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BOOKS: mainly nuclear war related, to include; "Precautions Against Atomic Attack" 1952 and 1957, "The Hydrogen Bomb", "Nuclear Weapons", also "Uniforms of the Royal Artillery" by Smitherman, (A Lot).

Three boxed Corgi Aviation Archive Europe & Africa diecast models to include 1/32 AA33903 Supermarine Spitfire MKIIA - P7966, D-B O/C Tangmere (Wing Commander Douglas Bader), 1/72 AA33302 Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Sweet and Lovely, USAF 533rd Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 65th Fighter Wing and 1/72 AA33301 Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, 324th BS, 91st BG, all complete and ex

Three boxed Corgi Aviation Archive Europe & Africa diecast models to include 1/32 AA33901 Supermarine Spitfire MK1A X4590/PR-F, 609 Sqn, 1/32 RAF, AA33902 Supermarine Spitfire MK1 P9386/QV-K, Sqn Ldr, Brian Lane, No 19 Sqn RAF and 1/72 AA33302 Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Sweet and Lovely, USAF 533rd Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 65th Fighter Wing, all appearing complete and ex

Three boxed ltd edn Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 diecast model aircraft to include AA33316 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 42-97880/DF-F Little Miss Mischief 324th Bomb Squadron (With ltd edn COA No. 163/1100), AA35312 North American B-25B Mitchell 40-2261 Ruptured Duck (With ltd edn COA No. 514/2000) and AA33319 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31322 Mi Amigo 364th Bombardment Squadron (With ltd edn COA No. 265/1300), all complete and ex

Two boxed Corgi Aviation Archive Europe & Africa 1/72 diecast models to include AA33302 Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Sweet and Lovely USAF 533rd Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 65th Fighter Wing and AA34002 Consolidated B-24D Liberator, Ball of Fire The III, 328th BS, 93rd BG, Ploesti Raid, August 1943, both appearing complete and ex, with certificates

Two 1970s Dinky WWII Aircraft Junkers JU67B (missing bomb) and Messerschmitt 109E, both showing some wear and would benefit from a clean.

WWI French Infantry Adrian Pattern (M15) steel helmet. Horizon blue finish. Flaming bomb insignia. Original leather liner, partial leather chinstrap. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

The Guardian WWII multi signed print 38x30 inch overall mounted and framed Victory Remarque edition 8/15 signatures include 379th BG veteran Hugh McGinty, Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilot Gernot Heinrichsdorff, Pilots Clayton Nattier, Don Carlson, and Newt Moy, B-17 gunner Mitch Mischler plus two distinguished 8th Air Force signers from the Main Edition. The German fighter pilot was taking a great risk. He had seen the faces of the wounded crewmen and decided to spare the damaged B-17 and more-to escort the plane out of Germany. If a civilian or soldier on the ground reported him, the fighter pilot would face a firing squad. In the eyes of his country during war, he was a traitor. But to the defenceless American crew, he was their guardian. Now, they had hopes of reaching England again, thanks to the mysterious German ace who held his fire. One day, the crew would know his name-Franz Stigler. In 1990, they'd invite Franz to their bomb group reunion where they'd introduce their families to the man who gave them the greatest of gifts-the chance to live. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Oxford Automobile Company 1/76 scale group of 36 modern issue diecasts to include; Bomb Disposal Morris Traveller, 1981 Lincoln Continental x100, Black Wyvern E Series and others, all housed in plastic casings

All cast aluminium 'bomb' style car with a very rare 1.5cc twinshaft diesel by Bill Bannister. Replica Raylite tyres and Bannister replica fronts. Rotary fuel cut off. Stove enamelled finish inside and out. red example Length 27cm Condition new build, never run.

One tray containing nine various plastic aircraft kits to include a 1/48 scale Hellcat by Eduard, an Academy Model Kits MIG21 MF in 1/48 scale, a Revell 1/72 scale Avro Lancaster with Dambuster, with secret bouncing bomb, a Hobbycraft 1/48 scale French Bearcat, and others, all housed in original boxes, unchecked for completeness

Multi signed Limited Edition colour Military print Titled Return to Rattlesden. Signed by Nicholas Trudgian (Artist), and Veterans of the 47th Bomb Group Sergeant JOHN C. BITZER, Sergeant NORMAN BUSSEL, Colonel EDWARD A. DINGIVAN, First Lieutenant FRANK FRISION, Staff Sergeant JOHN H. OSBAH, Staff Sergeant ORLANDO PETE PETRILLO, Sergeant BYRON SCHLAG and Staff Sergeant DON SHERMAN. Limited 43 of 500. Measures 37x23 inch appx. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

EIGHT MATCHBOX 1-75 SERIES SUPERFAST WHEEL MODELS comprising a No.4, '57 Chevy, red and white 'Cherry Bomb'; No.5, U.S. Mail Truck, blue and white; No.10, Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car, white and black 'Police'; No.10, Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car, white and black 'Metro Police'; No.54, Mobile Home, cream; No.62, Chevrolet Corvette, black, orange and yellow; No.62, Chevrolet Corvette, metallic red and white; and No.74, Cougar Villager, metallic green, each mint or near mint and boxed, the boxes generally good (No.62 black box slightly crushed). Condition Report : No.62 red with scrape to one wheel arch, chip to one windscreen pillar and rubbed nose printing. ; No.5 box with one torn and almost detached end flap). Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind, first edition signed with Dust wrapper, Johnny and the Dead, First edition with dust wrapper and Johnny and the Bomb First with wrapper

The Battle of London, 1944, a silver medal by L. E. Pinches, searchlights fixing on bomber over St. Pauls Cathedral in plumes of smoke, rev. a V2 flying bomb in descent over Tower of London, 57mm, 69.81g (BHM 4406; E 2066). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: l

A 1:48 SCALE ADMIRALTY-STYLE MODEL OF THE 'COMET'-CLASS BOMB KETCH GRANADO, ORIGINALLY BUILT AT HARWICH [1742]the 24in. hull framed below the ebonised main wales and planked and pinned above, chainplates with deadeyes, decorative gilt quarter lights and stern decorations, classical giltwood figurehead of Mercury, anchors with bound stocks, bowsprit, stovepipe, belfry with bell, swivel guns and main armament in carriages, mortars in beds before main and mizzenmast with sliding covers, partially planked decks, companionways and other details, mounted on brass columns to baize-covered display base contained within wooden case with Plexiglass and specification plate -- 22 x 43 x 19in. (56 x 109 x 48cm.)Built by John Barnard at Harwich with a burthen mass of 268 tons, Granado was only 91ft long but armed with 13in. mortars supplemented by twenty guns of small calibre, which could pack a useful punch when correctly deployed. She was rarely out of service and alternated between service as a sloop and bomb ketch, but it was as the latter she came into her own and she saw service in North America; was at the attack on Martinique and, with Dragon (74), bombarded the forts at Havanna prior to the landings in 1762, being paid off in 1763. She was so strongly built that she enjoyed a twenty-year post-naval career as a merchantman and whaler before being wrecked as a transport under charter to the British Government in 1783.Fine overall condition

