Plt/Off Bill Green WW2 RAF Battle of Britain Pilot signed colour print 12 x 8 inch signed in Pencil. Image of him in uniform. Flight Lieutenant William James Bill Green 23 April 1917 7 November 2014 was a British Battle of Britain Fighter pilot, who served with the RAF. Flight Lieutenant Green flew Hawker Hurricanes for 9 days during the Battle of Britain, between the 20 and 29 August 1940. During that time he was shot down twice: the first time on 24 August 1940, crash landing at Hawkinge and the second time on 29 August over Deal in Kent. Green joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as an engine fitter in December 1936, and later trained as a pilot. On joining No. 501 Squadron RAF on 19 August 1940, Green had flown only about 5 hours on Hurricanes and had only flown one for the first time the day before but was sent into action regardless on 20 August 1940. Green considers himself to have been one of the least trained pilots during the Battle of Britain and lucky to have survived. The first thing Green knew of being shot down on 29 August 1940 was a large hole appearing in his armoured windscreen and he never saw the aircraft that shot him down. He managed to exit his aircraft, but his parachute initially failed to open as his drogue parachute lines had been cut about nine inches above where they joined the main parachute. His boots were ripped off his feet during the ensuing high speed fall and he remembers quite clearly wondering whether his wife of 12 weeks, Bertha, would wonder whether he had wondered what it would feel like to hit the deck. Bill had resigned himself that this was the end, but just as he neared the treetops, the parachute eventually opened without the drogue and he landed almost immediately in a farm in Elham Valley near Folkestone only to discover that he couldn't stand as he had been wounded in the leg: Two blokes came out of the farmhouse with shotguns and realised I was English. They helped me up and I couldn't stand because I'd been hit, without knowing it, in the leg. They took me back to the farmhouse and gave me a cup of tea and that was the end of the Battle of Britain as far as I was concerned. He continued to serve in the RAF, rising from the rank of Sergeant Pilot to Flight Lieutenant. 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 £4.99, Overseas from £7.95
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A Collection of Hornby Railway Items, including Dublo three rail track and level crossing, a 6231 Duchess of Atholl Locomotive and Tender, a 69567 Tank Engine, seven corridor coaches, 15 Wagons (two Horse Box, two BR Goods Brake Vans, WR Goods Brake Van, Meat Van, Shell Tank Wagon, two Esso Petrol Tank Wagons, Coal Wagon, Long-Plate Wagon, Mobil Petrol Tank Wagon,Traffic Services Wagon, Flatbed Wagon and Open Wagon), three signals, water tower and locomotive trailer. (30)
A Georgian silver snuff box by William Simpson, Birmingham 1833, rectangular with engine turned design around a rectangular vacant cartouche to the cover, gilded interior, with suspension ring, and a further Georgian silver snuff box, rectangular and concave, plain with monogram to the cover, gilded interior, gross weight 2.4ozt (2)
* Britains Miniature Gilt Coaches sets 1487, four horse, with original illustrated box (G, one horse loose, box F-P), 1503, two horse, with original illustrated box (VG, box G), and 44D, eight horse (G-F)set 9400 Queen Elizabeth II mounted in original scenic box (E, box G), set 1475, Attendants to the State Coach (F, three swords missing, one partisan arm replaced, box P), additional outrider, Corgi set 39, Royal Wedding 1981 State Landau, Silver Jubilee buses and taxi in original boxes, various diecast wagons and vehicles, and a Minic tinplate fire engine (E-P, some parts missing, boxes VG-F) (81)
Three Norscot Cat Models, 55001 Challenger 95E Argricultural Tractor, 1:32 scale, 55262 Cat 320 D L Hydraulic Excavator, 1:87 scale, both models are in excellent to near mint condition, boxes are very good to excellent and unboxed Cat C15 Acert Engine, mounted on plastic base 1:12 scale, in excellent to mint condition (3 items)
200+ VHS tapes including The Godfather Trilogy box set on 4 tapes, Malcolm X, Grease, Notting Hill, The Great Escape, Some Like It Hot, The Full Monty, The Beach, Dave, North By Northwest, Cry Freedom, Under Milk Wood, Easy Rider, Ghost, Trainspotting, The Commitments, Spinal Tap, Clockwork Orange, Vanishing Point, Dead Poets Society, That’ll Be The Day. Plus 'The Sopranos' Volumes 1 to 6, ‘Friends' Series 1 Episodes 1 to 24 on 6 tapes. So 61. Music VHS tapes including, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Sting, Sex Pistols, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, plus promo videos, from Madonna, Suede, Ride, The The, The Beautiful South. Comedy VHS tapes by Tony Hancock, Dad’s Army, Jacques Tati, Charlie Chaplin, Spitting Image, Spike Milligan, Monty Python plus ’The Plank’. VHS tapes of Sport, Travel, Transport and general interest including Football, Snooker, Wimbledon Tennis, Motor Racing at Brooklands, Concorde, London Underground, Olde Buses, New York, Las Vegas, California, The Holy Land, Claude Lorrain’s Italy, Great Pianists, 2 x Police Stop, The Body plus 6 fitness tapes. Children’s tapes of Disney Films, Teletubbies, Pingu, Thomas The Tank Engine, Tweenies, Wallace and Gromit & others.
