (060555213022, sealed), I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge, Beautiful Thing (0255701434) The Stone Roses inc Elephant Stone, Made Of Stone, She Bangs The Drums, Fools Gold, One Love and Sally Cinnamon, Blossoms - Ribbon Around The Bomb (sealed), James inc Girl At The End Of The World (signed sleeve), All The Colours Of You (2 x copies, different pressings), Be Opened By The Wonderful, Laid, Come Home, Better Than That EP, Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds, Robbie, Morrissey and Elbow. The condition is generally Ex to Ex+/ As New/ Sealed, a few sleeves may drop slightly below.
BLOSSOMS - LP / 12" / 7" / PACK. A pack of 10 x (mostly) LPs including some 12" / 7" / 10". Titles are Charliemagne (0254761817, sealed), Blown Rose EP (sealed), Christmas Eve (Soul Purpose), Getaway (0255729760), Blossoms (0254776226, sealed), Ribbon Around The Bomb (EMIVDLX2053, sealed), Ribbon Around The Bomb (sealed, includes signed insert), Ribbon Around The Bomb (Ex+/ Ex+), Foolish Loving Spaces (V3239, sealed) and In Isolation (sealed).
CLASSIC ROCK/POP LP COLLECTION - 63 Classic Rock/Pop records, mostly Ex/Ex+/Archive condition. Collection includes Western Flier - Hapshah And The Coloured Coat/"The Western Flier" LP (LBS 83212), Family - Anyway LP (RSX 9005), Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb LP (LBS 83295), Family (x3), Free, Man (x2), Joan Jett, Four Tops, Genesis (x6), Peter Grabriel (x3), Bryan Ferry, The Flock, Ian Hunter/Mott The Hoople, Joe Jackson, Billy Joel (x3), The Kinks (x2), Mark Knopfler, The Corgis, Manfred Mann (x7), Faces (x2), Denny Laine, Little Steven (x2), Nils Lofgren and more.
A GROUP OF POLITICAL ANTI-WAR PROTEST POSTERS (12)Including ‘War is Good Business Invest Your Son’, copyright 1979 Lambert Studios x 2, 56 x 71cm, ‘Oxfam Back to Britain’ , Unicorn Bookshop Brighton, 1968, 51 x 77cm, 'Patience, my ass! Let's Kill something!', copyright 1971, Universal Poster Corp, 55 x 76cm, ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’, 1967, American News repeat, 56 x 71cm x 2Together with ‘Avoid Drafts’, copyright 1967, American Newsrepeat; ‘The Army Takes Care of Its Own’, copyright 1971, Young Distributed by Synergisms, 56.5x71cm; ‘Draft the Fuzz they are violent & ready’, copyright 1967 gigantic construction, 36x55.5cm; 'In Our Green and Pleasant Land. Give Peace a Chance’, 43x59cm; 'Stop the War Now' American anti-Vietman war printed poster, depicting a skeletal Statue of Liberty, holding a flag draped bomb and another sheet, within a white folder, with Christie’s Amsterdam, lot 516, May 1990; ProvenanceFrom the Estate of the late Hilary Gerrard (1933-2023), formerly Business Manager to Ringo Starr from the 1970s onwards.
[ Dambusters ] A Second World War Avro Lancaster Bomber Aimer's panel light "Cockpit Lamp Mk 2", signed on lamp and carton by 617 Squadron Bomb Aimer John Bell, signed on carton by George "Johnny" Johnson, lamp length 11 cm[Operation Chastise was a famous attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17th May 1943 using "Bouncing Bombs" developed by Barnes Wallis. Two dams were breached destroying two hydroelectric power stations and damaging many more.]