A MANUSCRIPT VALUATIONS LEDGER FOR THE LONDON SHIP BROKER C.H. RUGG & CO. 1917-18with entries dated from 20 March 1917 to 26 July 1918, including valuations for several World War I losses, original vellum boards, hand written titles to front cover and spine -- 13 x 8½in. (33 x 21.5cm.)During the First World War C. H. Rugg & Co was the exclusive broker for the UK shipbuilding industry and acted as honorary broker to the Admiralty. In the War, the merchant service suffered heavy losses from German U-boat attacks. A policy of unrestricted warfare meant that merchant seafarers were at great risk. The tonnage lost to U-boats was around 7,759,090 tons, and 14,661 merchant seamen were killed. The ledger has over 200 handwritten entries of ships lost while on war service. The entries record details of ships lost with details of valuations and the settlement paid to the owners. Entry No. 41 was for S.S. Rio Colorado, on 22 March 1917 the ship detonated a mine laid by the submarine SM UC-50. The steamer had just reached the Tyne having crossed the Atlantic, on passage from Montevideo for Newcastle and had been approaching the mouth of the Tyne with her cargo of wheat, when she struck the mine amidships, blasting a hole in the side of the hull. Sea conditions were extremely rough at the time and she foundered in just 40 minutes. The chief officer, boatswain and two seamen drowned, whilst three firemen and the second engineer were lost and also presumed drowned. The unfortunate captain drowned while attempting to swim to safety. The ship was valued by Rugg & Co at £78,00 and eventually a settlement of £82,500 was paid to the owners Wm Petersen and Co. of London. The offices of C.H. Rugg & Co in the Baltic Exchange were completely destroyed along with files going back 100 years by an IRA bomb on 10 April 1992. Given the loss of the company's records, this must be a rare survival.

PUNK/ WAVE/ ALT/ INDIE/ COOL POP - LP COLLECTION. A fine collection of around 47 LPs. Artists/ titles include The Cure - Rare 70s Recordings (private release), Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising, Scritti Politti - Anomie & Bonhomie (CD Booklet set signed by Green Gartside), REM - Lifes Rich Pageant, Sex Pistols - No Future UK, The The - Mind Bomb (includes poster), Little River Band Live (radio broadcast with cue sheets). Terry, Blair And Anouchka. Marc Bolan, Erasure, Roxy Music, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Skrewdriver, Lou Reed, Eurythmics, Pezband, Helltrain, Dumptruck, 20/20, Game Theory, True West, Squeeze, Alex Chilton, Jive Turkey, The Feelies, Plasticland, Head. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.

PROG, PSYCH, AND ROCK LP COLLECTION - a collection of approximately 52 Prog, Psych, and Rock LPs. Collection to include: Colosseum - For Those About To Die We Salute You, Hawkwind - Hawkwind - Groundhogs - Thank God Fo The Bomb, Buffalo Springfield, Vanilla Fudge, Atomic Rooster, Fairport Convention, Home, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Frank Zappa, Tangerine Dream, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ten Years After, Mountain, Yes, Jefferson Airplane, Eric Burdon, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Captain Beefheart and His Plastic Band, Curved Air, and more. The collection is generally in VG to Ex condition, with some dropping below.

A sleeve only for The Jam - David Watts/A Bomb... (2058 995) signed to front of sleeve by Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller, Rick Buckler.From a large collection of signed records, all obtained in person by the vendor's brother, a dedicated and active fan and concert goer during the 1970s and 80s.

BRITISH BLUES ROCK - LP COLLECTION. A smashing collection of 20 blues rock LPs. Artists/ titles include Groundhogs inc Blues Obituary (83253), Thank Christ For The Bomb (LBS 83295), Groundhogs (LBG 83401), Who Will Save The World (UAG 29237), Hogwash, Crosscut Saw. Taste/ Rory Gallagher inc Taste (583 042), On The Boards, Live Taste, Live At The Isle Of Wight, Live In Europe. Cream inc Fresh Cream (593001), Disraeli Gears (593 003), Wheels Of Fire (x2), Goodbye, Live Cream, Heavy Cream, Best Of Cream and Live Cream Vol 2. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.

A 9ct yellow gold diamond multi layer bomb style ring size N - approx weight 3.8 grams

A box of Airfix, Revell and other mostly 1:72 scale boxed plastic kits, to include a Supermarine Spitfire Mk14 and a German Flying Bomb, Douglas Skyraider A1J, Super Mystee etc (not checked for completeness)

Corgi Aviation Archive die-cast model of the Avro Lancaster from the World War II Europe & Africa series. This model represents the Avro Lancaster of 419 Squadron, RCAF (KB726) with code "VR-A". Features include rotating gun turrets, opening bomb doors, and detailed interior.The model is in excellent condition and comes boxed.

Matchbox Superfast group of Mainly all American Cars to include, (1) 42d '57 Thunderbird with Red body, white interior, silver painted base (2) 4d '57 Chevy, red with "cherry bomb" livery with bare metal base; (3) 34c Chevy Pro Stocker white body with blue and red livery and bare metal base. and others similar. - Excellent to Near Mint in generally Excellent to Near Mint boxes (6) 

Powerful black and white photograph featuring the crew of the B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar," the aircraft responsible for dropping the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The crew stands before the iconic bomber on the tarmac. This historic image is hand-signed by Charles Donald Albury, co-pilot of the mission, with the inscription: C.D. Albury, Nagasaki Aug. 9, 1945 written in marker at the lower right. The piece is professionally presented in a polished metal frame with reinforced backing. A deeply significant WWII artifact, capturing one of the most pivotal moments of the 20th century. A rare collectible for military historians, autograph collectors, and those preserving the legacy of the Pacific War.Issued: 1945Dimensions: 10.5"L x 8.5"HCondition: Age related wear.

