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Click here to subscribeδ Banksy (b.1974) (after) Tesco Value Petrol Bomb Offset lithograph printed in colours, 2011, from the edition of 2000, on thin wove paper, the full sheet, 470 x 375mm (18 1/2 x 14 3/4in) (I) δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
A RAF/SAAF Bomb Aimers medal group consisting of 1939-45 star, Italy star, France and Germany star, Defense and War medals, with portrait photo, airman's pay book, documents etc to 1587619 F/SGT DENNIS SMART 31 SQD SAAF. Flew on various operations in 1944-45 over Italy and Germany with the MEF
London - a collection of reference works ond related publications: Smith, H. Clifford, Buckingham Palace: its furniture, decoration & history , London: Country Life, coronation edition [1937?], plates, original cloth, 4to; Saunders, Ann (editor), The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945 , introduction by Robert Woolven, London Topographical Society and London Metropolitan Archives 2005, folio, dj; approx. twenty others published by the London Topographical Society, all recent; and others on London (3 boxes). Provenance: The library of Michael Hurst.
Is He Killing Time... Or Killing Nazis, Spares May Decide, a British WWII propaganda poster showing a pilot looking up into the sky, having 29 signatures, including Barnes Wallis (1887-1979) Scientist, Engineer and Inventor, famously known for inventing the bouncing bomb, Frank Whittle (1907-1996) Air Commodore and Inventor of the jet engine, Wayne W Parrish (1912-1979) Aviation Journalist & Publisher, plus more creases horizontally and vertically from previously being folded, pin marked to all of the corners, some minor tears, otherwise generally good condition, no obvious signs of significant damage or repair
NINETIES VINYL LP Records including U2 - One 12IS515, Pop gatefold LC0407, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, No Line on the Horizon g/f, WAR g/f, Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum, PY2 81 LC0407, Zooropa, plus Blur FOODLPD33, Park life, The Beautiful South, Miaow, Blue is the Colour, Choke, Jeff Beck - Truth SCX 2923, Prince UK WX432, Radiohead - The Bends, O.K. Computer gatefold. All in excellent condition, total 20 records.
Royal Air Force Air Gunners Flying Log Book B.O.Powell 12 & 24 Squadrons. Interesting details of training on Battles and both Wellington operations Tunisia and Italy & Liberator Ops in the Far East. November 1942 to September 1945. Includes ditching off Cape Bon after losing engines and spending 12 hours in dinghy! Also crash on take off with full bomb load. Interesting log of a well travelled air gunner. Some wear to spine and a few blemishes. Ex Michael Wells Collection.
DAMBUSTERS THE: A colour 24 x 20 print entitled Lancaster by artist Robert Taylor, the image depicting the Avro Lancaster KC-A of 617 Squadron in flight. Signed by members of 617 Squadron including Leonard Cheshire VC (Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, November 1943 - July 1944), Frederick Sutherland (Canadian Flight Sergeant, Front Gunner of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N), Jack Buckley (British Flight Officer, Rear Gunner of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L), Len Sumpter, concealed by the signature of Jack Buckley, (British Flight Sergeant, Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L), Johnnie Johnson (British Sergeant, Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T), Grant McDonald (Canadian Flight Sergeant, Rear Gunner of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F), James Clay (British Sergeant, Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W), Les Munro (New Zealand Flight Lieutenant, Pilot of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W), Raymond Grayston (British Sergeant, Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N), Basil Feneron (British Sergeant, Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F), Geoffrey Rice (British Flight Officer, Pilot of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H), Mick Martin (Australian Air Marshal of the RAF, Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P), Bob Knights (British Flight Lieutenant in 617 Squadron, on the raid against the German battleship 'Tirpitz', 1944) etc., in pencil to a clear areas beneath the image, further annotated 'Thumper Mark II' at the head, to a clear area of the border, in an unknown hand. With vertical crease marks caused by rolling, affecting the image but only very slightly affecting four signatures. Rolled, G
TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General of the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. T.L.S., Paul Tibbets, one page, 4to, Columbus, Ohio, 5th September 1979, to Dennis Cooper, on the printed stationery of Executive Jet Aviation. Tibbets informs his correspondent, in part, 'You have asked me a question that would require a “Chapter” on training for the A-bomb drops… we had to practice-practice-practice to become accustomed to developing the precision necessary to be accurate to within 500 feet of an aiming point… Based upon the accuracy we obtained (300), I doubt if we could have done better under the circumstances.' With very minor age wear. VG
Squadron Leader Robert Durham Rutter DFC C de G France Signature and Obituary of 733 Squadron Battle of Britain. In 1943 commanding 263 Typhoon Squadron he led attacks on enemy armour and shipping during the Normandy landings, and his last big target Gestapo HQ in Amsterdam where his delayed action bomb sailed in through the Gestapo's front door before exploding. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95
A collection of fossils and minerals, including various sized trilobites, mainly of Moroccan origin, Cornish type polished stone axe-head, flint scrapers etc, together with over eighty musket flints from the site of the Hull Municipal Museum in Albion Street which was completely destroyed in 1943 by a German incendiary bomb
Good Selection of German Military WW1/WW2 Reprint Photographs including WW1 photos of field guns ... Bomb damage ... Various German shells and munitions ... German mortars ... Wounded soldiers ... Casualties of war ... WW2 include Luftwaffe parachutists ... POW's ... Fighter aircraft ... Adolf Hitler ... Goering ... Plus WW1 negative proofs. Quantity.