A Hallmarked Silver Snuff Box, Deakin & Harrison, Birmingham 1934, of rectangular form, engine turned, 6.4cm wide; Together with A Hallmarked Silver Twin Handled Trophy Cup, (creased); a trophy goblet "Fourth North Midland 21st May 1942 Road Walking Championship R.A.P.C. Team 9th Place H.V. Popple", a modern trinket box, etc. (5)
An 18ct Gold Cased Openface Pocketwatch, the white dial with black Roman numerals and seconds subsidiary dial, within plain case, London 1919; Together with A 9ct Gold Curb Link Albert Chain, suspending Edward VII Sovereign with applied pendant mount, T-bar, a seal style pendant and an engine turned cigar piercer.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 8-days clock. Rhodium plated on leather. The dial engine-turned with applied luminous baton indexes and calendar. Marked AP Audemars Piquet, Royal Oak and stamped 3289. Good condition. Running. Please note: The gallery does not warranty the running condition of clocks. Measures 5-1/2" H. Shipping $58.00 (estimate $800-$1000)
Tri-ang and Tonka, A Triang steel London Transport double decker bus with original advertising No 93 Epsom Station (repainted and minus front grill) together with a Triang steel milk truck with original transfers (minus roof sign some rust) and a Tonka steel XR-101 fire engine (missing ladders), P-F, (3)
A Hornby OO Gauge 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Set and Bachmann Showcard, the set containing 0-6-0T Thomas, Annie and Clarabel and 3 troublesome trucks, track and controller, all G, box P-F, together with a 20" x 12" Bachmann Branch Line trains shop showcard showing three diesel locomotives flanked by steam ones, G-VG, slight damage to lower right corner (2)
Tri-ang Crescent Hornby and other makers 00 Gauge Accessories, Tri-ang R45 Electric Turntable, Signal Box, metal Telegraph Poles (3), TC Buffer Stops (4), Hornby Tunnel, R400 Signal Control Set (boxed), R146 Engine Shed (2, one boxed), kitbuilt Shop, unboxed Station Buildings and Platforms, Footbridge, Crescent Gantry Signal and other signals, Playcraft Tunnels (2) and other items, F-VG, boxes F-G (qty)
Hornby Dublo 00 Gauge 2-Rail plastic Depot and Engine Sheds with Extensions, 5020 Goods Depot, in original plain red box, VG, lacks one window, box G grubby, 5005 Engine Shed (2), in original boxes, both appear complete although maybe missing some fixing screws and nuts, 5006 Extension Kits (3), two appear complete , in original boxes, third damaged and missing supports, in lid of box, some fixing screws and nuts maybe missing (6)
Hornby (Margate) and Other OO Gauge Track and Layout Items, including R410 turntable set, early Triang electric level crossing, curved and straight points (some boxed), a quantity of Hornby-Dublo 2-rail track, engine shed, station buildings and many smaller accessories, two H&M 'Clipper' controllers and other items, some in original boxes, varying F-VG (qty)
Tri-ang TT Gauge Buildings Track and Accessories, including T31 Station Set, T35 Diesel Shed, T28 Engine Shed, T104 Girder Bridge,T29 Level Crossing, T37 Lineside Huts, T105 Inclined Piers, all in original boxes, loose Platforms and High level Track supports, quantity of A and B track and points (some boxed), Airfix 00 Gauge Civilians (some painted) and British Infanty (not checked), Merit Trees (2) and other boxed accessories (some incorrect), Crescent 00 Gauge Signals, Britains Floral Garden Stone Walls and two packs of flowers and home made sacks, F-VG, boxes F-G (qty)
Hornby O Gauge Clockwork Locomotives and Stock, comprising M1 Passenger set with red locomotive and tender 3435 and two late Pullman coaches, all G, in original set box, lacking track, together with an incomplete freight set, engine repainted in black, P, with two LMS wagons, a repainted no 1 Special tank loco, P, missing various parts, and 6 assorted Hornby wagons, all mechs tested ok, together with 3 buffers and damaged bracket signal, set boxes P-F (qty)
Three Mamod Live Steam TE1a Traction Engines, two with spirit burners, and one with solid fuel tray, (interchangeable), one engine with damage to steam pipes, another with replacement level plug and possible damage, one lacking roof, all F, and a small collection of other engine parts from MM1 or others (qty)
A 'Hobbies' Live Steam Spirit-fired SE4 Stationary Engine, a twin-cylinder engine with green frame on red base with Hobbies transfer, in original box, boiler with lubricator, whistle, safety valve and level cock, and complete with original 5-wick burner, a second (Mamod) burner, and originsl instruction sheet, overall G, usual scorching to firebox and boiler, part of whistle missing, soldered repairs to main steam pipes, box F-G
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