The 'Grimsby Blitz' B.E.M. awarded to Fire Guard A. R. Gordon, Grimsby Firewatching Organisation, for his bravery in the raid of 13-14 June 1943 in which the Germans for the first on Grimsby deployed their 'butterfly bombs', anti-personnel bomblets intended to target civiliansBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Alexander Ross Gordon), naming officially engraved upon a pre-prepared field, edge mark otherwise very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 5 November 1943, the original recommendation states:'During an air raid, incendiary bombs fell around the building where Gordon was on duty.Under his direction, fires in adjoining buildings were tackled and great efforts made to prevent the flames from spreading.When the water supply temporarily failed, Gordon salvaged important documents and carried them to safety. By this time the building was ringed with fire, but although tense, Gordon continued to fight the fires and eventually they were subdued.Gordon showed courage and it was due to his energy and leadership that the building was saved from destruction.'Alexander Ross Gordon was born at Grismby, Lincolnshire on 23 January 1902, the son of Alexander and Jenny Foster of 79 Hilda Street, Grimsby. He is listed as a member of the A.F.S. or Auxiliary Fire Service on the 1939 census while working as a cost clerk with Consolidated Fisheries Ltd.Leaving the A.F.S. upon its termination he instead joined the local fire watching organisation as a fire guard. He was on duty on the night of 13-14 June 1943, at his employer's building when the bombs began to drop. The German plan involved dropping large numbers of high explosive and incendiary bombs. In the chaos that followed they also dropped as many as 2000 butterfly bombs, which would target the Civil Defence response and any civilians who might be in the area giving aid as well.At the Consolidated Fisheries building an incendiary struck home, causing a major fire to break out. Gordon rallied the other firewatchers and they manned the hydrants turning them on the building and the others around it.A local newspaper goes into greater detail on Gordon's heroics, stating:'When there was an interruption in the supply of water and the premises seemed certain to catch fire, he organised his helpers and removed from the premises the firm's books and documents. When the water supply was restored, he and his men resumed fire fighting.Forty-one, married, Mr. Gordon was a volunteer in the A.F.S. until it was transformed into the N.F.S."What I learned there stood me in good stead." He said today, "and the three regular firewatchers, though elderly men, worked splendidly as a team."Premises all round were destroyed by fire, but the buildings of the Consolidated Company, apart from a hole made by one bomb, escaped serious damage through the men's devotion to duty.'Despite the damage and horrific death toll Gordon performed admirably with the recommendation from the Chief Constable of Grimsby noting his 'Devotion to Duty and Firefighting…'. In the event the raid claimed 114 lives, large numbers of them being civilians killed after the all-clear was sounded by the butterfly bombs. The cost was so high that the Government initially censored the figure for the sake of moral.Surviving the raid Gordon was honoured for his part in it and went on to become a fish salesman in Grimsby. He died on 22 October 1978; sold together with copied research.…

'It is always good to know some of us survived the War, it is a long time now but looking back we were very fortunate to get into Oosterbeek at all! And then to live to tell the tale is remarkable, many of our fellow Glider Pilots didn't survive that 10 days of chaos. How you managed to get over the Rhine at the evacuation is a marvel.'So wrote Sergeant Thomas, 2nd Pilot, to Sergeant Cawthray.The well-documented Battle of Arnhem campaign group awarded to Sergeant Pilot G. Cawthray, 23 Flight, 'G' Squadron, Glider Pilot RegimentA pre-War professional cricketer who turned out for Yorkshire, Cawthray successfully went into action on Op Mallard - 6 June 1944, D-Day - and Op Market Garden, the Battle of Arnhem, sharing fully in the action over those famous days1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (4)George Cawthray was born on 28 September 1913 at Selby, Yorkshire and from a young age excelled as a cricketer, in perhaps the most important county for that game in England. Such was his skill that Cawthray shone for Brayton School, Hull Cricket Club and eventually the Second & First XI for the 'White Rose' County.With the outbreak of the Second World War however, he joined the Glider Pilot Regiment (No. 4695914) and became a Sergeant Pilot, going through 21 EFTS during 1943 and having some 178hrs 25mins on his Flying Log Book by early May 1944 and having taken his 'Wings'.Op MallardSo it was that on 6 June 1944, flying with 23 Flight, 'G' Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment he clocked up 2hrs of Night Flying in PW661, landing near Zetten, with Sergeant Thomas as 2nd Pilot, taking in a jeep & trailer and two motorcycles for the 1st Parachute Brigade, on D-Day itself. Little more need be said of the importance of the work of this embryonic unit on that fateful day. Cawthray was also called on as 2nd Pilot of Stirling 'B' on 26 August for an Op to France to assist the Special Operations Executive. He logged 6hrs 55mins and landed back at Harwell the next day.Op Market GardenThe unit were of course to be kept plenty busy in September 1944, Cawthray went in with Sergeant Thomas again, taking Horsa PW656 on 18 September for their fateful three hour flight by day. Cawthray got them down and then shared in the epic events that followed. His name features in the diary of Lieutenant Mike Dauncey:'18 September -S/Sgt. Cawthray of our Sqdn arrived in great form - he had landed south of the Rhine and got his party with jeep over by the ferry - a good show.Spent a shocking night hiding in our trenches on the banks of the Rhine waiting for an attack which did not materialise. Extremely cold. Had difficulty in keeping chaps awake as we were not to move about.'He gives a good flavour of what Cawthray would have shared in on 25 September:'Things started fairly early Monday morning, particularly on our left. The old tigers started coming down the road once more and I thought that if they did not have a little opposition they would go right through, so with one paratroop I took THE gammon bomb and set off through the gardens a little up the road andsettled down to wait for them at the side of a house by the road. We could hear them too clearly though they were moving very cautiously and obviously had plenty of ammunition. After a few minutes the chap with me belted off, so my local protection wasn’t too good. Eventually the tank crept into view and I waited until it was exactly level with me and ran forward and let fly with the bomb.The result was disappointing. The fuze was quite a long one so I wondered if it would work however eventually after a long pause, there was a loud explosion and lots of dust but when it had all settled down the tiger looked very much the same as before. As I only had a pistol there wasn't much future in staying put so I made my way back to my house which had been evacuated. A little further down the road there was a sort of barn complete with outhouses etc. where there were about 4 chaps rather wondering what to do We arranged a little ambush around here (after a little hand grenade duel) as of course they were quite close. I was told that they had broken through on the other side of the road and indeed this wasthe case and we had a slogging match across the street using the Bren and pistols.Just then someone shouted "Look out here they come" and two chaps darted off. However luckily it wasn’t true. However I was then shot through the thigh. The two other chaps with me one of them wounded in the face were very good. We all got down one man looking out for the jerries and the other helped me to dress my leg. We had just done that and were deciding on the next step when something came over the corner of the outhouse and landed about 3 feet away. I turned to see what it was and the grenade exploded immediately in my face. The two paraboys were excellent and put a shell dressing over my mouth. I could think clearly but felt very weak. The two chaps then helped me to the RAP which unfortunately wasso full that I couldn’t get inside. I was left outside by the side of a dead manwhere I stayed for some time until awakened by the rain when I managed to pull the dead man’s blanket partly over myself. I couldn’t get to that house though and stayed there until someone came outside and I managed to attract his attention.The MO had been hit and it was impossible for the orderly and Padre to do anything as there must have been at least 300 chaps there. The drill was get a blanket, find a spot to lie down and a cup of char (tea) but unfortunately this came out again through the hole in my chin which I have since heard from other people was a most amazing sight. The padre then did a very good thing - I don’t know the time but fighting was going on all around with the tigers knocking all the houses for six as usual and he went outside with the Red Cross flag and told the tank commander the situation with the result that we were left alone.'Cawthray was lucky not to go 'in the bag', as recalled in a letter by Sergeant Thomas:'...It is always good to know some of us survived the War, it is a long time now but looking back we were very fortunate to get into Oosterbeek at all! And then to live to tell the tale is remarkable, many of our fellow Glider Pilots didn't survive that 10 days of chaos. How you managed to get over the Rhine at the evacuation is a marvel.'The Log Book confirms his flight from Brussels to Northolt on 29 September as 2nd Pilot on Dakota DK866, no doubt glad to have a break from the controls. Cawthray then transferred out to India.25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:A newspaper report in the Sunday Mirror of 17 December 1944 gives moving details on how Cawthray swam the Rhine out of Arnhem, carrying a letter for his good friend, Sergeant Pilot Stanley Lewis, which he carried home to his wife and children to let them know he was thinking of them. Cawthray stated: "I am very lucky to be alive myself, having had my nose and both lips shot away, as well as bullet wounds in the head. Once again, please don't worry about Stanley - he's being well cared for."

