WW2 Navy RNCH3 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Battle of the Atlantic Signed 4. HMS Biter 22 May 93 BFPS 2357 ...

WW2 Navy RNCH3 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Battle of the Atlantic Signed 4. HMS Biter 22 May 93 BFPS 2357 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. Picture cachet of HMS Biter, with 811 Sqdn on board, a typical escort carrier which helped secure the seas and make the invasion of Europe possible. Personally Signed Air Commadore J H Greswell CB CBE DSO DFC. RAF Coastal Command Leigh Light development. Vice Admiral Sir Roy Haliday KBE DSC Escort Carrier HMS archer 1941 - 45. Lord Kilbraken DSC FAA Pilot 811 & *36 Sqn's Flying Chesapeakes and Swordfish 1941 - 45. Flt Lieut J A Cruickshank VC Flying Officer. 210 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Born on 20th May, 1920 at Aberdeen, Scotland. On 17th/18th July, 1944 Flying Officer Cruikshank, on an anti-submarine patrol in northern waters was attacking a U-boat in a hail of a flak shells when one burst inside the aircraft, causing a great deal of damage. One member of the crew was killed and two wounded, and although he too had been hit * Flying Officer Cruikshank went in again, releasing his depth charges, which straddled a U-boat perfectly, and it sank. On the hazardous five and a half hour return journey the Flying Officer several times lost consciousness, but insisted on helping to land the Catalina. He had received 72 wounds. Certified Copy no 9 of 50. 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