Bidspirit auction | RARE WW2 Battle of Britain

RARE WW2 Battle of Britain Wg Cdr H Dowding (son of WW2 leader) signed Lord Dowding MRAF cover. He served as a Flying Officer and Spitfire pilot with No. 74 Squadron based at RAF Hornchurch. Combat Record: He flew active combat missions covering the Dunkirk evacuation and the main phases of the Battle of Britain, destroying or damaging multiple enemy aircraft (including Dornier Do 17s and Heinkel He 111s).Later Career: He spent the latter half of the war as an instructor and a test pilot in the Middle East, eventually retiring from the RAF in 1956 as a Wing Commander. Upon his father's death in 1970, he became the 2nd Baron Dowding. Good condition Est.