WW2 RAF Bomber Command Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Winners Logbook. This is the personal log book of Warrant Officer Claude Edward White, who was awarded the CGM for pressing on an attack in his Lancaster on Leipzig in October 1943. The official RAF Pilots Logbook, is the unofficial personal log recording White's operational flying with 100 Squadron. which covers the period 8th May 1943 to 24th October 1943. The log shows each of his 29 trips of his first Tour.On the night of the 20th October he was briefed for ops to Leipzig, shortly after take off, the intercom on his Lancaster stopped working, he decided to carry on, soon after crossing the enemy coast, the Lancaster developed further problems, when the port engine failed and before it could be feathered burst into flames. The fire extinguisher failed and continued to burn illuminating the aircraft. Despite this Warrant Officer White pressed on to the target. Completing his bomb run he headed back to base and with luck on their side landed back at his home base, the Lancaster visible from the ground. Landing the fire threatened to engulf the aircraft White ordered his crew out and remained at the controls, turning of fuel cocks etc. For this action he was awarded the CGM. Please Note that Warrant Officer’s White’s two official logbooks are known to have survived. Like many aircrew at the time an unofficial personal example was written up. Provenance Michael Young Aviation Dealer 1990.
RAF Bomber Command Pilots Log Book and Miniature DFC Group of Medals. Appertaining to the RAF flying career of Wing Commander Michael William Renaut DFC., DFC (USA), who was the author of the Bomber Command classic biography 'Terror by Night'. Comprising: Pilots Log Book. This covers a flying from 20th October 1940 through to the 13th October 1945. The log records approximately 42 operations his later as C.O of 171 Countermeasures Squadron. .... Accompanied by miniature medal group: DFC, 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, 'France & Germany' Clasp, Africa Star, 'North Africa 1942-43', Defence Medal, War Medal, MID, DFC (USA). Mounted as worn. ... Book 'Terror by Night'. ... Also a small quantity of ephemera.The recommendation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was raised on the 26th February 1942 108 Squadron. Flying Officer Harcourt commenced operations on the 18th May 1940 during the evacuation of France and Belgium. He carried out different trips as Captain and Second Pilot of Bomber Transport Aircraft. On one occasion he was detailed to carry food to the BEF at an aerodrome in Belgium which at the time was practically surround by the enemy. He carried out this mission and successfully brought back his aircraft to base. At the end of August 1940 Flying Officer Harcourt was Second Pilot of a Wellington aircraft being ferried to the Middle East Command when the Captain was taken sick, he took over the control and landed safely at his destination. During the first operations carried out with Wellington aircraft in 70 Squadron he was acting as Second Pilot and on 2 occasions he was responsible for saving the aircraft and the life of the crew which were jeopardised by the error on the part of the Captain. Since his promotion to Captain of Wellington aircraft his keenness and zeal for operations has no limit. All his raids have been well executed in spite of adverse weather and targets difficult to locate. He is an excellent bomb aimer and whilst over Duruazzo in Albania he succeeded in hitting and setting fire to the oil storage tanks which burned for 4 days causing great damage to the enemy’s war effort. Flying Officer Harcourt has now completed 44 raids which involved 366 Operational flying hours. His total flying hours are 940 hours 10 minutes. At all times his keenness for operations and determined manner in which he has carried out all his attacks on the enemy has been a fine example to the other operational crews of the Squadron.” Squadron Leader Vernon Ralph Garcia Harcourt DFC was flying Bristol Blenheim light bombers at the time of the Battle of France with 108 Squadron. Converting to the Wellington Bomber he was posted to the middle east to join 709 Squadron, the DFC citation giving a good account of his operations. Returning to the UK he converted to the Mosquito light bomber and joined 139 Squadron at this time engaged in day light low level operations over occupied Europe. On the 21st May 1943 he was briefed for an operation over Northern France, where he was shot down and Killed. The letter from the commanding Officer to S/Ldr Harcourt family states “He was seen to crash having apparently been hit by flak. I very much regret to say that there can be little hope that either he or his Navigator W/O Friendly could have survived.
