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WW2 ace Battle of Britain Bob Foster signed 605 sqn 1939-1941 signed RAF cover. RAF Flown Bob Foster signed 605 sqn 1939-1941 signed 70th Ann of the Battle of Arras April-May 1917 WW1 WW2 JSF 5 RAF FDC. Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, Bob Foster provides an extraordinary account of his time in the RAFVR. In September 1939, he joined the thousands of other reservist pilots who would defend their country high in sky over the English Channel. As a Wing Commander, Bob Foster flew Hurricanes and Spitfires with 605 Squadron in Battle of Britain. It was the start of an incredible career that would eventually lead him across the equator to fight the Japanese off the coast of Australia. As the war in the Pacific escalated, he joined 54 squadron. Bob recounts his arrival in Australia as one that was shocking. He believed that for them, 'Life went on' in Australia and the War felt very separate from everyday life there. Here, he was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft including at least 5 Japanese aircraft while flying from airfields in northern Australia. Good condition Est.