The 1944 D.F.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant L. C. Ainsley, Royal Air Force, who ploughed on through heavy flak despite taking a total of four hits and successfully bombed the target: making it back to Britain he crash landed without any casualties and little damage to the aircraftDistinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated '1944'; 1939-45 Star (P/O L. C. Ainsley R.A.F.); France and Germany Star (F/O L. C. Ainsley No. 51. Sqd. R.A.F.; War Medal 1939-45 (F/O. L. C. Ainsley. D.F.C. R.AF.), all campaign awards privately in the same style, mounted court style as worn, sold together with a Buckingham Palace slip of issue named to the recipient and a related telegram, good very fine (4)D.F.C. London Gazette 31 October 1944, the original citation states:'This officer is a most competent pilot and a first-class captain of aircraft. One night in September 1944, he was detailed for an attack on a synthetic oil plant at Nordstefn. When nearing the target area the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the starboard inner engine was rendered unserviceable. Shortly afterwards the aircraft was hit in the port aileron; making it difficult to steer correctly. In spite of this, Flying Officer Ainsley continued to the target and bombed it. On the turn for home the bomber was hit once more. The port engine was affected and the hydraulic system was put out of action. After crossing the-English coast the defective port engine became useless. Flight Lieutenant Ainsley thereupon headed for the nearest airfield where he made a safe landing with the undercarriage retracted. This officer set a fine example of skill, courage and tenacity.'Lawrence Cuthbert Ainsley enlisted with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 19 June 1941 and was commissioned Pilot Officer with the General Branch on 21 April 1944. Initially posted to No. 41 base, Marston Moor, Yorkshire on 21 April he later joined No. 51 Squadron on 30 July. His first raid as a Captain of Aircraft occurred on 3 August 1944 in a Halifax III over Bors-de Cassan.Three further raids that month saw good results and Ainsley was present for an attack over Le Havre on 10 September. It was for the raid the next day, 11 September 1944, that he was awarded the D.F.C, the Squadron Record book provides details for that day stating:'This aircraft sustained flak damage over the target, causing on [SIC] engine to be feathered. On arriving over this country another engine had to be feathered, and the aircraft was landed safely away from base on two engines. No members of the crew were injured. The aircraft landed away from base.'The initial recommendation for the award expands upon this, stating:'On 11th September 1944 this officer was the captain of an aircraft detailed to attack the synthetic oil plant at Nordstorn. When about fifteen miles distant from the target and at 18,000 feet, his aircraft was hit by heavy flak which rendered the starboard inner engine unserviceable, but he continued one his course and shortly afterwards the aircraft was hit again, causing damage to the port aileron and making it difficult to handle. Flying Officer Ainsley still continued on his course, however, and although he was hit yet again and had lost height to 14,000 feet, he pressed home his attack and bombed the target. Then as he was turning away and was about to leave the defended area, the aircraft was hit by a fourth burst. This time the wireless operator was slightly wounded in the head, the hydraulics were hit and the port inner engine was destroyed.After clearing the Ruhr defences he set course for Woodbridge, but on crossing the English coast the port inner engine finally stopped and a crash landing had to be made at the nearest aerodrome. Without hydraulics to operate the undercarriage and flaps, he landed the aircraft without appreciable damage or any injury to the crew.Flying Officer Ainsley's devotion to duty in continuing to bomb the target in spite of serious damage to his aircraft and in the face of intense flak, and his skill in bringing his aircraft back and landing it without more serious consequences, deserves the highest praise and his courage and determination are an example to all.Flying Officer Ainsley had now carried out nine sorties against the enemy, and has proved himself to be a most competent pilot and a good captain and leader. He is recommended for the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.'The station Commander commanding R.A.F. Snaith added his own recommendation stating:'This officer undoubtedly showed courage and determination in pressing home his attack in the face of what appears to have been very accurate predicted flak, and a high degree of skill in bringing home his badly-damaged aircraft back to this country and landing it with so little damage and without injury to his crew.He also displayed great coolness and presence of mind, and proved himself to be an excellent operational captain. He is strongly recommended for the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.'This is back up by an exciting account in the Sunday Sun (Newcastle) on 29 October 1944 which states:'A young man called L. C. Ainsley born in Carlise in 1916, was working on a television research bench in America when the war began, but he was determined not to miss it. So he "jumped" an oil tanker and worked his way to England. To-day he is Flying Officer Ainsley and has just gained the immediate award of the D.F.C. for fine work during the bombing of the oil works at Nordstern. His Halifax was thrice hit before reaching the target - but it got there. One more it was hit after the bomb load had gone - but it got home with a crash-landing near a drome. Now he thinks he will stay on this side of the Atlantic and make the R.A.F. a career. He has married a Scots Girl.'Ainsley was advanced Flying Officer on 21 October 1944 and continued to fly, seeing a total of seventeen successful sorties. Transferred to R.A.F. Tangmere on 15 May 1945 he was posted to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch on 26 April 1945 and then transferred to Andrews Field on 27 July.Several more transfers occurred to sites such as R.A.F. West Malling on 5 September, Castle Camps on 27 September and R.A.F. Duxford on 10 December. However he was to leave the R.A.F. under a cloud, being dismissed by sentence of a Court Marshal on 6 August 1946.…