WWII Second World War - a collection of original c1940s wartime press photographs, showing bomb damage in Britain or Home Front related training / downed aircraft etc. All with official press agency stamps to rear, most retaining their typed paper descriptions. Includes: Heaviest Raid On London For Two Years, Sunday School Raiders Kill 21, Last Night's Air Raid (a Dance Hall), RAF Regiment Scale Roof-tops In Battle Training, AA Gunners Hit Raider, Chemical Warfare For AA Battery, Royal Marines training for a water landing, German POWs, 'Home Guards Man The Rocket Gun,' and others. (22)
A WWII Second World War Third Reich Nazi German Luftwaffe Pilot Bombers Clasp. Downward pointing bomb between stylized wings and surrounded by a laurel wreath joined at the bottom with a Swastika. Due to the nature of these items, we politely remind buyers of the need to satisfy themselves as to the condition / originality of all lots prior to bidding irrespective of any description.
R.A.F Bomber Command and P.S.I.O.W.A. interest. F/Sgt A. E. Hawes. R. A. F. 1698023. an interesting late WW II. R. A. F Bomb Aimers diary. Listing missions and also the daily life and frustrations of service. Attested July 8th 1942, Called up 31 May 1943. He flew Wellington Bombers and later Liberators with 70 Squadron, 37 Squadron and 40 Squadron from Tortorella and Foggia. The diary lists his postings and opens with the quote " It is not the thought of dying that comes hard, it is the thought of how I shall die. Lord let me die quickly, cleanly, with a brave and courageous heart.",together with his RAF Bomb Aimer Brevet Wings, gilt Eagle R. A. F cap badge, group of five WW II miniatures. A Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation ( P.S.I.O.W.A. ) engine turned silver cigarette case inscribed on the inside of the lid Presented to A. E. Hawes by members of his " Purgatory Gang" which he so successfully commanded during 1942-1943. the exterior engraved with his initials and and aircraft ( probably an Airspeed Oxford which was manufactured at the airfield during the war years ) London 1942, 6oz 189gm, in 1939 Amy Johnson, was hired by Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (P.S.I.O.W.A), to pilot their daily service and later joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (A.T.A.) R. F. C. enamelled sweetheart pin, Home Guard lapel badge and a Royal Coat of Arms patch
Coventry Blitz interest, two WWII German incendiary bomb tail fins, both with hand painted details of when deployed, one inscribed '14th Nov 1940, Cov', the other '1.30am Fri 11th April 1941, Cov', the later with black senciled details and German Imperial eagle, 12cm, with a handwritten notepad of the period listing various enemy actions, from Sunday 6th October (1940) through to Tuesday 8th April (1941), including notes of disruptions, damage and casualties, also a copy of the Daily Herald 16th November 1940.
WW2 Dambuster Fred Sutherland signed HP Victor Bomber cover. Sutherland was the front gunner in the aircraft piloted by Les Knight, which dropped the 'bouncing bomb' which broke the Eder Dam. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
AUCHENTOSHAN 12 YEAR OLD AND CLASSIC LOWLAND SINGLE MALT 12 Year Old - 43% ABV / 70clClassic - 40% ABV / 70cl Qty: 2 Auchentoshan is part of a small minority of Scottish distilleries, in that every drop of whisky it produces is sold as a single malt. Similarly unusual is its use of triple distillation to produce a purer spirit that’s light and mildly fruity. Situated just outside Clydebank, the distillery was lucky to survive the 1941 blitz relatively unscathed. Only one of its warehouses was damaged by a bomb blast, and another near miss provided a blast crater that later became the distillery’s picturesque pond.
