Bidspirit auction | WW2 617 Sqn Bielefeld Viaduct


WW2 617 Sqn Bielefeld Viaduct RAF cover Signed by 9 Men who served in 617 Dambuster sqn. 14 Mar 07 The Cenotaph Whitehall Special Postmark. Personally Signed by 9 Men who served in 617 'Dambuster' Squadron during WW11 and were on the involved on the attacks on the Bielefeld Viaduct in 1945. Air Commodore John Langston Navigator, CBE Navigator with 617 Sqn. Sqn Ldr William ( Bill) Howard Gordon Pilot 617 Sqn. Decorations MBE DFC Squadrons 189,617,630, 99, 246.He was Flight Commander with 189 and 617 Sqn. His operation were carried out in Western Europe and hir raids included Brunswick, Munich, Ijmuiden, Urft Dam ( these were not with 617 Sqn ) the Arnsberg Viaduct, Bielefeld Viaduct, Hamburg - U - Boat Pens and Heligoland, with 617 Sqn. Charles Basil Fish Navigator with 617 Sqn. He was on the raid of the 11th to 12th Nov 1944 which was the final raid that the Tirpitz. He was on many other raids, which included the Dortmund - Ems - Canal, Brest, Kembs, Canal Dam, Urft Dam and Berchtesgaden Raid. Warrant Officer Benjamin Bird DFM Rear Gunner with 617,149 and 620 Squadron. Completed 2 tours took part in many raids including Turin, Dortmund - Ems - Canal, Pas De Calais, Limoges, the attack on the Arnsberg Viaduct, also on the Attack on Shipping Swinemunde 16th April 1945. Sgt Murray Valentine ( Formerly Vagnolini ) was a Sgt with the RAF. He was aircrew being Radio, Navigator, Gunner with 61 and 617 Squadrons. His first tour was with 61 and 2nd tour with 617 Sqn both with Bomber Command. He later became a Flt Lt. Flt Lt Sydney Grimes wireless operator with Sqns 106,617,9,50.theatres of operation Battle of Ruhr, Hamburg and Berlin with 106 Sqn, Sinking of the Battleship Tirpitz, Urft Dam, E and R boat pens, Bielefeld Viaduct and Dortmund Ems Canal all with 617 Sqn. Flt Lt H N Evans DFC Wireless Operator, Air gunner and later Signals Leader A/G on Berchtesgaden raid 25th April 1945. Jack Sockett was a NCO Electrical with 617 Sqn and is an original member of the Squadron. Jack Sockett an Electrician. He was stationed at Woodhall Spa, Scampton and Coningsby. And worked on the Lancasters, looking after two and sometimes three aircraft at a time Details enclosed. Certified Copy no 2 of 2. 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.