The 'St. Pancras bombing 1941' B.E.M. awarded to Constable H. J. Smith, Police War Reserve, 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police who, whilst off duty, saw a women trapped in her home by a parachute mineFinding a ladder he climbed the crumbling, bomb damaged building, dug her free and pulled her to safety, all while the bombs continued around him, his original recommendation was for the George Medal, later downgradedBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Henry John Smith), officially engraved naming on a pre-prepared background, light edge wear, very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 12 September 1941, the original citation states:'A bomb damaged a building, the remains of which were liable to collapse. War Reserve Constable Smith obtained a ladder, climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round to the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble. He began to dig with his hands although debris was falling and further bombs were dropped in the neighbourhood. Smith eventually released the victim and carried her to safety.'Henry John Smith worked as a packer in civilian life and was living at 41 Goldington Buildings, St. Pancras during the Second World War. He volunteered for the Police War Reserve and was posted to 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police. The original recommendation for his award was for the George Medal however it was downgraded to the B.E.M., the text goes into further detail on the events of 17 April 1941:'On 17th April 1941 at about 3.15 a.m. a parachute mine fell in Pancras Square, Platt Street, N.W.1., causing widespread devastation to the surrounding property including a very large block of flats and the "Star" P.H. at the corner of Platt Street and Goldington Street.War Reserve Smith, who was off duty but lived in the vicinity had returned from assisting at another incident at St. Pancras Hospital when he saw a parachute mine descending in the vicinity of Somers Town Police Station. He immediately went towards Pancras Square and while on his way the mine exploded. On arriving at the scene he rendered assistance, in the course of which he rescued a pregnant woman, and then heard cries for help coming from the first floor of the public house.This building appeared to be in imminent danger of collapse and part of it had to be pulled down next day, but War Reserve obtained a ladder (which was too short) climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble and debris. He began to extricate the woman with his hands although pieces of ceilings and brickwork were falling and further bombs were still coming down in the neighbourhood.The woman was eventually released and carried to the window. War Reserve Smith then shouted to another police officer to fetch a longer ladder and when this arrived he put the woman over his shoulder and descended to the ground. She had by this time fainted.With the assistance of the woman's brother-in-law he took her to a Rest Centre and then returned to the scene of the incident and rendered what further assistance he could until 5.15 a.m. when he returned home, cleaned himself and reported for duty at 5.45 a.m. at Somers Town Police Station.Although War Reserve Smith was due to parade for duty at 5.45 a.m. the same morning he voluntarily rendered assistance at various incidents during the night. He attended a major incident at St. Pancras Hospital and then generally assisted at Pancras Square, in the course of which he rescued the two women. It is likely that had it not been for the efforts of this War Reserve the second women would have been buried by debris.The conduct of War Reserve Smith, who was off duty, was meritorious and his conduct was of a very high order.The acting Superintendent of the Division recommends War Reserve Smith for an award or mention in the London Gazette. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the District considers his conduct worthy of high award and recommends the award of the George Medal.'Whilst impressive this recommendation does little to underline the danger of the situation and can be better outlined by the testimony of the witnesses, firstly the victim of the bomb, Mrs. Constance E Keevil, who states:'My house partially collapsed, and as I attempted to leave my office the door collapsed on me, pinning me in the corner with the door, by this time the ceiling and walls were collapsing on me, burying me in the debris up to my shoulders. I was completely helpless, and shouted for help; this was answered by a man's voice, telling me to wait; shortly afterwards a policeman entered my office through the balcony window, he started to clear the debris off me with his hands, repeatedly telling me to keep calm. All the time he was doing this masonry was falling in patches and was dangerous to us both. He eventually cleared me of the debris, took me to the window and shouted for someone to bring a longer ladder, still doing his best to keep me calm, which I might say was a great effort on his part. The raid was still very heavy; the next I remember was being thrown over the P.C.'s shoulder and carried down the ladder when I completely collapsed.'P.C. Richardson adds his verdict:'The air raid was still in progress and of a severe character; the public house was in a very bad condition and liable to collapse further.In my opinion The War Reserve acted with great promptitude and courage, and at great personal danger considering all the circumstances of the night.'Sold together with copied research.…

