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Corgi Aviation Archive: a Spitfire MkXIV, with fi 103 'Doodlebug' flying bomb; together with a Spitfire MkII; and a Ju88 C-4 Night Fighter, all 1:72 scale. (3)

Punk/New Wave LPs, twenty-five releases including Condemned 84 - Amongst The Thugs (Hammer HR10, 1995), The Boots Go Marching In (Rock-O-Rama RRR III, 12991, German Import), Blitz - Voice Of A Generation (No future PunkI, 1982), The Ejected - A Touch of Class, The Business - Keep The Faith, Suburban Rebels, Generation X - Generation X, Vally Of The Dolls, Kiss me Deadly, The Blaggers - On Yer Toez, Birthday Party - The Friend Catcher , Bomb Disneyland - Why Not, Boomtown Rats - Tonic For The Troops, Bram Tchaikosky - The Russians Are Coming, Crucial Youth - Power Of Positive Thinking, Chelsea - Alternative Hits, The Clash - The Clash, Give Em Enough Rope, Cockney Rejects - Greatest Hits Vol 2, Conflict - Its Time To See Who's Who, Distoted Truth, - Counterfeit Culture, Devo - We Are Devo. generally very good.

* JOHN PIPER (BRITISH 1903 - 1992), MORETON CORBETT limited edition silkscreen print on paper, signed and numbered 42/70mounted, framed and under glassimage size 46cm x 99cm, overall size 57cm x 110cmProvenance: certificate of authenticity is included in this lot.Note: English painter, printmaker, draughtsman, designer, and writer. He reluctantly became an articled clerk in his father's legal firm, but took up the study of art after his father's death in 1926, first at the Richmond School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. From 1928 to 1933 he wrote as an art critic for the Listener and the Nation and was among the first to recognize such contemporaries as William Coldstream, Ivon Hitchens, Victor Pasmore, and Ceri Richards. By the mid-1930s he was one of the leading British abstract artists, but by the end of the decade he had become disillusioned with non-representational art and reverted to naturalism. He concentrated on landscape and architectural views in an emotionally charged style that continued the English Romantic tradition (see Neo-Romanticism). Some of his finest works were done as an Official War Artist when he made pictures of bomb-damaged buildings. A similar stormy atmosphere pervades his famous views of country houses of the same period. Piper's work diversified in the 1950s and he became recognized as one of the most versatile British artists of his generation. He did much work as a designer of stage decor and of stained glass (notably at Coventry Cathedral) and was a prolific printmaker. In addition he made book illustrations and designed pottery and textiles. As a writer he is probably best known for his book British Romantic Artists (1942). He also compiled architectural guidebooks to several English counties, usually in collaboration with the poet John Betjeman. Two hundred and seven of his works are held in UK public collections.

* DAVID BOMBERG (BRITISH 1890 - 1957), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN oil on canvas, signed and dated '42framedimage size 60cm x 49cm, overall size 80cm x 69cm Provenance: Arthur A. Stambois, Private Collection Stanley Mann, Private Collection (purchased from the above in 1961) By descent to his wife, Eithne Maureen Mann (nee Milne), Private Scottish Collection.Note 1: One of the most important and influential British artists at work in the twentieth century, David Bomberg was born in Birmingham in 1890. Initially studying art in London at the City and Guilds, David Bomberg was to study under the highly respected Walter Sickert at the Westminster School of Art, subsequently gaining a place at the Slade School of Art. It was here that David studied under the famous Henry Tonks, alongside such soon-to-be-famous names as Stanley Spencer, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. The Slade was hugely important in the development of David’s work, but that didn’t prevent him from expulsion in the summer of 1913. Flirting, rather acrimoniously, with the Bloomsbury Group, David was to eventually form ties with the Camden Town Group, subsequently becoming a founding contributor to the London Group in 1914. After returning from active service in the First World War, David Bomberg took on a number of teaching positions, no less notable than his leading role in the Borough Group, where he was to teach and become a driving influence of a young Frank Auerbach. What followed was to become recognised as David’s “golden era” of work. Spells living abroad in Spain were to inspire some of his most well regarded works. David died in Spain in 1957, leaving a body of work and influence that is as relevant today as it was then. Following his death, David’s reputation continued to grow, with many retrospective exhibitions held, including at the Tate in 1988. David Bomberg is rightfully regarded as one of the leading lights of the twentieth century Modern British art world, and arguably one with the greatest influence on generations of artists to follow.Note 2: The face in the “Portrait of a Gentleman”, is unknown but shows a warmer in colour and sense of energy. The handkerchief thrusts out of his pocket with a sense of purpose or perhaps importance. The pale pigment applied so freely around his head adds to this feeling, and there may even be a hint of a smile in the curve of his lips. Perhaps he is sharing a joke with Bomberg, but the light heartedness ultimately seems fleeting. Bomberg was appointed Official war artist during the second world war and only completed one commission “”Underground Bomb Store 1942”, given that this portrait was completed in the same year there could be a connection to the artist in this role.

WW2 RUSSIAN INERT 50mm MORTAR, plus an inert cluster bomb, both with nose caps (2)

A 1 TON BOMB FUSE (INERT), two German Luftwaffe bakelite bomb fuse cases and a German Krupp fuse guard

A silver mounted hobnail cut bomb dressing table scent bottle, others, sterling silver oval frame etc (5)

SC26 1st RAF Night Bomber Sqn Signed by Sir Barnes Wallis. Dambuster Bomb designer. 1 Feb 72 BFPS 1280. 55th Anniversary of the first RAF Night Bomber Squadron. Cover depicts Vickers Wellington B. Mk 3 No 150 squadron at RAF Snaith in 1942 and RAF Topcliffe Badge. Flown in Army Air Corps Beaver XP819 from Snaith to RAF Topcliffe by Major Pullen Royal Anglian Regiment, and flown also in Varsity WF369 of Air Electronics and Air Engineer School from RAF Topcliffe to RAF Wildenrath, Germany, and return by Sqn Ldr Lawrenson. Personally Signed by Sir Barnes Wallis. As assistant Chief designer at Vickers - Armstrong Aviation Section his many contributions included the bouncing bombs used by 617 Squadron to breach the Mohne and Eder Dams in 1923, the 12, 000 lb tallboy penetration bomb and 10 ton grand slam bomb as well as the mine - detonating electric coil fitted below Wellingtons. 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

SC17 RAF Hartland Point Signed Sir Barnes Wallis. bouncing bombs. 7 Aug 71 BFPS 1169 RAF Hartland Point Black flown cachet flown from RAF Chivenor in Hunter aircrafts nos XG 161 and XF 526 on an Air to Air gun firing sortie under the control of Hartland Point radar. Personally signed Sir Barnes Wallis. As assistant Chief designer at Vickers - Armstrongs Aviation Section his many contributions included the bouncing bombs used by 617 Squadron to breach the Mohne and Eder Dams in 1923, the 12, 000 lb tallboy penetration bomb and 10 ton grand slam bomb as well as the mine - detonating electric coil fitted below Wellingtons. 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