WW2 Important Bomber Command DFM & Bar Winners Flying Log Book Singed 7 times by Dambuster Guy Gibson VC. This important Bomber Command operational log book was compiled by Warrant Officer Eddie Leavesley DFM & Bar, who's second tour of operations was with 106 Lancaster Squadron under the command of the legendary Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, who has signed the log book on 7 occasions. Other 'Dambuster' links are the signature of Dave Shannon and John Hopgood. The log also records that W/0 Leavesley was the regular WOP/AG to Flight Sergeant Lewis Johnstone Burpee DFM who would be killed on the 'Dams' raid. The log records flights from the 26th July 1940 through to his last flight in an Avro Anson on the 5th December 1945. Approximately 66 operations are listed some with comments about the raid.Recommendation for the Distinguished Flying Medal 26th June 1941. 50 Squadron RAF Sergeant Leavesley has been one of the most consistently reliable and courageous Wireless Operators in the Squadron. Throughout the winter months, he was a regular member of the crew Captained by Sergeant Ormonroyd DFM. The crew undertook all operations with cheerful and courageous spirit regardless of weather conditions or the strength of the defences of the target to be attacked. Their attacks were always pressed home with the greatest courage and determination. The cheerful demeanour of Sergeant Leavesley coupled with his skill as a wireless Operator undoubtedly contributed to a large extent to the successful completion of the many operations carried out by the crew. It is considered that Sergeant Leavesley’s service during the eight months he has served with the Squadron is worthy of recognition. Recommendation for the Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal. 20th April 1943. 106 Squadron. Since the award of the DFM., Flight Sergeant Leavesley has completed 35 sorties, continuing to display cool courage and quiet efficiency. His technical ability and knowledge have been of the the greatest assistance to his pilot and Navigator and not once has he had a wireless failure. His fine record has been an inspiration and encouragement to the Squadron as a whole. Warrant Officer Eddie Leavesley DFM & Bar volunteered for aircrew and qualified as a WOP/AG being posted to his first operational Squadron in November 1940, at this time 50 Squadron was operating the Handley Page Hampden. He flew his first trip on the 7th November to Essen to bomb the Krupps works a round trip of 6 hours 50 minutes. Over the next few months he flew regular operations to Germany and occupied France, his first trip to Berlin taking place on the 12th March 1941. His last op with 50 Squadron was to Bremen on the 18th June 1941. Screened he was posted to 25 OTU and it was not until June 1942 that he was operational again with a posting to 106 Squadron flying the Avro Manchester and under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who would take a number of aircrew with him from the Squadron to form 617 Squadron and take part in the Dambuster Raid. As Leavesley had ended his first tour, he would begin his second tour with the same target a return trip to Bremen on the 25th June. At the end of June Wing Commander Gibson would sign his logbook for the first time. Converting to Lancasters in July 1942 his first trip on the type was a daylight raid to Danzig a ten hour round trip. During this period his regular pilot was a Flight Sergeant Jones, however a long way into his second tour he was crewed with Flight Sergeant Lewis Johnstone Burpee DFM. This pilot would become one of Gibson’s few and fail to return from the “Dams” raid. He would fly 14 trips with this pilot, visiting some of the most heavy defended targets in Germany. Screened from ops for a second time his last trip being to Lorient on the 13th February 1943, his log was signed for the last time by Gibson before being posted to 19 OTU. No one on 106 would have thought that within a month, Gibson would also be posted out to form 617 Squadron, lead the Dambuster Raid and become one of the RAF’s greatest legends. There would be no more operational flying for Eddie Leavesley however, he would fly with 19 OTU, No.4 (O) AFU and No.7 ANS before the war ended and he was issued with his demob.
WW2 RAF 37 Squadron Wellington Bombers Bomb Aimer Logbook. A good example recording the operations of Flight Sergeant W.J. Snell who after training joined 37 Squadron operating the Wellington Bomber in the Middle East on the 7th September 1943. During his time with the Squadron he flew 40 Ops, each gives details of Target and bomb load. One with note 'Navigator Bailed out on way back'. After leaving 37 Squadron the log records flights up to the September 1945, his last flight in a German JU52. GC. ... Accompanied by a number of original bombing target photographs.
