Dambuster Frank Appleby signed Christmas Card inscribed from Frank and Pat (106/617) taken from 617 sqn Historian ...

Dambuster Frank Appleby signed Christmas Card inscribed from Frank and Pat (106/617) taken from 617 sqn Historian Jim Shortland collection. Frank Ernest Appleby was born on 3 November 1921 in Eastbourne, Sussex, one of the eight children of Thomas and Ethel Appleby. His father was a fitter in the gas works. Appleby volunteered for the RAF at the age of 18, in August 1939 a few weeks before the outbreak of war. He was assigned to ground crew as a maintenance engineer, but then trained as a flight engineer. Appleby crewed up with Les Munro, Grant Rumbles, Bill Howarth and Percy Pigeon while at 1654 Conversion Unit in October 1942. He had completed some 18 operations with Munro in 97 Squadron when they were all transferred to 617 Squadron in March 1943. 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