RNCH2bVC 50th Anniv Battle for the Atlantic Signed by T Gould VC Holder plus 3. 26 May 93 Liverpool To Commemorate The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle for the Atlantic in Liverpool May 93. Personally Signed by T Gould VC holder details below. Admiral Julian Oswald, Rear Admiral Robert Woodward Plus another. Personally Signed by Mr T Gould VC Holder was petty officer in the Royal Navy during the Second World War On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine Thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. Thrasher was subjected to a three hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. Petty officer Gould and Lieutenant Roberts removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. Certified Copy No 3 of 39. 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

RFDC86 Queen Mothers Full Set Signed 10 George Cross, 1VC, 1 DFC Holders. 2 Aug 90 BFPS 1990 Special Postmark Queen Mothers 90th Birthday. Flown in Wessex HX 733 of the Queens Flight from Windsor Castle to Portsmouth where her Majesty Queen Elizabeth then embarked on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Personally Signed by Air Cdr Sir A Winskill flew in Battle of Britain as a fighter pilot with 603 Sqn WW11 Ace. and Captain of the Queens Flight 1968 to 72. Shot down in Calais with the help of the French Resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in December 1941 via Spain and Gibraltar. Flt Lt Learoyd VC 49 Squadron HP Hampden pilot bombing an aqueduct of the Dortmund - Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. aircraft safely upon return. Phillip R S May GC Holder was awarded the George Cross for the gallantry 25 Nov 1947. HM Cable Ship St Margarets his Chief Petty Officer overcome by gas, 1st Lieutenant, the Boatswain and four ratings all tried to rescue him and were themselves overcome. Phillip May entered the tank and tried a line round all the men enabling them to be hauled back. Detective Sergeant Frederick William Fairfax GC (17 June 1917, Westminster, London-February 1998, Yeovil), won the George Cross for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, The pair had broken into a warehouse in Croydon and were pursued by Fairfax onto the roof of the building. The police officer grabbed Bentley, when Craig shot him, grazing his shoulder. Despite his injury, the unarmed Fairfax chased Bentley and managed to arrest and subdue him. More officers arrived at the scene and Constable Sidney Miles scaled the roof, only to be shot dead by Craig, who then jumped from the roof after expending his ammunition, injured himself upon landing and was arrested. Kenneth Farrow GC, won George Cross 21 Jun 48 (Cardiff City Police Force). Ken Farrow GC ( Police Constable ) rescued a child who had fallen into the feeder, an aqueduct which supplies water from the river Taff to Cardiff, running under concrete slabs. Air Marshal Sir John Rowlands GC KBE was a Welsh Royal Air Force officer who was awarded the George Cross for his work in bomb disposal and later worked in the development of Britain's nuclear weapons programme. Kevin Walton GC, DSC George Cross Holder, DSC Royal Navy - Member of Falklands Island Dependencies Survey Team, helped team member who had fallen 40 feet and jammed in a narrow part of the crevasse Walton Volunteered to be lowered down and freed him. H Flintoff GC ran to the aid of a Farmer after a Bull turned on him. M. K. Pratt GC. Won George Cross 4 Jul 78 Victoria Police, Australia. Margaret Purves ( Vaughan) GC Holder ( Vaughan GC later Purves, a party of scouts cut off a causeway some forced off. Margaret managed to swim from the shore and tow a boy to the shore. Carl Walker GC Holder, Blackpool Police Gun Chase 1971. Derek Godfrey Kinne G. C. Part of the United Nations Force posted to Korea. After being captured by the Chinese communist forces on the 25th of April 1951, he showed considerable contempt to his captors. Despite brutal ill treatment, solitary confinement, interrogation and hardship, he emerged as a man of great courage and outstanding leadership. He was an inspiration to all ranks for over two years whilst in captivity. His last award of solitary confinement was on 2nd June 1953 when he was sentenced for defying Chinese orders and wearing a Rosette in Celebration of Coronation Day. C. Wilcox, George Cross holder. Served in the Army 2nd World War. Certified Copy No 0593 of 1347 Signed by W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot Very few issued with additional Signatures. 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

Made History Breaching The Dams Signed G Johnson Dambusters 617 Sqn. 17 May 08 Scampton The Men That Made History Breaching Flt Lt Harold B Martin. Personally Signed by Sqn ldr George Johnson DFM RAF Bomb Aimers with Joe McCarthy Crew on Lancaster AJ-T when they attacked the Sorpe Dam. On Dams Raid 17th May 1943. Certified copy no 3 of 20. 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

1995 VE Day Full Set Victory in Europe Signed Kenneally, Jamieson, Gould VC Holders FDC. 2nd May 1995 Hyde Park 50thth Anniversary VE Day Special Postmark on Full Set of 5 Victory in Europe. Stamps. Flown Cachet Flown in the VE Day Fly Past. Personally Signed by John Patrick Kenneally VC Irish Guards. Awarded The VC for gallantry in Tunisia between 28th / 30th April 1943. Added Cachet Flown in the VE Day Fly - Past. Major David Jamieson VC holder 7th Btn Won VC 1944 France The Royal Norfolk Regiment. On 7 to 8 August 1944 south of Grimbosq, Normandy, France, Captain Jamieson was in command of a company which established a bridgehead over the River Orne. The enemy made seven counter-attacks on the company's position, but throughout 36 hours of bitter and close fighting Captain Jamiesons company didn't give up. Mr T Gould VC Holder was petty officer in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine Thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. Thrasher was subjected to a three hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. Petty officer Gould and Lieutenant Roberts removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. Roberts and Gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 ft high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. The petty officer then lay on his back with the 150 lb bomb in his arms while the Williams dragged him along by the shoulders. "It was then a matter of the two of us, lying horizontally, pushing and pulling the bomb back through the casing. It was pitch black and the bomb was making this horrible ticking noise while the submarine was being buffeted by the waves Meanwhile, Thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. If the submarine was forced to crash dive, both men would drown. It was 50 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side. Daily Express FDC issued by Benham.. 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

