WW2 40 bomber Command veterans multiple signed books. The Starkey Sacrifice the Allied Bombing of Le Portel 1943 by ...

WW2 40 bomber Command veterans multiple signed books. The Starkey Sacrifice the Allied Bombing of Le Portel 1943 by Michael Cumming, hard back book and dust cover published 1996, both in good condition. In the Summer of 1943, a make-believe invasion of France codenamed Operation Starkey was to sue the Germans into believing invasion in the Pas de Calais was imminent. Part of this was to attack long range guns to the north and south of the seaside French port of Le Portel. However, the gun sites were barely harmed but some 500 French civilians in Le Portel were killed. This book tells the story. This copy has a signed matted bookplate on the first title page and has been signed in the book across the second title page by the following 40 Bomber Command Veterans. Matted Bookplate: Flt Lt Boris Bressloff DFC 635 Sqd, Flt Lt Eric Clarke MiD 49 Sqd W/O Dick Curnock 425 Sqd, P/O George Dann 620 Sqd, F/O George French 76 Sqd, W/O Jeff Hildreth 170 Sqd, W/O Harry Irons DFC 9/158 Sqd, Flt Sgt Ken Jenkinson 617 Sqd, Flt Lt Freddie Johnson DFC, Sqd Ldr George Johnny Johnson DFM 617 Sqd, Flt Lt Bolislaw Klecha 300 Sqd, W/O Jack Linaker 9 Sqd, Flt Lt Bluey Mottershead DFC 158 Sqd, W/O Ken O'Brien DFM 101 Sqd, Flt Lt Alan Payne DFC 630 Sqd Flt Sgt Bernard Peters (Lebovic) 311 Sqd, W/O Ken Rogers 9 Sqd, W/O Ron Smith DFC 617 Sqd, W/O Rex Statham 158 Sqd, Flt Lt Steve Stevens DFC 57 Sqd, Flt Lt Ray Swift 218 Sqd, Sqd Ldr Frank Williamson 10 Sqd. Signed in the book second title page: Flt Sgt Charles Avey 617 Sqd, W/O Bill Bailey 31 Sqd, W/O Phil Bates 149 Sqd, W/O Ron Brown 218/75 Sqd, W/O Chick Chandler 15 Sqd, W/O James Coman DFC 149/90 Sqd, W/O Peter Donaldson 10 Sqd, F/O Basil Fish 617 Sqd, Sqd Ldr Benny Goodman 617 Sqd, Flt Lt Bob Lasham DFC* 9/97 Sqd, W/O Joseph Stamper Metcalfe 100/101 Sqd, W/O Joe Musgrove 214 Sqd, W/O Reg Payne 50 Sqd, Sgt Philip Please 15 Sqd, F/O Tom Sayer DFM 102 Sqd, W/O Frank Tilley 617 Sqd, W/O Henry Wagner 51 Sqd, Plus 1 unidentified 100 Sqd (just above Ron Brown, top right). 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