Auction 261
Autograph auction Football, Space, TV/Film, Military, Historic photos, covers and books.
By Chaucer Auctions
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Mar 22, 2024
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 22:
WW2 Wellington Bomber The Saint Collection of original photos set on A4 page. Includes photo of the plane with ...
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Sold for: £48
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WW2 Wellington Bomber The Saint Collection of original photos set on A4 page. Includes photo of the plane with Saint logo in view, three crew photos including pilot Eric Stanley Baldwin DFC DFM had been an RAF flight engineer who became a pilot and flew Wellingtons, Lancasters and Mosquitos, take off and bomb loading. Stanley apparently flew his Wellington or Lancaster and kept the Saint motif throughout his war service. After the war he became a test pilot for Handley Page / Vickers and test flew various types including the Victor bomber and the Viscount turboprop. Flight Lieutenant Baldwin has now completed 121 bombing sorties against the enemy. He carried out a prolonged first tour of 68 sorties in the Middle East Command in 1941 and has now completed a further 53 sorties with this squadron. His list of successful sorties include 22 attacks on Benghazi and 20 on Berlin. 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