1940 Mercedes Benz Heinkel 111P-4 Engine Plate alloy circular disk with edge securing holes. Central Mercedes Benz badge ... Bomber fragment from a Heinkel III shot down Sept 1940 ... Tail fin from a German incendiary bomb. 3 items.The Heinkel III P-4 from KG55 crashed at Wolvey Nuneaton 19/11/40 due to AA fire. 2 crew killed, 2 crew taken POW.
WW2 RAF DFC Mosquito Squadron Casualty Group of Medals and Ephemera. Awarded to Squadron Leader Vernon Ralph Garcia Harcourt, who was awarded the DFC in 1942 and killed on operations flying a Mosquito of 139 Squadron on the 21st May 1943. Comprising: Medal Group: Distinguished Flying Cross (Unnamed as issued dated 1942) contained in Royal Mint Box. 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Africa Star, War Medal. Medals loose. .... Accompanied by Condolence forwarding slip for medals typed name 'Squadron Leader V.R.G. Harcourt DFC'. ... Original 'Missing in Action' Telegram. .. Follow up letter from the Commanding Officer. ... Photographs etc.The recommendation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was raised on the 26th February 1942 108 Squadron. Flying Officer Harcourt commenced operations on the 18th May 1940 during the evacuation of France and Belgium. He carried out different trips as Captain and Second Pilot of Bomber Transport Aircraft. On one occasion he was detailed to carry food to the BEF at an aerodrome in Belgium which at the time was practically surround by the enemy. He carried out this mission and successfully brought back his aircraft to base. At the end of August 1940 Flying Officer Harcourt was Second Pilot of a Wellington aircraft being ferried to the Middle East Command when the Captain was taken sick, he took over the control and landed safely at his destination. During the first operations carried out with Wellington aircraft in 70 Squadron he was acting as Second Pilot and on 2 occasions he was responsible for saving the aircraft and the life of the crew which were jeopardised by the error on the part of the Captain. Since his promotion to Captain of Wellington aircraft his keenness and zeal for operations has no limit. All his raids have been well executed in spite of adverse weather and targets difficult to locate. He is an excellent bomb aimer and whilst over Duruazzo in Albania he succeeded in hitting and setting fire to the oil storage tanks which burned for 4 days causing great damage to the enemy’s war effort. Flying Officer Harcourt has now completed 44 raids which involved 366 Operational flying hours. His total flying hours are 940 hours 10 minutes. At all times his keenness for operations and determined manner in which he has carried out all his attacks on the enemy has been a fine example to the other operational crews of the Squadron.” Squadron Leader Vernon Ralph Garcia Harcourt DFC was flying Bristol Blenheim light bombers at the time of the Battle of France with 108 Squadron. Converting to the Wellington Bomber he was posted to the middle east to join 709 Squadron, the DFC citation giving a good account of his operations. Returning to the UK he converted to the Mosquito light bomber and joined 139 Squadron at this time engaged in day light low level operations over occupied Europe. On the 21st May 1943 he was briefed for an operation over Northern France, where he was shot down and Killed. The letter from the commanding Officer to S/Ldr Harcourt family states “He was seen to crash having apparently been hit by flak. I very much regret to say that there can be little hope that either he or his Navigator W/O Friendly could have survived.
Postcards, a vintage album of Belgium postcards, unused, WW1 era, interesting assortment, bomb damage, military, Zeebrugge, Ypres, railway engine construction, mining, glass blowing, brewery industry, agriculture, dog carts, lace making, shipping etc, some LL published cards noted inc 12 of Canterbury UK (gen gd) (500+)
Of WW1 Interest - Arcadian model of a super Zeppelin, Dartmouth crest; Victoria china model Zeppelin, Abertillery crest; Swan china model of a British Airship, City of Bristol crest, to/w a St. Edmunds bomb, Arms of Alinton crest; hand grenade, Folkestone crest; three cannon shells, crests Brighton, Poole and Birchington; a shell, crest of Yarmouth and a W. H. Goss model of an incendiary bomb dropped from a Zeppelin (handle broken) (10)
PROG/ROCK - Authoritative collection of 12 x LPs. Artists/titles include Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (UK B&C 1st - CAS 1026 - Ex clean with only a couple of very minor surface marks/VG+ some edge/shelf wear), Stone The Crows - S/T (Polydor UK 2425 017), If - If 2 (pink rim UK ILPS 9137), Clouds - Watercolour Days (Chrysalis green labels white Island logo ILPS 9151), Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb (Liberty black label design LBS 83295, textured sleeve), B.B. Blunder - Workers' Playtime (UAG 29156), Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink (Deram red/white SDL R1), Ten Years After - S/T (Deram red/white stereo SML 1029), Edwards Hand - Stranded, Bob Downes, Renaissance (ILPS 9114) and Quintessence (SF 8273). Condition is generally VG to Ex.
