Bidspirit auction | Mark Flatman 617 sqn Tirpitz

Mark Flatman 617 sqn Tirpitz raid signed WW2 RAF Dambusters 50th ann Cover Rare only 111 issued. Flown by Lancaster PA474 over the Derwent Dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. Special Scampton 50th ann Dambusters Raid postmark. Joining the RAF in 1942, with pilot training in the USA, Mark Flatman is unusual in that his first operational posting was direct to 617 Squadron in September 1944. The final Tirpitz operation was his first as Captain of Aircraft, having done three operations as second pilot, including the previous Tirpitz attempt with Tony Iveson. He was to stay with 617 Squadron until November 1946. Granted an extended service commission he went on to the Bomb Ballistic Unit at Martlesham Heath flying Lancasters, Lincolns and Mosquitoes on experimental work. He left the RAF in 1949 to return to farming, for which he was originally trained. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.