B33c Liberator introduction to RAF Signed Lt General Ira Eaker USAF. 4 Oct 1983 Washington DC 40th Anniversary of the introduction of the Liberator Mk3 to Royal Air Force Bomber Operations 14 December 1942. Cover depicts B24 Liberators of No 703 Sqn, No 445 bomb group USAAC. Squadron Commander Lt Col James Stewart RAF Badge 104 Sqn Personally signed Lt. Gen. lra. C. Eaker. USAF As World War II commander of both the 8th Air Force in England and the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Gen. Ira C. Eaker was one of the most important figures in air warfare. April 1945 marked a turning point for Eaker's career and for the something he called the new Air Force. Gen. Ira C. (Clarence) Eaker one of America's great air pioneers. The Ira Eaker Aviation Museum in Dallas is a fitting tribute to the son of a Texas tenant farmer who enlisted as a private in 1917, got his wings at Kelly Field in San Antonio, and ended his career as a four-star general in 1947. The museum is also another in a long list of honors for the man who commanded both the 8th Air Force and the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces during World War II. Eaker was commander of 8th Air Force when it deployed to England in early May 1942. By April 1945, he had accomplished his task by helping defeat Nazi Germany and freeing Western Europe. Before the end of the war, Eaker, like many other Army Air Force leaders, had made up his mind that the military should be reorganized. He wanted the services unified and the air arm to have parity with the Army and Navy. On April 13, his 49th birthday, Eaker was satisfied that the war in Europe was over, and made plans to go back to Washington, according to his biographer. After returning to AAF headquarters in April 1945, Eaker "was in the forefront in developing force structure, redeployment plans and organizational plans for the postwar Air Force, " stated an Air Force history report. The history report also points to Eaker as one of the top men at AAF headquarters in 1945-47, when the AAF fought the successful battle for a separate Air Force. Eaker's executive officer during World War II writes that even before it was fashionable, the general had a nameplate on his desk that read "Air Force Spoken Here. " In 1977, when Eaker was 81, he received the Wright Trophy, given annually to a civilian for aiding the cause of aviation. Two years later, at age 83, he received the Congressional Gold Medal an award first given to George Washington in 1777, and regarded ever since as the noncombatant equivalent of the Medal of Honour. Details and photo of Eaker. Eaker died on Aug. 6, 1987. RAF Ref no B33c. Certified copy No 0211 of 1520. 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

617 Sqn Reculver Bay Signed 8 member of 617 Sqn during WW11 11 Apr 07 The Cenotaph Special Weapons Test Upkeep Bomb. Reculver Bay 11th April to 14th May 1943. Personally Signed by 8 Men who served in 617 Dambuster Squadron during WW11. Personally Signed by Les Munro Dambuster pilot with 617 Sqn. Operation Chastise May 16/17 1943. On the 2nd Wave with Lancaster ED921, 'AJ-W', which sustained heavy flak damage, and with the Wireless and Intercom rendered unserviceable was forced to return back to base. Rowland Smith 617 Sqn Tail Gunner with 9, 619 and 617 Squadrons. His Pilots were Stout and Knilans. Took put in many raids including the U - Boat - Pens at Brest and Lorient, Flying Bomb Sites, Attack on the Factories of Albert - France, the attack on Toulouse. R ( Reg ) Blagdon air gunner with 61 and 617 Squadrons. His operations were carried out in Europe. raids on Watten, Siracourt, Boulogne, Lyon, Wizernes, St Cyr and Munich. The aircraft he flew in were Blenheim, Wellington, Lancaster, Liberator and the Dakota. Gerrald Henry. Hobbs warrant Officer - Wireless operator/Air Gunner Squadrons : 50, 617. Theatres of Operation: Europe He was on many raids with 617 including Saumur Tunnel, D Day Spoof, Le Havre and Wizernes of which he was shot down and taken prisoner on 24th June 1944 in Northern France. Aircraft flown : Lancaster. Warrant Officer Alec Shaw Bates 617 Sqn Wireless Operator. Cockshotts Crew Tirpitz raid 12th Nov 1944. Charles Basil Fish Navigator with 617 Sqn. He was on the raid of the 11th to 12th Nov 1944 which was the final raid that the Tirpitz. He was on many other raids, which included the Dortmund - Ems - Canal, Brest, Kembs, Canal Dam, Urft Dam and Berchtesgaden Raid. Flying Officer James Soilleux.617 Sqn in this action. Flying Officer Flight Engineer Squadrons 61,617,46,466, 231. His many raids included two on Brest, three on the Tirpitz, two on Lyons and one each on D Day Spoof and Clemont Ferrand the bombing on Munich and the Siracourt V - weapon storage site and on Angouleme raid. Theatres of operation France and Germany. Aircraft flown, Lancaster, Stirling, Halifax, Liberator. Flt Lt Sydney Grimes wireless operator with Sqns 106,617,9,50.theatres of operation Battle of Ruhr, Hamburg and Berlin with 106 Sqn, Sinking of the Battleship Tirpitz, Urft Dam, E and R boat pens, Bielefeld Viaduct and Dortmund Ems Canal all with 617 Sqn Details enclosed Certified Copy no 1 of 2.. 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

HMS Ark Royal Signed by Swordfish FAA Pilot Lt Cdr John Moffat bomb hit Bismarck. 1 Nov 85 - BFPS 1897 - The Commissioning of HMS Ark Royal, 17p British Film Year stamp. Blue flown in 899 Sqn. Sea Harriers RNAS Yeovilton. Personally Signed.by Swordfish Pilot Wg Cdr John Moffat who flew off HMS Ark Royal with 818 Sqn when he took part in the attack on Bismarck led by Lt Cdr T Coode. John Moffat torpedo was the first to strike the Bismarck. He was piloting one of three Swordfish open-cockpit biplanes that set off from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to take vengeance on the Bismarck, which days before had destroyed the British warship Hood with the loss of 1,416 lives It was the torpedo he fired that crippled the rudder of the German battleship, leaving it at the mercy of Royal Navy ships which then sank it in the Atlantic off the west coast of France on May 27, 1941. 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

Benham Maritime Heritage FDC Signed 11, T Gould VC, I Fraser VC, Holders Plus. 16th Jun 82 Worshipful Company of Shipping City of London EC2 Special Postmark on Full Set of Maritime Heritage Stamps. Personally Signed by Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC RD Served on the Submarines H43, H44 and Sahib ( DSC) Commanded midget Submarine XE 3 from its launch. Operation Struggle the Attack on Japanese shipping at Singapore successfully damaging the Japanese cruiser. Mr T Gould VC Holder On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine Thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. Thrasher was subjected to a three hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. Petty officer Gould and Lieutenant Roberts removed the bombs. Details enclosed. Alfred R Lowe GC Holder Royal Navy 8 Feb 1949. Liberty Boat returning from Weymouth sank. Lt. Commander C. M. Kingsmill DSO VRD pilot Swordfish aircraft during the action against the German ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Lee was the last surviving member of those gallant aircrew of 825 Squadron Fleet Air Arm that in February 1942 made the attack in Swordfish torpedo bombers on the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. Captain M G Haworth CBE DSC. Was an observer of an Albacore aircraft of No 826 Naval Air Squadron aboard HMS Formidable. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for torpedo attack on the Italian Warship in the Battle of Cape Matapan. Lt John Bridge GC GM RNVR, HMS Elissa (Messina, Sicily), Bomb and Mine Disposal Section, also Port Clearance. After the death or wounding of an entire bomb disposal party on 23 August 1943 by six depth charges, Lt Bridge and his party, in 28 dives cleared Messina harbour of the remaining 207, including two with unknown firing mechanisms by the 2 September. This was only one day before the assault on Italy, and thus vital to Allied operations. Lt Bridge had already received the GM and Bar. Awarded George Cross, gazetted 20 June 1944. Rear Admiral P D Gick Swordfish Pilot in the action with 825 Sqn flew off HMS Victorious 10p Chemistry stamp, also signed by Commandant S V A Mc Bride, Hon, ADC, BA, WRNS, Director WRNS. Captain A W F Sutton 819 Sqn aboard HMS Illustrious Observer in Swordfish which attacked a Littorio Class Battleship at the Battle of Taranto 819 Sqn aboard HMS Illustrious Observer in Swordfish which attacked a Littorio Class Battleship at the Battle of Taranto. Jeff Powell DSC, R Watson Benham BOCS(2)12 FDC. 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