GARAGE/PSYCH/METAL/PUNK - Screaming collection of 31 x 45s. Artists/titles include Venom - Blood Lust (NEAT 13 original - Ex+/Ex+) and Die Hard (NEAT 27), The Green Pajamas - Kim The Waitress (GM012), Thee Hypnotics, Roky Erickson - Bermuda c/w The Interpreter, Cornflake Zoo - Hey Conductor, Babies In Jars, New Bomb Turks, The Throw Ups - Smiling Panties, The Tryfles, The Floyds Of Flatbush, The Lust-O-Rama and The Nomads. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.
METAL - PICTURE DISCS - Another mind blowing collection of LP/12"/shaped picture discs with 54 here. Artists/titles include Dark Age - S/T (GNARP 1001), Running Wild - Goes To Purgatory (N0012 PD), Helloween - S/T (N0056 PD), Throbbing Gristle - Live At Death Factory (TG 33033), Crawler - S/T, Quartz - Against All Odds, Hanoi Rocks, Various - Iron Tyrants, Demon - The Plague, Ratt, Sodom - Expurse Of Sodomy, Kevin Wet - Wet (VV1003), Lee Aaron, Wrathchild, Celtic Frost - Tragic Serenades (N0041 PD), H-Bomb, King Diamond, Savage Grace, - Master Of Disguise, ZZ Top inc. Stages and Eliminator and Waysted - Vices. Condition is largely Ex to Ex+.
STEVE WIX - STREETS OF MORNING - Extremely scarce underground private Folk bomb from the 'hottest thing to have been removed from the operating theatre of Poole General Hospital' (so say the sleeve notes from Rich Newton). The record (EDEN LP 69) is in VG+ condition with a few light surface marks that are limited largely to side 1. The original picture cover is in VG condition with noticeable ringwear and some general creasing - there are no rips or tears throughout.
* ROBERT HENDERSON BLYTH RSA RSW (SCOTTISH 1919 - 1970), WINTER IN EDINBURGHoil on board, signed36cm x 47cmFramedLabel verso: James Bourlet & Sons Ltd, Fine Art Framers, London. C5061.Note: Blyth was born in the Newlands area of Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1934 to 1939. Blyth joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1941 and served with them until the end of the Second World War. During the war Blyth continued to paint and sketch, whilst on active service in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Four paintings from this period were acquired by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. Towards the end of the conflict Blyth's unit, 157 Ambulance, was based in Hamburg much of which had been devastated by RAF bombing raids in 1943. Blyth used the background of a destroyed city in his most famous painting, In the Image of Man. Painted after the war ended the painting's title parodies the Judeo-Christian concept of man made in the image of God and shows a city in ruins behind a bomb damaged crucifix. In 1945 Blyth won the Guthrie Award from the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1946 he painted Existence Precarious, a self-portrait as a soldier in a trench, which is now in the National Gallery of Scotland. Also in 1946 he began teaching at the Edinburgh School of Art and became an artist in residence at Hospitalfield House. In 1954 he moved to Aberdeen to take a post at Gray's School of Art, where he became head of drawing in 1960, a post he maintained until his death in 1970. The Scottish Arts Council organised a memorial exhibition to Blyth which toured Scotland during 1972. Thirty-five examples of Blyth's works are held in numerous public collections including The Scottish National Gallery, Glasgow Museums, The UK Government Art Collection, The Hunterian and The Imperial War Museum.
Postcards - loose collection of mainly French cards - including First World War Military, bomb damage, street scenes, village scene, social history, traditional and rural trades, market places, some G.B. greetings, real photographic Shoeburyness beach scenes, plus quantity of small photographs (qty)
1949 Pattern Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Officers Battle Dress Blouse, embroidered regimental shoulder titles above printed War Office Controlled Units formation sign. To lower section of one arm is embroidered bomb disposal arm badge. Blue backed rank pips to the shoulders. WW2 medal ribbons above breast pocket. 1955 dated size label to the interior of the tunic.
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