Bidspirit auction | M L Mac Hamilton Tirpitz

M L Mac Hamilton Tirpitz 617 sqn signed WW2 RAF Dambusters 50th ann Cover Rare only 65 issued. Flown by Lancaster PA474 over the Derwent Dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. Special Derwent Dam Keswick 50th ann Dambusters Raid postmark. After joining Coastal Command in 1943, Mac converted to Lancasters, and was posted to Bomber Command, joining 619 Squadron at Woodall Spa for his first tour. Here he flew sorties mainly to Berlin and the Ruhr. For his second tour he joined Cheshires 617 Squadron, again at Woodall Spa, where he flew precision operations, including the raids on the Saumur rail tunnel, the U-boat pens, V1 sites and V2 rocket bases, and the raids against the German battleship Tirpitz. He died in April 2008. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.