JS(CC)50f Signed J A Cruickshank VC and Bill Reid VC. Both Victoria Cross Holders. 01 04 98 RAF Anniversary of 80th Anniversary of the RAF Air To Air Refuelling Flown in VC. 10 Personally signed Flight Lieutenant J. A. Cruickshank VC RAF. Awarded the Victoria Cross on 1st September 1944 while flying Catalina aircraft with No 210 Squadron Also Signed by Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 61 Squadron RAFVR. Awarded the VC for gallantry during a raid on Dusseldorf Germany on 3rd November 1943. Despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged Lancaster bomber to bomb Dusseldorf. Managed to land his aircraft safely upon return, Certified Copy No 025 of 200. 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

JS(CC)76k 20th Anniv of Operation Black Buck Signed by 3. 1 May 2002 BFPS 2673 20th Anniv of Operation Black Buck. Flown in VC 10 of No 101 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to Tenerife to Ascension Island to Montevideo - Mount Pleasant. Black Buck 1 (30 April/1 May 1982) Falklands Vulcan Bomb Raid. Personally Signed by Wg Cdr A C Montgomery Commanded the Vulcan detachment in the South Atlantic in 1982, As acting Squadron Commander A C Montgomery and his crew were first to deploy to Ascension Island where he commanded. Was the Captain ( Pilot) of Vulcan Xm 607 who flew all three bomber raids against Port Stanley in May and June 1982. He Disbanded 44 ( Rhodesia) Squadron, the last V - Force Bomber Squadron. Signed by Group Captain Alan Bowman MBE Victor Detachment Commander Ascension Island 1982 on Operation Black Buck. Also Signed by Group Captain Jeremy Price CBE Senior RAF Officer Ascension Island 1982. Leading the Marham detachment on Ascension Island is the Station Commander, Group Captain Jeremy Price. Group Capt. Price has been the senior RAF officer on the island - a reflection on the importance of the Marham role in the Falklands crisis. Leading the Marham detachment on Ascension Island is the Station Commander, Group Captain Jeremy Price. Group Capt. Price has been the senior RAF officer on the island - a reflection on the importance of the Marham role in the Falklands crisis. Certified Copy no 006 of 110. Signed Richard Clarkson Vulcan Restoration Trust. 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

Dinky Toys RARE "BATTLE OF BRITAIN" RETAILER'S COUNTER/WINDOW SHOP DISPLAY STAND WITH AIRCRAFT - Stand is Good Plus with a little damage to right hand side locking tabs, complete with both aircraft - (1) 719 Supermarine Spitfire Mk II - Near Mint in Good Plus discoloured Box complete with inner card packing, unused decal sheet & instructions; (2) 721 Junkers JU-87B Stuka complete with black bomb - Excellent Plus with small area of corrosion to port wing, in Fair worn with some sellotape applied but still complete Box complete with inner card packing, unused decal sheet & instructions. RARE DISPLAY STAND AVAILABLE TO RETAILERS DURING LATE 1969 TO TIE IN WITH THE RELEASE OF THE FILM "BATTLE OF BRITAIN" (3)

A QUANTITY OF BOXED AND UNBOXED OO GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY ITEMS, majority are Tri-ang, Hornby or Hornby Dublo items, includes a locomotive scrap yard , majority of locomotives have body damage and are loose on chassis, boxed and unboxed rolling stock, including boxed Tri-ang Bomb Transporter, No.R239, lineside buildings and accessories including Hornby Dublo D1 Signal Cabin, boxed Tri-ang Turntable set, No.R45, all in playworn condition, many items with damage and/or missing items, marking and wear, assorted Tri-ang track, also includes a collection of empty boxes, majority of boxes with damage and wear, with three items of distressed plated ware, a quantity of assorted framed prints & modern Silhouettes and a large framed and glazed page of a Tintin cartoon strip (4 boxes)

An original Second World War American December8 1941 copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune, front page and headline War! Japan and U.S.! Bomb Hawaii 104 Soldiers Die, Declaration by U.S. Expected Today. Detailing the attack on Pearl Harbour. Some edgewear & age-toning commensurate with age. An important piece of WW2 history.

Made in China is an awesome original mixed media artwork on wood by Post-Contemporary artist and filmmaker Greg Haberny featured in his solo exhibition Dirty Little Things at Leo Kesting Gallery NYC in 2009. He derides consumerism with the words Sars, Oil, Sucker, Wasps, Mad Milk Cow, Toxic, and Bomb with dripping cans, a smocking bunny and zonked out cat set amidst holes punched in the wood. Signature, title and date and graffiti on verso: Made in China Part IV 2008 Greg Haberny. Housed in a black wood frame. Artwork dimensions: 48"L x 42"H. Frame dimensions: 49.50"L x 44"H x 2"W. Artist: Greg Haberny (American b.1975)Issued: 2009Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Kenner & Palitoy Star Wars vintage loose vehicles, to include AT-AT (complete), AT-ST (complete), Y-Wing Fighter (complete, with bomb), X-Wing Fighter (complete), B-Wing Fighter (complete, cone has detached but present), Snowspeeder (incomplete), Landspeeder (incomplete). all generally Good to Good Plus. See photo. 

Kenner Star Wars vintage Return of the Jedi Y-Wing Fighter, Good, Complete, within Fair opened box, with instructions, bomb has been glued together. See photo. 

