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Click here to subscribeSerenade, No. 1 (1962); Poppet, No. 1 (1963); Jackie, No. 1 (1964); School Friend, No. 1 (1965); Heartbeat, No. 1 (1965); Trend, No. 1 (1966); Mandy, No. 1 (1967); Tina, No. 1 (1967 and last edition 1967); Tina/Princess (first merged edition 1967); Go Girl, No. 1 (1968); Girl, (last edition 1964); and Princess, (last edition 1967).
Renault Twingo 1.2 Extreme 3dr (09 - 10), Metallic Blue, date of first registration October 2009, manual, 1149cc petrol engine, 13,500miles. Please note that this is from a deceased estate but has been stored in the garage for the past 18months the MOT expired 25 May 2021 but when removing it from the property we noticed battery is run flat, there is excess water coming from the exhaust system which implies there may be an issue with the head gasket. Other than this the vehicle appears to be in good condition and would prove to be a great little runner for someone
Various first day covers, to include 150th Anniversary of the RNLI 1824-1974, other 1970s, Isle of Man, Manx Grand Prix 1973, Europa '78, various other first day covers, a stamp album containing various GB collectors stamps, to include QEII green back, various other QEII collectors stamps, other GB, tennis, Isle of Man collectors stamps, 12p swimming stamp, Charles and Diana, etc. (4 albums)
Various first day covers, to include Christmas 1979, Cycling, various other 1970's and 1980's British Architecture, a stamp album containing GB collectors stamps, Windsor album containing a quantity of GB collectors stamps, 1980's mainly, various other QEII, Thomas Hardy cover, Prestige stamp album containing D-Day, Isle of Man, various railway stamps, etc. (a quantity)
Ghuznee 1839 (Lieut J Ruthven Pond Adjutant H.C. 1st European Regt), engraved in running script, with steel straight suspension, 'Guznee' sliding bar, silver three-prong ribbon buckle and top brooch, nearly extremely fineQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Noonans Mayfair, 7 December 2005, The Alan Wolfe Collection (Lot 37).Lieutenant-Colonel James Ruthven Pond (1812-1857) was born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh High School and was appointed a Cadet in the East India Company’s service in 1827. Pond arrived in India in late September 1828 (Ensign) and after brief service with the 51st, 24th and 67th Native Infantry regiments he transferred, in early June 1829, to the 2nd Bengal European Regiment.Pond was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1832, he was appointed Acting Adjutant of the regiment in June 1838. He served in the first Afghan War at Ghuznee in 1839 (Medal) and subsequently at the occupation of Cabul, Pashut and the capture of Kajja Fort in January 1840. He then served with the 1st Bengal European Regiment as part of the Army of Reserve for Afghanistan from October 1842 to January 1843. After promotion to Captain in November 1844, Pond saw action in the first Sikh War, at both Ferozeshuhur and Sobraon (Medal with clasp) as A.A.G. to General Sir Robert Dick’s division.He was subsequently posted as D.A.A.G., Benares Division, in 1849 and served at Peshawar in 1852, and at Lahore in 1853-54. Pond saw action again in the second Burma War and was present at the capture of Pegu as a Brevet-Major with the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers (Medal with clasp). His rank was confirmed in December 1855 and he was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the following year. He died at Sydenham on 17 April 1857, while on furlough from India, only weeks before the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny. Noonans Mayfair refers
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (No 3224 Jonathan Timms. 1st Bn 1.. Royals), regimentally impressed, worn therefore good fineQTY: (1)NOTE:First 2 clasps confirmed on the roll (copied roll included).3224 Private Jonathan Timms 1st Bn 1st (The Royal) Regiment Of Foot is recorded as serving in Trimulgherry, India between 1 April to 30 June 1861.
