Bidspirit auction | WW2 Battle of Britain Allan

WW2 Battle of Britain Allan Wright signed RARE BHC official 1999 Millennium FDC. Group Captain Allan Richard Wright, DFC and Bar, AFC (12 February 1920 - 16 September 2015) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Wright scored 11 victories, three shared, five probables and seven damaged against the German Luftwaffe, and was one of the last surviving airmen called The Few who served in the Battle of Britain. During the Battle of Britain he shared a Heinkel He 111 destroyed on 14 August, a Heinkel He 111 of Kampfgeschwader 27 (KG 27) at night over Bristol on 29 August, a Heinkel He 111 and Messerschmitt Bf 109 'probable' on 11 September, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 damaged on the 14th, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 'probable' on the 15th, a Junkers Ju 88 'probable' on the 19th, a Dornier Do 17 on the 26th, a Junkers Ju 88 on the 27th, and two Messerschmitt Bf 109's on the 30th. On 30 September he was shot down and wounded near Brighton by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 of Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) and hospitalised. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 22 October 1940. Image The Hunting Party was taken from a painting by artist Ivan Berryman. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.