A mixed campaign medal group of seven, to 83152 BOMB. J. SALT R.A. / R.F.A., including King's South Africa medal with 1901 and 1902 clasps, Queen's South Africa medal with Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps, Khedive's Sudan Medal with Khartoum and The Atbara clasps, Victoria Sudan medal, GRV War medal and Territorial War Medal 1914-19 to '1101 S. SJT. J. SALT R.A.' and Territorial Force Efficiency Medal as no. 865564 SD. SJT. J. SALT R.F.A.'(7)please see images. Thanks

Hobby Boss and Trumpeter - a boxed plastic 1:18 scale model Hobby Boss military aircraft kit, AV-8B Harrier 2 (jump jet) # 81804, and a Trumpeter 1:32 scale F-14B Tomcat (Bomb Cat) # 03202, both appear mint with parts on sprues in factory sealed bags, with decals, construction info and other ephemera within mint box, kit unchecked for completeness, (This does not constitute a guarantee) [2 - b]

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Bundles for Berlin – More Production! – featuring an illustration by Melbourne Brindle (1904-1995) depicting two soldiers loading a bomb into the plane. Published by the War Production Board Washington, D.C. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Fair condition, folds, large repaired tears on folds, small paper losses. Country of issue: USA, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 102x72, year of printing: 1942.

Original vintage propaganda poster The Future Ours featuring an image of children drawing a peace dove with bomb-shelled buildings superimposed over them, and Arabic writing below. This poster was issued in the USSSR and references the 1982 Lebanon War, also called the Second Israeli invasion of Lebanon. It began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon. The invasion followed a series of attacks and counter-attacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operating in southern Lebanon and the Israeli military, which had caused civilian casualties on both sides of the border. Good condition, creasing, tears, minor staining. Country of issue: USSR, designer: Mohammad Kamal Rammo, size (cm): 55x44, year of printing: 1984.

Original vintage World War Two poster The British Handley Page Halifax II - Design features a cross section style diagram of a pilot flying the plane through the clouds. The illustration is numbered with a key in the bottom left corner along with a description - The second of Britain's four-motored bombers to go into service with the Royal Air Force, the Handley Page "Halifax II" is fitted with four Rolls-Royce "Merlin XX" twelve-cylinder motors, each producing 1,175 h.p. It has a wing span of 99 ft. and a length of 70 ft. A bomb load of 13,000 lb. can be carried in large bomb bays in the fuselage and wings. Three gun turrets (nose, dorsal and tail), containing eight machine guns in all, make this heavy bomber a formidable objective for enemy night-fighter pilots. The Halifax" was designed particularly for rapid production and it is renowned for exceptional manœuvrability. It has a maximum speed approaching 300 m.p.h. In company with the famous "Stirling" and "Lancaster," the "Halifax" is constantly attacking Germany from Britain. Good condition, folds, tears, minor creasing, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 48x73, year of printing: 1940s.

A DINKY #721 diecast Junkers Stuka aircraft in 'Battle of Britain' film livery, box - VG, with bomb and internal packing piece but missing instructions in G/VG box

Three The The 12" vinyl records including Mind Bomb, Soul Mining and Infected. Mind Bomb is stamped "Property of CBS Demonstration only Not for Sale" and comes with poster. Please note that sleeve spines are worn see photos.

Corgi Aviation Archive 'US Modern Warfare' a 1:144 scale boxed AA33507 - Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 'USAF' (449th Bomb Wing). Condition generally appear Excellent (though unchecked for completeness) within generally Good to Good Plus box. See photo.

WW1 Mills bomb hand grenade converted to a money box with marks 'F' & 'J' to front & reverse excellent condition and patina with fine definition to the casting 10 cm height

Matchbox Superfast Large Group of 1980's Issue Models Including; No.57 Wild Life Safari Truck (Black/White), No.4 57' Chevy "Cherry Bomb" (Red), No.9 Ford Escort RS 2000 (Green) "Seagull" and others similar. - Excellent to Mint in Fair Blister Packs all of which have been opened. (12)

Burrows, The Improved Bomb Dropper, Penny Skill Ball Amusement Machine. 1d Play. Early 20th Century. Working order, no keys and locked. Measuring approx. 43" height, 19" width, 7" depth. Please note: All the lots within this auction are located off-site in Kent. Collection will be by appointment from this location which will be made known to buyers upon purchase.

Groundhogs LPs, six albums comprising Thank Christ For The Bomb (Textured Gatefold - Blue / Black Labels EX/EX-), Split (Laminated gatefold sleeve - Blue / Black Labels EX/EX+), Hogwash (Trifold Sleeve, Cream labels EX/EX-), 1969-1972 (Double - BGO EX/EX/EX), Who Will Save The Mighty Groundhogs (2021 reissue - stickered shrink EX+/EX+) and Blues Obituary (BGO VG+/VG+)

The 1915-1951 verse of the WWI Irish fighter pilot, Eric Betts DSO DFC - titled 'The Ribald Rhymes of Rufus Rudderbar', the anthology of 88 typewritten poems was arranged by the poet-pilot himself in a loose-leaf binder with the explanatory note: 'The original rhymes were lost in the Battle of Britain; this is an attempt to reconstruct them from various publications ... from copies given to friends and from memory'. The vast majority of verse was written in the three decades between 1915 and 1945. Air Vice Marshall Eric Bourne Coulter Betts CBE DSC DFC (1897-1971) was born in Bengal, as was his father, a highly successful jute merchant, and his grandfather, a Hooghly District Deputy Collector. He was educated at Monkstown Park, Dublin, and Sherborne School, where he was an exhibitioner. He joined the RNVR five days after his 18th birthday and was awarded the DSC 'in recognition of his services as a Royal Naval Air Service observer-lieutenant on February 1st 1917, when he carried out a long [long range photographic]  reconnaissance and returned with extremely important information, shooting down an enemy scout machine which attacked him on his way back.' In September 1917 his only brother, Conrad Coryston Betts, followed him into the RNAS and was posted to the British Aegean Squadron where he too served as an observer, and also as a bomber. He was killed seven months later, having just turned 19, when on a mission to bomb the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben his plane had engine trouble and crashed into the sea. Promoted captain, he married in 1918 Mary Banks, the widow of WH Banks and daughter of John Grewar of Dundee. He was awarded the DFC in 1919 with the citation: 'An observer officer of great skill who has carried out over 20 long-distance photographic reconnaissances during the past four months, and in conjunction with his pilot, has brought home about 1,000 photographs of enemy positions of inestimable value, in addition to destroying eight enemy machines. He commanded 101 (B) Squadron (1934-35) and was promoted Wing Commander in 1936. Mary, his wife of 45 years, died in 1963 aged 76. He remarried Margaret May O'Dea in 1965 and died in Co. Cork in 1971.