Aviation pioneers. A photograph album containing approximately 380 photographs and real photo postcards, depicting early aviators and aeroplanes, collected by a Miss G. Choate, all corner mounted, including approx. 70 photographs signed by aviators such as: Claude Grahame-White, Thomas O. M. Sopwith, Edwin A. V. Roe, Francis K. McClean, and Harry G. Hawker, plus a few colour printed early aviation postcards, including a souvenir postcard from the first English airmail flight, dated 'Sp 9 1911', some photographs faded (mostly unsigned towards rear of album), support leaves brittle and faded, many detached, contemporary cloth, worn, spine detached and loosely inserted, plus a few loose photographs at rear, a copy of 'Flying at Hendon: a Pictorial Record', compiled by Clive R. Smith, 1974, and several ink manuscript notes from aviators, addressed to Miss Choate and accompanying signed photographs sent to her, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Miss G. Choate lived at Hendon and apparently spent much of her time at Hendon airfield, watching and buying photographs of early aviators and their aircraft. Indeed, it appears that she may have taken some of the photographs herself. In one of the signed manuscript notes, sent to Miss Choate to accompany a photograph that an aviator was returning after signing, the airman remarks, "May I compliment you on the excellency of the photo, by its sharpness your lens must be very good...", and in several of the manuscript notes the aviators ask if it is possible to obtain a copy of the photograph Miss Choate has taken of them.The subjects of the signed photographs include:Claude Grahame-White (1879-1959) was an English pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight. He was one of the first people to qualify as a pilot in England, becoming the holder of Royal Aero Club certificate No. 6 in April 1910. One of the most influential aviation pioneers, he was nvolved in promoting the military application of air power before the First World War with a campaign called "Wake Up Britain", whilst experimenting with fitting various weapons and bombs to aircraft. During the war itself he flew the first night patrol mission against an expected German raid on 5 September 1914. In 1911 he established a flying school at Hendon Aerodrome, and many of the signed photographs in this collection are from pilots attending the Grahame-White Flying School. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (1888-1989) was an English aviation pioneer. During the First World War his Sopwith Aviation Company, based at Brooklands, produced more than 18,000 aircraft for the allied forces, including nearly 6,000 Sopwith Camel single-seat fighters. Financial troubles after the war resulted in Sopwith closing his company, but then re-forming it under the name of his chief engineer and test pilot Harry Hawker. Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe (1877-1958) was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. In 1909 he became the first Englishman to fly an all-British machine. Francis Kennedy McClean (1876-1955) was a British civil engineer and pioneer aviator, one of the founding members of the Royal Aero Club and one of the founders of naval aviation and amateur flying. Harry George Hawker (1889-1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in the design of many of their aircraft. After the First World War, he co-founded Hawker Aircraft. This signed photographic postcard seems to commemorate his winning of the No. 1 British Michelin Cup for 1912, judging by the ink manuscript inscription.Plus numerous others including: D. Graham Gilmour (1885-1912), Charles Grey Grey (known as ‘C G’; 1875-1953), Charles Gordon Bell (1889-1918), William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse (1887-1915), Wilfred Parke (1889-1912), William Hugh Ewen (1879-1947), Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks (1887-1971), Sydney Vincent Sippe (1889-1968), Louis Noel (1872-1939), Harold Blackburn (1879-1959), Arthur Murray Longmore (1885-1970), Louis Arbon Strange (1891-1966), Samuel Franklin Cody (1867-1913).
An MBE awarded to Percy Nathaniel Nockolds, Royal Army Ordnance Corps for Bravery in BurmaThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire M.B.E. (Military) Member's 2nd type breast badge, extremely fine in Royal Mint case of issue, with miniature dress award and card box, the lid printed 'MBE M', with a letter of congratulations from Buckingham Palace to the recipient dated 10 October 1946, transmission slip and a citation for the MBE QTY: (1)NOTE:MBE: London Gazette 8 February 1945In addition to his normal duties of Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer, this warrant officer was in effect performing the full duties of a Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services in the garrison. Arms, ammunition, clothing and equipment poured in, and storage was an acute problem. Explosives had first to be stored and later evacuated.After the position was invested his difficulties increased. The main ammunition dump was set on fire and blew up. Blankets and equipment had to be issued to patients in hospital and to troops who were short, The remaining ammunition had to be distributed. All this work had to be done under fire. When through enemy occupation he was no longer able to carry out these duties he, of his own accord, assumed a fighting role and took gallant part in the defence of the perimeter.Prior to operations this warrant officer showed exceptional devotion to duty in the way in which he looked after his units.
Aviation Postcards. A well-presented collection of 234 mostly real photo postcards of aeroplanes and aviation interest, mostly published c. 1940s and earlier, covering the history of aviation from the earliest flights including inventors and designers of flying machines prior to the First World War, featuring machines such as Cocking inverted parachute 1836, Henson's Aerial Courage, 1842, Orville & Wilbur Wright, Count von Zeppelin, Maxim's Flying Machine, Cody's Cathedral biplane, etc., and continuing with aircraft manufactured up until the end of the Second World War, including British, American, French and German fighters and bombers, postally unused with Real Photographs Co. stamps and similar to versos with pencil ID, all with neat manuscript trimmed ID stickers to blank margins of front of postcards, neatly arranged in chronological order in sleeves and 2 plastic postcard ring bindersQTY: (234)NOTE:The collection was compiled and used by the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Gaydon, Warwickshire from the end of the Second World War through to the late 1960s and covering the Cold War period.