Pair: Corporal R. C. H. Donnelly, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2039 Bomb: R. C. H. Donnelly. U Bty: R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2039 Corpl: R. Donnelly. R.H.A.) mounted court-style for wear, edge bruising, very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Robert Culling Henry Donnelly was born in Colchester, Essex, in 1879 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Shorncliffe on 16 June 1897. Appointed Bombardier on 6 February 1898, he deserted at Shorncliffe on 11 October 1899, and subsequently confessed to having fraudulently enlisted in the Depot of the R.H.A. under the alias Regil Cuthbert. Reverting to his original name, he served in South Africa during the Boer War with ‘U’ Battery from 30 June 1900 to 6 November 1902, and was promoted Corporal on 19 June 1901. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 25 February 1905, and was discharged on 22 July 1909, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
A good Second War 1941 ‘immediate’ Coastal Command D.F.M. group of five awarded to Beaufort and Mosquito pilot Sergeant L. H. Morgan, 217 Squadron, Royal Air Force, a highly skilled pilot whose ability to press home an attack, regardless of enemy night fighter attack and a need for low level flying, was repeatedly illustrated in the attacks on the Oil Refineries at Donges, and the Kuhlmann Chemical Works at Nantes, in September 1941. During the course of both of these actions, Morgan had to descend his Beaufort to between 100-150 feet, in the face of searchlights, anti-aircraft fire, and enemy fighters. He was later commissioned, advanced to Flight Lieutenant, and served as a photo reconnaissance pilot with 684 Squadron, flying long-rang Mosquitos over Burma Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (916994. Sgt. L. H. Morgan. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally very fine or better (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Spink, 1962. £32 10/- D.F.M. London Gazette 21 October 1941. The official recommendation states: ‘Sergeant Morgan, the pilot of Beaufort aircraft "G" was ordered on 28th September, 1941, to carry out a night attack in company with four other aircraft on docks and shipping at St. Nazaire with the Oil Refineries at Donges as the alternative target. Because of haze and low cloud, the primary target could not be located. The pilot therefore continued along the coast and approached the secondary target from the North when the pilot obtained a clear view of several large storage tanks at Donges. The aircraft was then approached by an enemy fighter but Sergeant Morgan took evasive action by diving to 100 feet, enabling the rear gunner to fire a burst of 50 rounds at the enemy aircraft and to extinguish a challenging searchlight with 150 rounds. Proceeding across the target at 700 feet, the bombs, two 500lb. G.P., three 250lb. G.P., instantaneous fusing, and one 25lb. canister of incendiary bombs were released in a 30 foot stick directly among the tanks. All five were seen to burst and their explosion shook the aircraft. A large fire was also immediately observed which was still seen to be burning fiercely when the aircraft was 25 miles from the target. On 30th September, 1941, Sergeant Morgan was the pilot of Beaufort aircraft "Z" detailed to carry out a night attack on the Kuhlmann Chemical Works at Nantes. When the target area was in sight, an enemy fighter was observed dead ahead which the pilot avoided by diving to 150 feet and proceeding out to sea. Returning landwards, the pilot approached the target along the River Loire but the shipyards were not seen until the aircraft was directly overhead because of ground haze. The pilot prepared to make another run from the North East and then encountered intense machine gun tracer fire and searchlights. After climbing, the haze still obscured the target and the pilot therefore made his run at 700 feet and the stick of bombs, two 500lb. G.P.s and three 250lb. G.P.s, instantaneous fusing, and one canister of incendiaries was aimed at rectangular buildings and chimneys in the target area. The bursts were observed by the crew and the explosion violently rocked the aircraft. The fire that was started could still be seen 20 miles away on the homeward journey. The persistence and skill with which Sergeant Morgan carried out theses attacks enabled the targets to be effectively bombed and ensured the safety of his aircraft. Since joining No. 217 Squadron, Sergeant Morgan has carried out 26 operational sorties and has always displayed skill and resolution of a high standard. 4th October, 1941.’ Lloyd Hollister Morgan was born in Croydon in January 1920, and was ‘educated at Maidstone Grammar School. He became a clerk with Kent county council before, in March 1940, enlisting in the RAF and training as a pilot. He joined No 217 Squadron [Coastal Command, St. Eval and Thorney Island] in April 1941 and flew anti-shipping patrols in the North Sea and in the Bay of Biscay, as well as carrying out bombing raids near the French Biscay ports... Morgan was the pilot of one of three Beauforts of No 217 Squadron which were sent to bomb docks and shipping at St Nazaire on the night of September 28 1941. Poor weather thwarted the attack, so Morgan and his crew headed for their alternative target, the oil refinery at nearby Donge. On the Beaufort’s approach, a night fighter attacked. As Morgan dived to 100ft, his gunner opened fire and the enemy fighter sheered off. The gunner then destroyed a threatening searchlight. The Beaufort pressed on, and was able to obtain a direct hit with its bombs, causing an explosion that shook the low-flying bomber in the sky. A large fire could still be seen burning fiercely when the aircraft was fully 25 miles from the target. Two nights later Morgan was detailed to carry out a night attack on a chemical works at Nantes. The observer fixed their position in hazy conditions and released the bombs from 700ft. Again, the explosion rocked the aircraft — the crew watched as a tall chimney collapsed, to be followed by another enormous fire. As they headed for the coast, they saw below them torch flashes from locals which signalled “dit-dit-dit-dah” (“V” – for “Victory”). The event received wide coverage in the British national press and Morgan’s DFM was announced three weeks later.... By the end of September he had completed 26 patrols.... After training as a flying instructor, Morgan was commissioned [Pilot Officer in March 1942] and spent a year teaching pilots to fly the Beaufort. In June 1943 he trained as a photographic reconnaissance pilot, leaving four months later for India, where he joined the newly formed No 684 Squadron, flying the long-range Mosquito from airfields near Calcutta [advanced to Flying Officer in October 1943, and to Flight Lieutenant in March 1944]. From an advanced base, the squadron photographed most of Burma and northern Thailand before detachments were sent to Ceylon to photograph northern Sumatra. After almost a year of continuous operations Morgan was rested and instructed at a flying school at Poona before returning to Britain. He was released from the Service in May 1946. Morgan then joined BEA and flew the Dakota, Viscount and Vanguard. He continued flying when BOAC and BEA merged to form British Airways, converting to jets and becoming the senior training captain on the BAC-111 fleet. After retiring from BA he spent five years flying the BAC-111 with Air Malawi, finally retiring at the age of 60.’ (Telegraph Obituary refers) Flight Lieutenant Morgan died in April 2013. Sold with copied research.
A Second War ‘1944’ Halifax Bomb Aimer’s D.F.M. group of six awarded to Flight Sergeant E. W. Moroney, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 31 operational sorties with the Squadron - including an abortive trip to Frankfurt on 25 November 1943, when he was forced to bale out after his aircraft was hit by another Halifax turning towards Beachy Head Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1314351. F/Sgt. E. W. Moroney. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, E.II.R., Cyprus (1314351 Cpl. E. W. Moroney. R.A.F.) last with 2nd clasp loose on riband, as issued, mounted as worn, generally very fine or better (6) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 13 October 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘Flight Sergeant Moroney has participated in many attacks against targets in Germany and enemy occupied territory. His insistence on absolute accuracy has always been outstanding. On one occasion an accident to his aircraft made it necessary for him to land by parachute. Undeterred by this or any other of the difficulties and dangers which he has encountered, he has continued to display efficiency, courage and devotion to duty.’ The above refers to an abortive raid to Frankfurt on 25 November 1943. The Squadron’s Operations Record Book states: ‘Aircraft took off with a load of 1 x 2000 lb H.E., 32 x 30 and 819 x 4 lb I.B.S. Port Wing tip and aileron removed from above elevator by collision with another Halifax. Just after turning towards Beachy Head, Mid Upper Gunner gave warning of Halifax aircraft above, and on the Port beam. This was followed almost immediately by the crash. Pilot [Flight Lieutenant G. B. Johnson] was unable to keep straight with the rudder, but by holding back the starboard outer engine he managed to get out to sea to jettison and on return trip the rest of the crew except the second pilot were told to bale out. R/T contact could not be established because the aerial had been swept away. A safe landing was made at Dunsford.’ Edward William Moroney served during the Second World War with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He carried out his initial training as an Air Bomber, advanced to Sergeant and was posted from 1652 C.U. for operational flying with 51 Squadron (Halifaxes) on 10 September 1943. Operating from Snaith, Moroney flew in at least 31 operational sorties with Squadron between September 1943 and July 1944. These operations included: Hanover (2); Mannheim; Dusseldorf; Ludwigshaven; Leverkusen; Berlin (3); Frankfurt (2); Leipzig (2); Stuttgart (2); Augsburg; Trappes (2); Essen; Lille; Morsalines; Colline Beaumont; Orleans; Mont Fleury; Chateauden; Alencon; and Amiens. Moroney, having completed his tour of operations, was posted to 21 O.T.U. in July 1944. Sold with relevant copied entries from Squadron’s Operations Record Book.
Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel T. J. A. Seale, Royal Marines, who was Mentioned in Despatches for the Second Battle of Sirte, 22 March 1942, and served with 40 Commando in Palestine 1945-48 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Capt. T. J. A. Seale. R.M.); Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, generally very fine (7) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.I.D. London Gazette 8 September 1942. Thomas Jack Ambrose Seale was born in July 1916, and commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Marines in 1937. He served as Captain during the Second War as part of the Royal Marine complement for H.M.S. Dido. The latter cruiser spent the early part of 1941 on convoy duty in the Atlantic, prior to joining the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet in April 1941. She suffered bomb damage whilst transporting troops from Crete to Alexandria, 29 May 1941, and her Marines accepted the surrender of the port of Assab, Eritrea, in June 1941. The remainder of the year was spent with the vessel being refitted, prior to re-joining the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet at the start of 1942. The first three months of 1942 were spent on convoy escort between Alexandria and Malta, but on 22 March 1942 the Dido joined Rear Admiral Sir Philip Vian’s force for the Second Battle of Sirte. The British convoy for the latter was composed of four merchant ships bound for Malta escorted by four light cruisers (of which Dido was one), one anti-aircraft cruiser, and 17 destroyers. The Italian force comprised a battleship, two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, and eight destroyers. Seale was Mentioned in Despatches for the successful action. After the war Seale served with 40 Commando in Palestine, before advancing to Major and serving at the R.M. Small Arms School, Gosport. Whilst serving at Gosport he was part of the successful Small-Bore Shooting Team, 1951-52. Lieutenant-Colonel Seale died in June 1956. Sold with copied extracts from R.M. journals, which include photographic images of the recipient.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 (William Dufton.) some light scratches, otherwise nearly extremely fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Confirmed on the roll as a Private Royal Marines on board the Seahorse frigate. 104 clasps ‘Potomac 17 Aug 1814’ including 6 officers and 29 men of the Seahorse. William Dufton was born at Leeds and attested there on 23 July 1812, aged 17 years 5 months. Of the many expeditions up the bays and rivers of the United States during the war with America, none equalled in brilliancy of execution that up the Potomac to Alexandria. This service was entrusted to Captain James Alexander Gordon, of the 38-gun frigate Seahorse, having under his orders the 18-pounder 36-gun frigate Euryalus; bomb-ships Devastation, Ætna, and Meteor; rocket-ship Erebus; and a small tender, or despatch-boat. On 17 August at 9.15 a.m., the squadron got under way from the anchorage at the entrance of the Potomac, and, without the aid of pilots, began ascending the intricate channel of the river leading to the capital of the United States. On 18 August the Seahorse grounded, and could only get afloat again by shifting her guns to the tenders in company. That done, and the guns returned to their places, the squadron again stood up the river. While passing the flats of Maryland point on 25 August, a squall struck the squadron, the Seahorse had her mizenmast sprung, and the Euryalus, just as she had clewed up her sails to be in a state to receive it, had her bowsprit and the head of her foremast badly sprung, and the heads of all three topmasts fairly wrung off. Such was the state of discipline on board the ship, however, that in 12 hours the Euryalus had refitted herself, and was again under way ascending the river.