Six: Leading Seaman W. H. Harris, Royal Navy who was awarded the Russian Medal for Zeal whilst aboard the Jupiter on her epic icebreaking mission to Archangel in 1915; he served with the Metropolitan Police either side of the Great War and latterly with 'X' Division1914-15 Star (12366 W. H. Harris. L.S. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (12366 W. H. Harris. L.S. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (212366 (Dev.B 1735) W. H. Harris L.S. R.F.R); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police issue (P.C., W. Harris.); Russia, Imperial, Medal for Zeal (212366 W.H. Harris Lg.Sea. H.M.S. Jupiter), impressed naming, claw and ring suspension to this last, very fine (6)William Henry Harris was born on 2 June 1884 at Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire. On enlistment into the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class, he was allocated to the Devonport Division and joined Impregnable, the Boys Training establishment, then moored in the River Tamar at Devonport. Harris spent eighteen months aboard Impregnable before being sent to Agincourt, an old cruiser that was then operating as a sea going training ship for boys. Agincourt was based at Portland and mostly spent time in the English Channel. On leaving Agincourt, Harris was rated an Ordinary Seaman and drafted to Vivid, the depot ship at Devonport. While at Devonport Harris spent time at Cambridge, the gunnery school and Defiance, the Torpedo school, being rated an Able Seaman during 1903.On 1 March 1904, Harris received his first sea going draft being posted to Andromeda, an 11000-ton cruiser that was commissioned for the China station. After serving aboard for a full commission, Harris on returning to Devonport purchased his discharge from the Royal Navy.He joined the Metropolitan Police Force on 25 February 1907, serving in 'X' Division (Warrant No. 94257). With the outbreak of the Great War, Harris was recalled for service and rated as Leading Seaman joining Talbot, part of the 12th Cruiser Squadron operating in the Western Channel. Harris only spent a short period of time aboard but might have still been aboard when Talbot captured a German merchant ship during September. Harris was next drafted to Jupiter. In January 1915 the Admiralty received a request for assistance from the Russian Government, as their icebreaker used to keep open the passage to Archangel in the White Sea had broken down. In response the Royal Navy sent out Jupiter, an old Majestic-class battleship. She departed for Archangel in February 1915, freeing en route a number of vessels stuck in the ice, occasionally by using explosive charges. She, too, sometimes became icebound, but still managed to make a major impression on the problem, improving the safe passage of numerous vessels, many of them laden with highly important war materials, among them the S.S. Thracia. The latter was taken in tow after the use of explosive charges to free her.Throughout these operations it was not unusual for the temperature to fall as low as minus 20 degrees, a hard test indeed on the morale and wellbeing of the Jupiter's crew. Her mission completed by May 1915, the Tsar expressed his gratitude by the presentation of a variety of Russian Honours and Awards to her crew, including Harris.After spending the remainder of 1915 at Devonport he was drafted to Marksman, allocated to the 12th Destroyer Flotilla which was serving with the Grand Fleet. Marksman, with Harris aboard, took an active part in the Battle of Jutland. During the battle Marksman picked up the captain of the destroyer Ardent that had been sunk taking part in the last skirmish of the battle. The following day Marksman came across the crippled destroyer Sparrowhawk, which had had her stern blown off. Marksman initially tried to tow Sparrowhawk, but the strain was too much, and the crew were taken off and the destroyer sunk.During late 1917 and early 1918 Marksman served with the Dover Patrol before returning to the Grand Fleet. The Great War over, Harris was demobilised on 19 February 1919 and returned to the Police Force, being pensioned on 29 February 1932.In the 1939 Register Harris is recorded as living at Homefield Harris Lane, Shenley, Hertfordshire, with his wife, Ellen. According to the splendid The Metropolitan Police, the men and their Medals, Volume 1 by Jim Kemp, Harris served as a Reserve Officer during the Second World War. It is possible he is entitled to a Defence Medal. 'X' Division suffered several casualties when a bomb exploded in Kilburn on 6 November 1940.…

Sold by Order of the Recipient'We swing between the steel gates to see sabotaged cranes lying toppled and half-immersed in the foul thickness of what was once water - like the skeletons of prehistoric creatures preserved in their death throes...Their only light relief is when they are allowed to blow up the massive stocks of light ammunition left behind by fleeing Iraqis...My team is working just inside the main harbour wall; those not diving or supervising are huddled around a brazier in whatever layers of clothing they can fit over their uniform. They look like a group of down-and-outs surviving inner city decay on an English winter's day.I am met by their CO, Lieutenant Peter Williams, once a carefree Sub Lieutenant with me in Avenger. He now looks drawn and a good deal older - but I dare say so do I. His exploits will rightly win him a Distinguished Service Cross...I inspect their 'goodies', row upon row of Iraqi ordnance: booby traps extracted from dark corners; abandoned shells and grenades; flares and machine-gun bullet bandoliers and weapon cases. They are all stacked neatly into little symmetrical pyramids along the jetty.'Captain Craig brings to life the scenes in the Gulf in Call for FireAn outstanding Gulf War Bomb Disposal 1991 D.S.C. group of twelve awarded to Commander A. P. Williams, Royal Navy, who led Fleet Diving Unit B during Operation 'Granby'He led 'utterly from the front' with a cool confidence to the task, keeping a detailed - and hitherto unpublished - diary of events during those pivotal days and 'personally led several countermining sorties - by day and night - against some of the 1,500 Iraqi mines' and latterly in the post-War efforts in 'appalling and hazardous conditions to clear the Kuwaiti harbours' - thus adding a scarce 'Kuwait' clasp to his laurels for his work commanding Fleet Diving Unit B & NP1037Distinguished Service Cross, E.II.R., the reverse engraved 'Lt A P Williams RN', with its Royal Mint case of issue; Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (Lt A P Williams RN); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Kuwait (Lt A P Williams RN); N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., with 2 Additional Service Bars (Lt Cdr A P Williams DSC RN), with the named box of issue; Oman, Sultanate, Sultan's Commendation Medal (Midal ut-Tawsit), with emblem upon riband; 45th Anniversary National Day Medal; Saudia Arabia, Kingdom, Kuwait Liberation Medal; Kuwait, Emirate, Liberation Medal, silver grade, mounted court-style as worn, these last two separately as per Order of Wear, good very fine, in a case used by the recipient, the lid blocked 'Commander Peter Williams DSC' (12)Approximately 11 D.S.C.s awarded in the post-Second World War era for actions relating to Minewarfare, Diving and EOD work.Just 7 D.S.C.s awarded for Operation 'Granby'.D.S.C. London Gazette 29 June 1991:'Williams arrived in the Northern Arabian Gulf on 1 February 1991 as Deputy Officer in Charge of Fleet Diving Unit B (FDU B). He moved into action immediately, co-ordinating training, refining techniques on new equipment, establishing an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) cell and overseeing inspections for Improvised Explosive Devices (lEDs) in ships of the RN Task Group as they arrived in Bahrain.During hostilities Williams was the supervisor of an airborne EOD team and of diving operations from Gemini craft, spending many hours in helicopters in the front line of Naval operations, often within ten miles of the enemy coast. Insisting on putting himself in the way of danger before his men, he showed remarkable courage and stamina by leading personally on countermining sorties, placing charges on live buoyant mines and diving for protracted periods, often at night, on live ground mines in order to bring them to the surface for exploitation. In addition he conducted the unenviable task of recovering dead bodies from the sea into helicopters. He led a team of two men on an inspection of HMS Gloucester to search for a mine reportedly entangled in her propeller shafts.Moving ashore on 5 March to Mina Ash Shuaybah he took over as Officer In Charge of FDU B. He established a base camp and helped co-ordinate EOD operations with American and Australian Units for clearing the ports of Mina Al Ahmadi, Mina Ad Dohah and Faylakah Island. The work involved rendering safe unstable live ordnance, beached mines, booby traps and lEDs, clearing buildings and oil tankers of ordnance and collecting dead bodies from the harbour waters. Often these jobs required him and his team to first reach the scene through areas of antipersonnel mines and barbed wire. Throughout this extremely dangerous operation he showed an implacable professionalism and positive leadership which was beyond his experience. At all times his men saw him in the leading role, tirelessly taking on the most hazardous tasks himself.The conditions under which FDU B operated were atrocious. With no infrastructure ashore the men lived in cargo containers on a jetty with no light, sanitation or potable water, in an atmosphere heavy with acrid smoke and toxic fumes from the oilfield fires burning inland, and diving in water with zero visibility due to the thick oil pollution.All the time they were at risk from random gunfire from uncontrolled factions of the local population. Williams's conspicuous leadership, resolute professionalism and boundless energy ensured that his Unit's effectiveness remained at peak levels from start to finish and that his men's morale was of the highest order in the face of dire adversity.'Personel Report covering the dates 1 February-23 April 1991, as Officer in Charge Fleet Diving Unit B & NP1037 to Commander Task Group 321.1, from Commodore C. J. S. Craig, Commander Task Group 321.1:'This is to certify that Lieutenant Williams has conducted himself to my entire satisfaction.Williams came into theatre after two weeks has elapsed of the Gulf War, becoming Deputy Officer in Charge of a Fleet Diving Unit. Initially a supervisor of the airborne EOD teams, he personally led several countermining sorties - by day and night - against some of the 1500 Iraqi mines.Shortly after the war finished he took over he took over as the Officer in Charge of the combined diving team which worked for several weeks in appalling and hazardous conditions to clear the main Kuwaiti harbours - a task which was completed ahead of time and thankfully without any casualties. Throughout this period Williams has led courageously, and utterly from the front, has shown stamina, cheerfulness and professionalism, and has set a fine example to his people. He has briefed clearly, shown economical style with his signalled reports and demonstrated an ability to organise events sensibly and wisely.I have recommended his without reservation for transfer to the General List and would see him developing his professional potential through further command for which I also have recommended him.Altogether Williams can be extremely proud of his achievements in peace and war in the Gulf.'SALE 25001 NOTICE:Now offered together with his Royal Navy Divers Log (Form S. 1627), covering the periods 12 February 1985-8 March 2004, including his Ops during the Gulf War, a terrific resource with a plethora of detail. Further accompanied by his SBS RN Officers MCD Advanced EOD Course Certificate (9 June-25 July 1986) and MCD Officer Qualification Certificate (3 November 1986) and Minewarfare brochure, featuring Williams as OIC FDU2.