Three: Gunner W Bates, 1st Brigade, Royal ArtilleryAfghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (6961. Gunr W. Bates. H/1st Bde R.A.), Egypt 1882-89, dated reverse,1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (14769. Gunr. W. Bates H/1st Bde. R.A.), Khedive's Star 1882, reverse contemporarily scratched 'W.B. 14769', contact marks to first and second, very fineQTY: (3)NOTE:Gunner Walter Bates served with the 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery from 7 October 1878
Battle of Britain. The Hurricane control column of Hurricane P3554 shot down during the Battle of Britain on 5 October 1940, all parts numbered including AH 2040, the spade grip with gun firing button and brake lever, approximately 58cm long, together with a folder of extensive research plus a Rolls Royce 1904-2004 Centenary magazine which features this control columnQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Private Collection, West Country having been purchased from Andy Saunders (Battle of Britain author and authority). A detailed history of the control column and certificate of authenticity signed by Andy Saunders is included with the lot.Hurricane P3554 saw a great deal of combat during the Battle of Britain having shot down 5 German aircraft in July and August 1940.The operational book of 607 Squadron records that on 5 October 1940, though, P3554 was hit and badly damaged in combat with Messerschmitt 109s of JG2 over Swanage. The pilot, Sergeant Spyer, managed to nurse his badly damaged Hurricane almost all the way back to RAF Tangmere before a growing on-board fire forced him to bale-out. Sergeant Spyer was unharmed. P3554 almost buried itelf on impact and lay in the ground until it was discovered in 1979.On 22 April 1979 Andy Saunders and members of the Wealden Aviation Archaeological Group pin-pointed the crash site of the Hurricane at Woodham Farm, Aldingbourne. At the crash site several pieces of surface wreckage were located, including a broken piece of silver-painted wood (a portion of internal structure) which had the numbers '554' stencilled on it in black.The crash site was excavated on 25 August and items of fuselage and cockpit wreckage were found impacted into the rear of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Andy Saunders entered into the excavation once the wreckage had been encountered and spotted the knurled ring of the gun button just above the surface. Reaching around the spade grip, he pulled upwards and the extricated almost the complete length of the control column. Its bottom end showed the signs of burning and the rest of the column was scorched and had all of the Dunlop rubberised gripping burnt away. The brake lever and one of the stainless steel push rods had broken away but later re-attached. The main build plate confirming Hurricane P3554 was also recovered.Sergeant Richard Alfred Spyer (1917-1941) was born in Worcester Park, Surrey. He joined the RAFVR in March 1939 and on the outbreak of WWII was posted to 10 FTS for training, after completing his training in May 1940 he arrived at 5 OTU and was posted to 111 Squadron at North Weald.On 31 May 1940, Spyer was attached to 607 Squadron at Usworth and served on Hurricanes. This became a permanent posting and he went south with the squadron to Tangmere on 8 September. The following day on the 9th he was engaged by a Me109 and Do17 and his aircraft Hurricane P2680 crashed at Stilstead Farm, East Peckham, Spyer was slightly wounded. On 5 October 1940 he was shot down again, this time in Hurricane P2680.In November 1940 Spyer sailed for the Mediterranean and on 17 November he was in the first flight of six Hurricanes to take off for Malta. Spyer's Hurricane V7413 ran out of fuel and he baled out into the sea and was later picked up by a Sunderland.He joined 261 Squadron at Ta Kali and on 22 March 1941 he and seven other Hurricanes engaged ten Ju88's approaching Grand Harbour with an Me1909 escort. Five of the Hurricanes were shot down including V7672 flown by Spyer, all five were lost, Spyer is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.