In the evening of 27 August, after each of the ships had been aground not less than 20 times, and each time obliged to haul themselves off by main strength, and after having for five successive days, with the exception of a few hours, been employed in warping a distance of not more than 50 miles, the squadron arrived abreast of Fort Washington. The bomb-ships immediately began throwing their shells into the fort, preparatory to an attack the next morning by the two frigates. On the bursting of the first shell, the garrison was observed to retreat, but, supposing some concealed design, Captain Gordon directed the fire to be continued. At 8 p.m., however, all doubts were removed by the explosion of the powder magazine, which destroyed the inner buildings. At daylight the next morning, the British took possession of the fort and of three minor batteries, mounting altogether 27 guns, chiefly of heavy calibre. The guns had already been spiked, and their complete destruction, with the carriages, was carried out by the seamen and marines of the squadron. These forts were intended for the defence of Alexandria, the channel to which the British began immediately to buoy. While Captain Gordon was still negotiating the terms of the surrender, the Fairy, which had fought her way up the river, arrived on 31 August with orders for Captain Gordon’s return. The squadron departed down river the same day taking 21 sail of prizes. Sold with copied entry from Royal Marines Description book and Seahorse ship’s logbook extracts for the Potomac expedition.
Ca. 1950, var. sizes w. annotations in pencil in English and Japanese on mounts. 2 of the photos w. indication of the location of the brewery, one in Kyoto, the other in the "mountainous village of Tokushima". (2) "The second atomic bomb has fallen on the Japanese port town of Nagasaki (...)." Street view press photo, 15.2 x 20.7 cm, w. printed text verso dated 9/8/45. -and approx. 38 others, incl. 23 col. picture postcards (one showing opium smokers, 1902), 5 col. photos of the Shinto Temple at Nikko on 3 mounts and a large fan w. woodcut ills. and tourist guides. (total approx. 45)
1960s and 1970s. Incl. a.o.: (1) Provo-Pamflet A, B and F. (2) Two Provo flyers, "provokatie" nos. 13 & 14. (3) A satirical Provo flyer, "Welkom aan Onze Gasten", from the "Burgermeester van Amsterdam, I. Samkalden". Printed in 4 languages. (4) A Provo flyer against the mass arrest of people protesting. (5) Sign w. moveable part, "Tango. Which is to be banned? The bomb or the human?". (6) Four issues of Image magazine. (7) Ten issues of Provo magazine (incl. the Provo Bulletin). Signs of age/ wear. (total approx. 30)
Oxford - Diecast - 20 1/76 scale Diecast vehicles from the Military range to include 76TIL004 Light AA Brigade RA Malta 1942 Austin Tilly, 76TIL009 Austin Tilly Bomb Disposal and 76BSA008 Motorbike/Sidecar RAF Blue. All appear mint in original transparent cases with sleeves. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG
A 1943 US Dodge WC51 weapons carrier Registration 425 YUN6 cylinder petrol, 3,200ccChassis No. 81679428Engine No. 81679428In greenThis vehicle is in good running order having been discovered in a barn in France and possibly come ashore during the D-Day Landings. Owned by our vendor since June 2014 and maintained by a professional US military vehicle expert. Used rarely covering no more than 600 miles since 2014 attending annual Felixstowe Vintage Car Run, transporting WWII US Vets at 95th Bomb Group Horham, Debach Air Base rallies and alike. Vendor informs us the following repairs have been undertaken. Converted from 6v to 12v. Fitted with new tyres and brake drums 2015, a new water pump 2017, replacement oil pump 2024, recent battery change 2023, replacement canvass (previous owner), replacement brake cables (previous owner), replacement 12v coil, new points, replacement big end bearings 150 miles ago when it was discovered that it had been rebored at some point, replacement wooden top frame (not benches) 2016, replacement gear cog(s) 2016, replacement petrol tank (previous owner), indicators with flashing bleeping switch added 