Sinero (Contemporary) 'Silver Surfer', 2009, 13/150, signed in pencil; 'I'm sick and tired of reading things by neurotic psychotic short sighted politicians all I want is the truth just gimme some truth' eye test print, 1/25 signed; Steve Hayles (British Contemporary) 'Bomb A-3TO', print; 'Mutate Britain' exhibition poster; 76cm x 51cm max (4)Shipping £73.00 plus vat (UK Only)

English School (20th century); ‘W.S.C. looking at bomb damage 1941’, pen & ink silhouette, signed with initials G.H.M. and dated 1965, 33cm x 22cmShipping £48.00 plus vat (UK Only)

Books, to include Britain at War Hill M, Wingate and the Chindits Redressing the Balance by Rooney D, The Doodlebugs Story of the Flying Bomb Longmate N, and Saving Private Ryan by Spielberg and James. (1 shelf)

Formation of 617 Sqn Dambusters Signed by G L Johnson Dambuster and Humphries. 21 Mar 04 Scampton Special Postmark Formation of 617 Sqn Dambusters. Personally Signed by Sqn Ldr G L Johnson DFM Sgt G L Johnson took part in Operation Chastise as the bomb Aimer on Flt Lt Joe McCarthys Lancaster ED932 AJ T which attacked the Sorpe Dam. For his part in the Dam Raids he was awarded the DFM Medal. Also Signed by Flt Lt Harry Humphries appointed founder Adjutant by Wing Commander Guy Gibson to assist in the Dambuster raids, W/O Albert Cherrington Flight Engineer. Details enclosed. Certified Copy no 1 of 1. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Dambusters Remembrance Day Signed by G L Johnson On Dambuster Raid. 11 Nov 03 Cenotaph Dambusters Remembrance Day. Personally Signed by Sqn Ldr G L Johnson DFM took part in Operation Chastise as the bomb Aimer on Flt Lt Joe McCarthys Lancaster ED932 AJ T which attacked the Sorpe Dam. For his part in the Dam Raids he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. Certified Copy No 37 of 46. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

617 Sqn Cover Flown in Lancaster Signed by 8 Members of 617 Sqn. 31 May 1981 Blackpool Air Pageant 1981. 617 Sqn Lancaster Homing in on the spires of Lincoln Cathedral. Blue Flown Cachet Flown in Lancaster also flown in the Vulcan. Flt Lt William Howarth DFM 617 Sqn Dambuster Air Gunner on Dams Raid. Flt Lt L S Sumpter DFC, DFM with Shannon's crew 617 Sqn Bomb Aimer Took part in the Dam's Raid ( 1st Wave Returned safely ) took part in Operation Chastise as the bomb Aimer on Shannon's Lancaster ED929/G AJ L which attacked the Sorpe Dam. and Berchtesgaden Raid. Harry Johnson DFM 57 and 617 Sqn Navigator He flew all three Tirpitz raids Saumur Railway raid and 97 flights in the Berlin Airlift, W H Pengelly DFC Gunner Knights Crew. Both on Tirpitz Raid 12 Nov 44. Alfred John Patterson Flt Lt Mid Upper Gunner Squadrons 207, 617. 18 operations with 207 including 8 to Berlin 27 operations with 617 including Brest, Tirpitz ( Pryor's crew ), Urft Dam and Saumur Tunnel. Aircraft Flown in Wellington, Lancaster. Wg Cdr John Bell DFC Bomb Aimer 617 Sqn Crew WW11 His raids included the Antheor Viaduct, Pas De Calis. Albert, Breat, Rilly La Montagne, D - Day Spoof, Watten, Saumur Tunnel, Attack on the Factories at Albert - France, Clermont Ferrand, Attack on Toulouse and Munich. Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 61 Squadron RAFVR. Awarded the VC for gallantry during a raid on Dusseldorf Germany on 3rd November 1943. Despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged Lancaster bomber to bomb Dusseldorf. Managed to land his aircraft safely upon return. Also with 617 Sqn Woodhall Spa Lancasters. Leonard Cheshire VC. WW11 Bomber Pilot awarded the Victoria cross and after WW11 founded the Cheshire Homes. Who was awarded the Victoria Cross when OC 617 'Dambusters ' Squadron following a long range Mosquito ' Pathfinder' attack on Munich with the Mosquitos diverting to RAF Manston on the return flight due to little fuel remaining. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Marvel Comics - Strange Tales #108, 112, 113 (1963) featuring 'The Fantastic Four', 'Plantman' and 'The Bomb', (pen dates and cross through on cover) Living.