A novelty bronze propeller inkwell - first half 20th century, with hinged bomb-nose cover, 13.5cm diameter; together with a reproduction brass Stanley of London compass. (2)

A MID VICTORIAN DIAMOND BROOCH CIRCA 1870 The circular brooch with applied ropetwist wirework decoration, with a central bombé dome with a cluster of old cut diamonds, circular glazed locket verso, with linked swags and ropetwist accented drop, in an associated box Size/dimensions: 3.8cm diameter Gross weight: 20.0 grams Condition Report: Some general wear, the back of the brooch frame has come away from the setting to one side. General wear commensurate with age and use. The box displays signs of use and storage. It doesn't close properly Condition Report Disclaimer

Frank Potter (British, 1887-1958) London bomb crater, rebuilding.signed in pencil lower rightetching laid down on board39cm x 34cm (sheet size)unframedPainter born in Stoke Newington, London, the son of a printer and publisher, signed in pencil lower right, beyond the press mark "Frank Potter". 35 x 30cm to the press mark.Laid down board size: 47cm x 41.5cm

Palitoy Star Wars Vintage Y-Wing Fighter Diecast Vehicle in Original Packaging. Product no. 31347. Box in good condition, has been opened is complete with bomb. Vehicle in very good condition.

Nine Vintage Star Wars Loose Diecast Models, Including Land speeder, Twin Pod Cloud Car Snow Speeder, X-Wing, Star Destroyer, Tie Fighter, Slave One, Y-Wing with bomb and Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter complete. Plus, remote control R2-D2 without remote untested. Play wear to good condition. (10 items)

Kenner Star Wars Vintage Y-Wing Fighter Diecast Vehicle in Original Packaging. Product no. 39220. Box has some damage, has been opened is complete with bomb. Vehicle in play condition.

A fine Second War D.F.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant, later Pilot Officer, F. J. Clay, Royal Canadian Air Force, a Halifax Rear Gunner with 431 Squadron, for his gallantry during a raid on Hamburg on the night of 28-29 July 1944: with his aircraft swept by cannon and machine gun fire Clay’s skipper gave the order to jump; the navigator, bomb-aimer, and mid-gunner all parachuted out, but the severely wounded Clay was unable to do so, and with the pilot having regained control of the aircraft he crawled to the front and, in spite of his wounds, succeeded in safely navigating them home, for which services he was originally recommended for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (Can/R. 187051. Sgt. F. J. Clay. R.C.A.F.) on original mounting pin; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, about extremely fine (6) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.F.M. London Gazette 13 October 1944 (in a joint citation with Flying Officer R. G. Holden, R.C.A.F. [awarded the D.F.C.] - the original recommendations were for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) and the Distinguished Service Order respectively): ‘Flying Officer Holden was detailed one night [28-29] in July 1944, to attack Hamburg and Sergeant Clay was his rear gunner. Whilst over the target the aircraft was swept by cannon and machine gun fire from an enemy fighter. Sergeant Clay was severely wounded and the aircraft became uncontrollable. It dived steeply and Flying Officer Holden ordered the crew to escape by parachute. The navigator, bomb aimer and mid-upper gunner jumped [and were subsequently taken Prisoner of War]. After losing 10,000 feet the pilot regained control and rescinded his order to abandon aircraft. Sergeant Clay crawled to the nose of the aircraft where he remained during the return flight helping Flying Officer Holden to navigate his aircraft through a most heavily defended area of Germany. Only when the aircraft was being landed in England did Sergeant Clay indicate that he was injured by requesting Flying Officer Holden to have an ambulance to meet the bomber on the airfield. Flying Officer Holden and Sergeant Clay displayed unswerving devotion to duty and set an example of the highest standard.’ Francis James Clay, a native of Red Deer, Alberta, was born on 31 October 1922 and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force at Edmonton, Alberta, on 27 August 1942. Promoted temporary Sergeant on 15 October 1943, he was posted to 431 Squadron (Halifaxes) on 12 May 1944, and served with them as a Rear Gunner. He was severely wounded during a raid on Hamburg on the night of 28-29 July 1944, and was admitted to R.A.F. Hospital Rauceby. For his gallantry he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, having originally been recommended for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying). He was promoted temporary Flight Sergeant on 15 July 1944, and temporary Warrant Officer Class II on 15 January 1945. He was commissioned Pilot Officer on 2 March 1945, and was demobilised, transferring to the Reserve, on 30 April 1946. Invested with the D.F.M. by H.M. King George VI on 13 July 1947, he died on 23 May 1993. Sold with the recipient’s Operational Wings, gilt flying badge, R.C.A.F. cloth Air Gunner’s brevet, and riband bar; six photographs of the recipient, including four taken on his wedding day; original Royal Canadian Air Force certificate of service; and copied Record of Service and other research.

Four: Sergeant W. I. Aird, 3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, late Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), who was awarded a G.O.C.’s Commendation for his service in Northern Ireland in 1998 General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24754302 Pte W I Aird PWO); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994, E.II.R., with 4 Additional Award Bars (24754302 Pte W I Aird R Irish (HS)); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24754302 Sgt W I Aird R Irish) mounted for wear, generally very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- G.O.C.’s Commendation, Ops List 10, 6 November 1998 [Northern Ireland]. Wayne Ian Aird was born in Chester in 1966, and enlisted in the Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) in 1986. He served with the 1st Battalion, PWO in Ballykinalar the following year, and in West Belfast in 1992 - the latter being a difficult tour where they suffered a number of close range blast and ‘coffee jar’ bomb attacks. During this period the regiment was also engaged in the 24th Air Mobile Brigade. Aird stated (according the vendor when sold to him) that he broke a limb whilst on SAS Selection, and later transferred to the Royal Irish Regiment. He was serving with the 3rd Battalion at Portadown when he was awarded the G.O.C.’s Commendation - according to Aird (similar to above) the award was for applying life saving first aid to an injured RUC officer. Aird advanced to Sergeant and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in 2001 (the ACSM was issued to him in 1996 retrospectively for the medal in 1994, 1st clasp in 1997, 2nd clasp in 2000, 3rd clasp in 2003, and 4th clasp in 2006). Sold with copied research, including photocopies from Soldier Magazine and regimental journals in which the recipient is pictured and featured.