2005. Comes with a waterproof camper van cover, does not burn oil, Siren fitted 2018, 12V safety cut off key fitted under front kerb side wheel arch.Complete with following accessories:-WWII U.S. 40mm machine gun muzzle strapped to side (found in a field at Hadleigh / possibly from B17 Bomber),WWII U.S. canvass bags (1 original the other repro), WWII Gas Masks attached to wooden frame. Repro WWII U.S. Flag and pole which inserts into the machine gun muzzle for shows.WWII U.S. bakekite Field Telephone in leather case with hand generator.Comprehensive folder of paperwork present including original French Documents dating from 1951
WW2 Pathfinder Henry Shackleton 405 sqn bomber command signed stunning 12 x 8 inch colour Lancaster in flight photo. In 1940 Henry left school and volunteered as a Pilot at the age of 18 and 9 months, receiving his Wings as a Pilot Officer at Cranwell College one week before he was 19. He was then sent to North Battlefield, Saskatchewan as a Flying Instructor . By coincidence his elder brother and sister were born in Saskatchewan, though he was born in the U.K. In 1943, with 1,500 flying hours, he was posted to Middleton St George, Darlington, U.K. to join the R.C.A.F 419 Moose Squadron where his R.A.F. crew did 18 bombing trips in their Halifax to Germany and Italy without mishap. Thet then volunteered to join Pathfinders and were posted to R.C.A.F 405 Squadron at Gransden Lodge. 4 Pathfinder trips on Lancasters , target Berlin, went without mishap, but on the 5th one on January 30/31st 1944 they were attacked by two nightfighters, resulting in the loss of use by their port wing forcing him to shout, abandon aircraft. His Wireless Operator, Red Williams put on his navigator chest parachute, then decided to get a bar of chocolate from his desk, taking off his parachute to put it in his tunic, then replacing his chute at which he heard an explosion as Henry was blown out of the cockpit . ( He obviously was suffering from lack of oxygen as the Lancaster was in a spiralling dive ) He jumped out of the hole in the cockpit and landed in a Berlin street, immediately taken prisoner . After being blown out, Henry pulled on what he thought was my parachute release, but it was release of his seat harness! When it fell away he searched again and to his relief the parachute opened before he fell onto a bush in a Berlin Park. Henry hid by day and walked by night but on the third night, just after people had come out of their shelter during another bomb attack, some children surrounded him, and he was taken to the Burgermasters house, where kind ladies bathed his face and gave him food. (One could assume they were thinking of their own sons bombing the U.K. and he always feel this should be said.) However, a pompous and drunken Army Officer took Henry to a Berlin police cell (which was warm!) A few days later he met Red Williams at the Frankfurt Interrogation Centre, who told him he had been taken to a crashed Lancaster and understood their other five crew members had lost their lives. Thereafter Henry spent until March 1945, as a P.O.W. in Stalag Luft 3. They all took part in the long march to the Germans last stand in Berlin, from which 400 of them escaped from the Camp across the river to the Americans. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 atom bomb pilot Brig Paul Tibbets signed B29 Washington cover. Rare variety also signed by US fighter aces James Rigg. Tex Hill. Blake Morganville. Lots of info inside. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 RAF Bomber Command Reflections Of War Signed Book. Limited edition 6 of 10 signed by 8 RAF bomber veterans. F/LT. Bob Ludham. 90-57-463 Squadrons. Flight Engineer, F/LT. Jo Lancaster. 12 Squadron. Pilot, W/O. Harry Parkins. 630-576-50 Squadrons, Flight Engineer, W/O. Gerard Norwood. 460 Squadron. Air Gunner, A/COM. Charles Clarke. 619 Squadron. Bomb Aimer, W/C. John Bell. 617 Squadron. Bomb Aimer, F/LT. Rusty Waughman. 101 Squadron. Pilot, W/O. Arthur Atkinson. 61 Squadron. Wireless Operator. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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