Bidspirit auction | WW2 Rusty Waughman DFC AFC

WW2 Rusty Waughman DFC AFC 101 sqn bomber command signed stunning 12 x 8 inch colour Lancaster in flight photo. Volunteered for the RAF in 1941. After training in Canada. he qualified as a heavy bomber pilot. In November 1943 he was posted to No. 101 (Special Duties) Squadron at Ludford Magna. He completed a tour of operations. which began during the Battle of Berlin. where they did several operations. Surviving a mid-air collision. only to write the aircraft off on landing. Rusty and his crew on a subsequent flight had a miraculous escape when their aircraft was blown upside down. over the target. at Mailly-le-Camp; they also survived the Nuremberg raid on 30th March 1944. when 97 aircraft were lost - including about one quarter of 101 Sqn strength that night. Good condition Est.