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Battle of Britain Lord Tedder Douglas Bader raf catalogueRAFC20 Battle of Britain 1985 Battle of Britain Large Medal cover, signed by winners Bennion, David, Doe, Unwin Stanford Tuck and Hancock. Then 18 other Battle of Britain signatures, list available on request. £30 per month for 10 months RYB004H £300 Lord Tedder 8th May 1964 Typed letter on the headed paper and signed in ink by Lord Tedder GCB (1890 - 1967), World War II RAF Mediterranean Commander. In the letter he apologises for not being able to attend a March and Service for the Association of Lancastria Survivors. RYW015I £500 £50 per month for 10 months Flexi-pay available on all items! No interest charged - payment options up to 12 months Douglas Bader Douglas Bader - Sir Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Second World War, credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 damaged. He spent a large part of the Second World War as a POW, of which just under three years was spent in Colditz Castle. £50 per month for 3 months RYB003 £150 Buckingham Covers, Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF 1 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Sir Basil Embry Sir Basil Embry signed 1972 RAF Escape cover, took part in the raid on Shell Mex House, Copenhagen. RYE001 £150 £75 per month for 2 months CALL US ON 01303 278137 The Enola Gay American 50 cover signed by the Crew of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets (Pilot), Dutch Van Kirk (Navigator) and Tom Ferebee (Bomb aimer) (Our Choice) RYT014I £250 £25 per month for 10 months Hans Von Ohain & Erich Warsitz Hans Von Ohain and Erich Warsitz signed cover, plus info card signed by Ohain. 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