HMS Ark Royal Signed J Moffat flew off HMS Ark Royal to attack the Bismarck 26 Sep 79 - BFPS 1622 - 40th ...

HMS Ark Royal Signed J Moffat flew off HMS Ark Royal to attack the Bismarck 26 Sep 79 - BFPS 1622 - 40th Anniversary of the Shooting Down of the First Enemy Aircraft by the FAA HMS Ark Royal 9p Year of the Child stamp. Personally Signed by Swordfish Pilot Lt 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, 1941All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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 £10.