An extremely rare Second World War ‘Burma’ D.F.C., Venezuelan Cross of Las Fuerzas Aereas, group of seven awarded to Wellington, Dakota and Liberator pilot Wing Commander C. V. Beadon, 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who carried out 3 tours of operations, including 2 over Burma. The latter proving particularly hazardous, when on 1 January 1945, Beadon’s aircraft was described as trailing ‘Rivers of flame. The plane was hit when making an attack from only 150 feet above the Burma-Siam railway. The shell blasted a hole two feet square in the fuselage and tore away the tail gun turret doors, starting rivulets of flame in the turret as the hydraulic oil gushed from a broken pip and caught alight...’ Using ‘the tea and water in their flasks, as well as fire extinguishers... to fight the blaze in the rear-gun turret. They flew 500 miles over the Bay of Bengal with the turret aflame then, exhausted by their struggles, flew another 500 miles before reaching the base in India... they had survived one of the most hazardous journeys experienced by Eastern Air Command Liberators.’ Surviving the war, and on the orders of Churchill, Beadon took part in the ‘kidnapping’ of the King of Buganda in November 1953. Arriving in Entebbe, Beadon kept the engines of his Hastings aircraft running as King “Freddie” was dragged screaming across the tarmac and bundled in the back with a blanket of his head. Beadon served as British Air Attaché in Caracas, 1954-57, and later became an authority on Dowsing - pinpointing large deposits of oil in Africa and South America Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Venezuela, 2nd Class Cross of Las Fuerzas Aereas, 18 ct gold and enamel, in Huguenin case of issue, with related dress miniature also in 18 ct. gold and enamel, British awards mounted as originally worn but lacking retaining pin, generally very fine or better (lot) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Spink Circular 1999. D.F.C. London Gazette 17 August 1945. The recommendation states: ‘This Flight Commander has recently completed his third tour of operations, and his second in this theatre. His cheerfulness, undoubted courage and devotion to duty have been of the highest order, and have contributed largely to the success of numerous operations. His sorties during this tour have been on Wellington, Dakota and Liberator aircraft, and have included daylight attacks on Rangoon, Bangkok and Mbulmein, supply dropping to the 14th Army during the monsoon period of 1944, and as Pathfinder for the Group attacks on Bangkok. He was recently awarded a Command Mention for bringing back his badly damaged aircraft a distance of over 1000 miles after attacking successfully at extremely low level, trains on the Bangkok-Chiengmei railway. He has led the Squadron on several occasions with outstanding success. Station Commander’s Remarks: I concur. The actions, which gained S/Ldr. Beadon a Command Mention, illustrate his outstanding qualities which have prevailed throughout this tour as Captain of a Heavy Bomber and a leader both in the air and on the ground. Remarks of Group Commander: I very strongly endorse the Remarks of the Station Commander and the Squadron Commander. S/Ldr. Beadon’s work has been quite outstanding. He has proved himself an exceptionally able and courageous Flight Commander and his enthusiasm, coupled with sound judgement, have been an inspiration to the other members of his Squadron.’ Clive Vernon Beadon was born in Coonor, near Poona, India in April 1919. He was the son of Colonel V. Beadon, M.C. 9th Gurkhas, and was educated at the Imperial Service College, Windsor. Beadon was awarded a scholarship to Sandhurst, but elected to go to Royal Air Force College, Cranwell instead. He carried out training as a pilot, was commissioned in 1939, and was posted to 101 Squadron - a Blenheim training unit. Beadon was posted for operational flying, with the outbreak of the Second World War, to 502 Squadron (Whitleys) at St. Eval. The Squadron was part of Coastal Command, and was employed on convoy duties on the Western approaches. In September 1940 Beadon qualified as a flying instructor at the Central Flying School and spent the next two years training pilots. He was posted to No. 1 Middle East Ferry Control in September 1942, and three months later moved on to India where he flew Wellingtons (and later Liberators) with 215 Squadron against the Japanese in Burma. This was the beginning of a long and hazardous two tour stint on the Burma front - with his log book recording varying targets, engine break ups, crash landings and damage by rifle fire! With perhaps the pinnacle of his flying exploits occurring during an attack on the Siam Railway, 1 January 1945, ‘Loco Strike. Thanbulyat to Milestone 42. Photography of Milestone 6 & M8 North & South town. Milestone 37 direct hit by flack. R/G Killed. A/C write off. Bombs finally jettisoned.’ (Log Book refers) More detail is added to Beadon’s rather laconic entry above, by the following press article: ‘With its rear gun turret aflame, a RAF Liberator bomber flew for 500 miles over the Bay of Bengal and then, the fire quelled, covered another 500 miles before reaching base in India. The nose-heavy bomber, its elevators almost shattered by a Japanese A/A shell over Siam, was brought down safely on its home airfield four hours after nightfall by S/Ldr Clive Beadon, of Wokingham-road, Reading, and his second pilot, W/O A. C. Combe, of Endfield-road, Acton, London. Embers were still glowing in the metal turret when the first aid squad reached it. The gunner had been killed, but the rest of the crew were safe. The plane was hit when making an attack from only 150 feet above the Burma-Siam railway. The shell blasted a hole two feet square in the fuselage and tore away the tail gun turret doors, starting rivulets of flame in the turret as the hydraulic oil gushed from a broken pip and caught alight. Gaining height to avoid more attacks while over Japanese-held territory, S/Ldr Beadon made for the coast 40 miles away. Five hours flight over the sea faced the crew before they could hope to reach friendly coast. Tea and water in their vacuum flasks, as well as all fire extinguishers, were used to fight the flames. Sgt. R. Handson, of St. Ivian’s Drive, Gidea Park, Romford, Essex, and Sgt. T. Bennet, of Wakefield-street, Warrington, Lancs., who had been knocked down by the blast of the explosion while manning the beam guns, helped to fight the fire and Sgt. D. J. Morgan, of High-street, Cefmcoed, Merthyr, South Wales climbed from the gunner’s turret to help. Fuel was transferred from the bomb bay tanks, in the middle of the bomber, to reduce the danger if the fire spread, and burning material was thrown from the back of the aircraft. After three hours the flames were put out. The red hot gun turret hung precariously on the bomber’s tails, and the controls were sluggish, the Indian coast still far away but “H for Harry” got back.’ Beadon had advanced to Temporary Squadron Leader in July 1944, and was been appointed a Flight Commander. Still on active service when his well-merited D.F.C. was gazette in August 1945, but now on the Operations Staff of H.Q. Air Command, South East Asia, Beadon was unable to attend an Investiture back in the U.K. He did, however, meet King George VI at a later date, the latter telling him that it was to men like him “that we owe our freedom”. Returning home ...

Three: Flight Sergeant R. Redmond, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Lancaster crashed over Germany during a raid on Zeitz on 16 January 1945 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. Redmond, “Woodcroft”, Homstead Way, Hadleigh, Essex’, good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Robert Redmond joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and served with 12 Squadron during the Second World War. He was killed in action when his Lancaster NN712, piloted by Flying Officer S. P. Whyte, Royal Canadian Air Force, having taken off from R.A.F. Wickenby to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant at Zeitz, crashed between the small town of Büdingen and the village of Dudenrod, some 4km to the north. Of the crew of seven, six, including Redmond, were killed; the sole survivor, Flying Officer A. L. Staley, R.C.A.F., being taken Prisoner of War. Redmond is buried alongside his crew in Dürnbach War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were subsequently sent to his widow Irene.

