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BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal
BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal
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BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Reunion Dinner at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on 12th May 1979, individually signed by thirteen individuals, many associated with Bomber Command as well as 617 Squadron and The Dambusters, including David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Ted Willoughby (Leading Aircraftsman of World War II, associated with the Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar, the oldest surviving Lancaster bomber and the first to complete 100 operations during World War II, now restored and on display at the Royal Air Force Museum), Hamish Mahaddie (1911-1997, Scottish Group Captain, a bomber pilot during World War II associated with the Pathfinder Force), Don Bennett (1910-1986, Australian Air Vice Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who led the Pathfinder Force), Roderick Learoyd VC (1913-1996, British Wing Commander of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the attack on the Dortmund Ems canal, 12th August 1940), Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), William Reid VC (1921-2001, Scottish Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot of World War II with 617 Squadron, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during an attack on Dusseldorf, 3rd November 1943), Tony Iveson (1919-2013, British Fighter Pilot of World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain and later joined 617 Squadron, taking part in operations to sink the German battleship Tirpitz) etc. All have signed in bold blue inks throughout the menu. Some slight creasing to the upper right corner of the front cover, only very slightly affecting Shannon's signature, otherwise VG

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BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal

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