Vinyl records - Groundhogs collection, to include Hoggin The Stage, US Tour, Black Diamond (2 copies), Groundhogs Best, Split, Thanks Christ For The Bomb (3 copies), (9).

AUCHENTOSHAN 12 YEAR OLD 1980S 75CL LOWLAND SINGLE MALT 40% ABV / 75cl Auchentoshan is part of a small minority of Scottish distilleries, in that every drop of whisky it produces is sold as a single malt. Similarly unusual is its use of triple distillation to produce a purer spirit that’s light and mildly fruity.Situated just outside Clydebank, the distillery was lucky to survive the 1941 blitz relatively unscathed. Only one of its warehouses was damaged by a bomb blast, and another near miss provided a blast crater that later became the distillery’s picturesque pond.

King & Country - A Pair of Unboxed Vehicle Models. Comprising: Set RAF029 - 'RAF Bedford QL Fuel Bowser (Normandy Version)' & Set FOB069 - 'Austin Light Utility Truck (Bomb Disposal)'. Conditions generally appear Excellent Plus overall (Bedford has a small section of running plate detached, but present). See photo. 

Corgi Aviation Archive - A boxed 1:72 scale '60th Anniversary' Limited Edition Corgi AA32609 Avro Lancaster -B.1 (Special) no.617 Sqn, Woodhall Spa, Lincs., with Early 'Grand Slam' Bomb. The model numbered 1173 of 1700 to stand appears to be in Mint condition and comes with accessories and stand, presented within a Fair Plus - Good lift off lid box with some storage imperfections. The model is unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)

Mixed TV & Film group including: Boba Fett print by Mark McKenna (signed by artist,COA); Kenner Star Wars Biker Scout; Transformers Pretender Bomb Burst; Pressman Scooby-Doo haunted house game; plus others; unchecked for completeness or correctness; Good; (Qty).

Rare WW2 George Cross winner Brigadier William Marsden Eastman GC signed 1957 Malta George Cross Gallantry FDC. Known as Bill Eastman, was a British Army officer who was awarded the George Cross for bomb disposal work between June and November 1940 on the island of Malta. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

WW2 Flt Sgt George Thompson VCs bomber crew signed card. Autographed by Pilot Harry Denton DFC, Bomb Aimer Ron Goebel, Navigator Ted Kneebone, Engineer Wilf Hartshornand W H ? Taffy. Took off from RAF Bardney at 0744 hrs to bomb the Dortmond-Ems Kanel near Ladbergen. Hit by flak over the target area and later further damaged by ground fire as it neared the battle lines. Subsequently, crash-landed in a field near the Vosbergstraat at Grolder (Noord Brabant), 3 km SW of Heesch. Six were admitted to Eindoven Catholic Church, where Potts died from his burns. Flt Sgt Thompson was transferred to 50 Military Field Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds on 23 January 1945. He is buried in Brussels Town Cemetery, details of his posthumous Victoria Cross were published in the London Gazette on 16 February 1945. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

WW2 Paul Tibbets pilot of Enola Gay signed Bomber cover, Dropped First atomic bomb. First Day Cover. US Air Force. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Corgi Aviation Archive B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Nose Art’ Collection, A nice example of a B17G Flying Fortress, of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group. This model is part of corgi’s ‘Nose Art’ collection in which features an individual panel with stand to display with the aircraft, showing the nose art as shown on the aircraft. The model itself is mint in the box, complete with stand and landing gear. The box has suffered mildly from scuffing and a small dent on the edge of the card. 1/72 scale. US33308.

Corgi Aviation Archive B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, Good example of the ‘Memphis Belle’ B-17F Flying Fortress of the 324th Bomb squadron, 91st Bombardment Group. The model is mint in the box, with all the accessories accompanying the aircraft still wrapped within the tissue paper. The box has some scuffing to the outer edges due to storage. 1/72 scale. AA33301.

JULIET PANNETT (BRITISH, 1911-2005). Profile portrait of "Barnes Wallis" signed and also signed by the sitter charcoal and pastel 40 x 28cm (16 x 11in) Footnote: Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE FRS RDI FRAes (1887-1979) was an English engineer and inventor, best known for inventing the Bouncing Bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II. Provenance: Private Collection UK. CR* overall in good order, mounted behind glass.

GRAHAM GREENE: 5 Titles: THE END OF THE AFFAIR, London, William Heinemann, 1951, first [lacking DJ]; MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND?, London, The Bodley Head, 1967, first; THE COMEDIANS, London, The Bodley Head, 1966, first; DOCTOR FISCHER OF GENEVA OR THE BOMB PARTY, London, The Bodley Head, 1980, first; THE CAPTAIN AND THE ENEMY, London, Reinhardt Books, 1988, first (5)

GRAHAM GREENE: 6 Titles: DOCTOR FISCHER OF GENEVA OR THE BOMB PARTY, London, The Bodley Head, 1980, first; THE END OF THE AFFAIR, London, heinemann, 1951, first; OUR MAN IN HAVANA, London, William Heinemann, 1958, first; A BURNT OUT CASE, London, William Heinemann, 1961, first; THE QUIET AMERICAN, London, William Heinemann, ND; THE TENTH MAN, London, The Bodley Head, 1985, first (6)

A WWII British Civil Defence Home Front incendiary bomb clearing set consisting of scoop and hoe, both mounted on poles which interlock together (2)

A WWII British Civil Defence Home Front incendiary bomb clearing set consisting of scoop and hoe, both mounted on poles which interlock together (2)

A bomb fin, trivet and barbed wire pole etc (4)

An aircraft bomb hoist thought to be from a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, together with a Type AN B-10 bomb shackle / rack, as used on B-24 and B-17 bombers (2)

A WWII British Civil Defence Home Front incendiary bomb clearing set consisting of scoop and hoe, both mounted on poles which interlock together, together with another scoop (3)

A collection of bomb hook and cable assembly kit including USAAF, some with local base labels Parham and 453 CLT Buckenham, together with other items

An aircraft bomb hoist thought to be from a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, together with a Type B7 bomb shackle / rack, as used on B-24 and B-17 bombers (2)

Vinyl - Over 70 Rock, Pop, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop 12" singles to include Soul II Soul, Dot Allison, St Etienne, The White Stripes, Destiny's Child, Bob Marley, Missy Elliott, Bomb Da Bass, The Mighty Diamonds, Yellowman, Ken Boothe, Barry Biggs, Smiley Culture, Freddie McGregor, Aswad, Jackie Edwards, Wayne Wonder, Ethnic Fight Band, Investigators, Asian Dub Foundation, Zodiac Youth, Ultramarine, TLC and more. Vg overall