Three: Captain E. O. Straker, 7th Light Horse Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches for services at Gallipoli 1914-15 Star (2/Lieut. E. O. Straker. 7/L. H. Rgt. A.I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Captian [sic]. E. O. Straker. A.I.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Captain. E. O. Straker. A.I.F.) very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 1 December 1916. The original Recommendation states: ‘On the night of 3-4 November 1915, at ANZAC, a forward movement on a prearranged plan was made from Chatham’s Post towards the Bird Trenches. The arrangements involved the reconnaissance by night of the enemy’s front and the construction of a tunnel towards a knoll 100 yards distant. The forward movement, the unopposed occupation of the knoll, and the construction of a fire trench were completed on the night of 3-4 November. On the night of 4-5 November, the enemy made four unsuccessful attempts on the new position, which was improved and consolidated during the day of 5 November under heavy rifle and shell fire. On the night of 7-8 November, a further advance of 30 yards was made under enemy bombing and rifle fire, and the position finally secured. During the operations, Captain Straker carried out his duties in a most satisfactory manner. The work was very heavy, but the provision and foresight of this Officer resulted in the new works being kept fully supplied with stores.’ Straker had previously been recommended for a ‘Mention’ for his services between the end of August and the beginning of September at Lone Pine, the Recommendation stating: ‘For consistently good work whilst in garrison at Lone Pine n repelling hostile bomb attacks.’ Edward Oswald Straker was commissioned in the 7th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force, and embarked in H.M.A.T. Hymettus at Sydney on 8 February 1915. Subsequently serving on the Staff, he was Mentioned in Despatches by General A. J. Murray, Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on 13 October 1916; the delay between the act of gallantry and the Mention being confirmed illustrating the backlog of names requiring recognition for services on the Gallipoli peninsula. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Sapper W. Wilkinson, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (3644 Spr. W. Wilkinson. R.E.) good very fine Pair: Sergeant L. S. Ham, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (2619 Sjt. L. S. Ham. D. of Corn. L.I.) good very fine Pair: Private P. S. Brooman, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (S4-173547 Pte. P. S. Brooman. A.S.C.) very fine Pair: Private H. G. Lambie, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (M2-081693 Pte. H. G. Lambie. A.S.C.) mounted as worn, polished, nearly very fine (8) £80-£100 --- William Wilkinson was born in 1888 and attested for the Royal Engineers. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and was wounded in action by an aerial bomb on 30 September 1917. Percy Sidney Brooman was born in 1896 and served during the Great War with the 22nd Field Bakery, Army Service Corps, Salonica Expeditionary Force. He died in 1969 Hugh Gemmell Lambie was born in 1891 and served with the Army Service Corps during the Great War. Post-War he was employed as a traction linesman on the South African Railways. He died in 1941

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (14516 W. Sjt. J. H. Keen. R.G.A.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (William Stephens, P.O. 2 Cl., (C.G.) H.M. Coast Guard) suspension bar slightly bent on first and with traces of lacquer, otherwise good very fine Renamed and Copy Medals (2): Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (21073 Cpl. J. Waddleton Re Signals) renamed; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-53 [sic] (C/SSX 856823 A. H. Lazell L/S (Diver) R.N.) this last a modern copy; test mark to edge of first, this polished and worn, good fine and better (4) £80-£100 --- William Stephens was born in Pembroke on 27 June 1863 and joined the Coast Guard on 27 May 1897. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 3 September 1912, and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Impregnable. Sold with copied service record and other research.

Camera equipment and accessories, to include film reels with packaged labelled "Kings Park Amateur Athletic Club, Helenvale Park" and "Incendiary Bomb Rescue", together with a cased Olympuus XA A11 camera, a small Cabin slide projector, a Johnson Exactum Contact Printer and Darkroom Lamp etc. Condition Report:No condition report available.

Description: An 18th century style Dutch pine bombé bureau The shaped rectangular top above a shaped fall enclosing a central cupboard door, two secret drawers, eight short drawers and a sliding well; above three long graduated drawers on claw and ball feet, with restorations, 110cm wide, 49cm deep, 112cm high. Provenance: Property from an estate, Henley on Thames, formerly at The Dower House, Stonor. Buyers premium: All lots are subject to 25% Buyer's Premium plus VAT

A COLLECTION OF MILITARY THEMED CRESTED WARE, ten pieces in the forms of a cannon (chip and possible restoration to end of barrel, chip on edge of base), two battleships, a Red Cross van, a trench lamp (hairline), an aeroplane, a tank, a searchlight, a Territorials Hat and a model of a German bomb, by manufacturers to include WH Goss, Shelley, Norfolk Crest China, Kingsway Art China, Victoria China, Carlton China, etc (10) (Condition Report: generally ok, specific obvious damage as stated, some pieces have minor firing cracks and other faults, very occasional light crazing, some wear to gilding, some sticky tape/label residue)

A GROUP OF MILITARY THEMED CRESTED WARE comprising a battleship, zeppelin, a tank, a grenade, a cannon, two officer's hats, binoculars, an ambulance, an aerial bomb, and a canister bomb, to include manufacturers Clifton, Arcadian, Shelley, Swan, etc (11) (Condition Report: Sellotape and adhesive visible on most of the items, crack to the ambulance, some loss to the gilt)

A COLLECTION OF MILITARY THEMED CRESTED WARE, thirteen pieces in the forms of cannons, a battleship, a submarine, a zeppelin (scratched through design), shells (one has a hairline) and a canister bomb, a helmet (small chip), a cap (hairline crack), and two cars, by manufacturers to include Shelley, Savoy China, Swan China, Grafton China, Arcadian China, Willow Art China, Wembley China, etc (13) (Condition Report: generally ok, specific obvious damage as stated, some pieces have minor firing cracks, pitting in the glaze and other faults, some wear to gilding, very occasional light crazing, some sticky tape/label residue)

HERMÈS Taschenanhänger Konvolut. Pegasus und Paddock Bombe. Jeweils mit Box. Sehr guter Zustand. | HERMÈS bag charm set. Pegasus and Paddock Bomb. Each with box. Very good condition.

An Art Nouveau pewter vase in the manner of Archibald Knox, of bomb shape with three splayed feet, 15cm, together with a brass chamber candlestick (2)

Group of crested china, to include six Great War-related examples: Wiltshaw & Robinson (Carlton China) HMS E9 Submarine with civic crest of Dolgelly, 14.5cm long, and 'Model of Cannon Shell' (New Brighton); W. H. Goss "Model of a German bomb dropped on Bury St. Edmunds from a zeppelin 30 April 1915" (Newton N. Wales); Swan China artillery field gun (Port Talbot); Willow Art China Longton Red Cross Field Ambulance (Warrington); another (a/f), unmarked (Civic Arms of Wales); plus a bathing hut (Lewes), clock (Craigford), 'Model of Tear Bottle' ((Towyn), W. H. Goss "Model of Ancient Water Bottle found during excavations for Bridge at Brockweir Tintern 1907", Rd No. 626750, with Tintern Abbey crest, together with miniature teawares etc

Collection of mostly vintage metal gun and searchlight models to include W. Britain's 155mm gun, Astra searchlights, Dinky 88mm Flak Cannon, a homecast coastal defence style gun with damaged plastic cover, a Unity Toys Trench Bomb Thrower with box and instructions, a plastic kit built 13Lb cannon, POM POM gun (with box) etc.