The Battle of Britain Aces' medal group awarded to Flight Lieutenant Maurice "Mark" Mounsdon, 56 Squadron, shot down over Colchester on 31 August 1940 and who received reconstructive surgery, thus becoming a member of "The Guinea Pig Club", Mounsdon was one of only 4 remaining members of Sir Winston Churchill's "The Few" when he passed away in 2019 aged of 1011939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp, Air Crew Europe Star with France & Germany clasp, Defence and War Medals in named Air Ministry named box of issue and transmission slip, with dress miniature awards, rare Guinea Pig Club membership badge (presented to Mounsdon for having undergone experimental plastic surgery work), RAF cloth brevet, a large collection of original documents, letters, photographs and related items including commission certificate dated 23 October 1939 (Acting Pilot Officer), Aviators Certificate issued by the Royal Aero Club, RAF Service and Release Book, Copy of Freedom City of London dated 29 September 1970, the certificate with red and gilt sleeve and Rules for the Conduct of Life booklet, The Battle of Britain Fighter Association Life Membership card, Battle of Britain Historical Society card, RAF Flying Clothing Card dated 1942, Officer's Pay and Allowances Book circa 1945, four folders of mixed ephemera including one marked Guinea Pigs including invitations to dinners (one dated 1946), a menu card (1979), another folder marked BofB Memorial Flight and many other items QTY: (4)NOTE:Flight Lieutenant Maurice Hewlett "Mark" Mounsdon (1918-2019) was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire he started training in the RAF on 24 August 1939 and joined 56 Squadron on 3 June 1940 in which Mounsdon flew Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.On 25 July 1940 he probably destroyed a Ju87 "Stuka". On 13 August he destroyed a Me110, on 18 August he destroyed another Me110, he damaged a He111 on 24 August and destroyed a Me109 on 26 August.Mounsdon was shot down over Colchester on 31 August 1940. He survived but was badly burned and spent nine months in hospital.In an interview in 2015 he said “I was on fire. There was only one thing to do that was to get out as fast as possible. I was badly burned, but I rolled the aircraft over and came down by parachute from 14,000ft. I was conscious all the time. It was the first time I’d used a parachute. I think I was jolly lucky in a way.”After recovering from reconstructive surgery by a pioneering medical unit at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead (known as the Guinea Pig Club) he was posted as an instructor at RAF Bottisham and then as a flight commander at RAF Booker. After the war he was posted to 8303 Disarmament Wing, searching Germany for advanced weaponry such as jets and rockets.Mounsdon moved to Menorca with his childhood sweetheart Mary in the 1970s and on his 100th birthday the Red Arrows paid tribute to him with a Flypast.Flight Lieutenant Maurice Mounsdon passed away in 2019 aged 101. The head of the RAF, Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston, said that Mounsdon's bravery and sacrifice should never be forgotten. Mounsdon was one of the last surviving members of "The Few".
Civil Aviation. A mixed collection of civil aviation ephemera, including timetables circa 1970s for Air Canada, Nordair, AirBC, Quebecair, Saudia Alitalia, Trans-Australia Airlines and British Airways, also Trans-Canada Air Lines (1 June 1948), British Airways First Class menus plus Airways The Only Air Travel Magazine, Vol II No 9 May 1926 and other itemsQTY: (a carton)
Clostermann (Pierre). The Big Show, Some Experiences of a French Fighter Pilot in the R.A.F., Chatto and Windus, London 1951, signed by the author, 256 pages, black and white illustrations, with dust jacket, some loss to dust jacket and closed tear, quartoQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing Commander Pierre Henri Clostermann, DSO, DFC & Bar (1921-2006) was a WWII French fighter pilot. He achieved 33 air-to-air combat victories, earning the accolade "France's First Fighter" from General Charles de Gaulle. His wartime memoir "The Big Show" was a bestseller.
Cobham (Alan, 1894-1973). English aviation pioneer. An archive of scrap albums, photographs and ephemera, including a typed report by Cobham titled ‘London to Capetown and Return Flight’, 1926, foolscap folio sheets with punch holes and tie in card wrappers inscribed and signed by Cobham to upper wrapper, some soiling and wear, together with some related typed notes including two mounted photographs of the Imperial Airways aircraft including one signed on mount by Cobham and the engineer Arthur B. Elliott, dated 12 November 1925, [Elliott was shot and killed after they left Baghdad on 5 July 1926 during the flight to Australia]; a photograph of motor cars and an aircraft signed by A.H. Ward [Elliott's replacement mechanic on the Australia flight, 1926] and Cecil Capes, a typed letter signed from Cobham to Captain Charles E. Ward, dated 17 November 1938, two typed letters signed by Robert Blackburn of Blackburn Aircraft, plus associated notes and photos, a 10-inch 78rpm record ‘To Australia and back in six minutes’, signed on label by Cobham and dated 9 September 1968; two of Cobham’s notebooks written in pencil, the first as Sergeant A.J. Cobham, 418 AVC, including veterinary notes made at the vet hospital, BEF, France, Spring 1916, the second containing thoughts and quotations, plus three cashbooks, c. 1919/1923, plus 2 well-presented albums of mostly news cuttings relating to early polar flights and Cobham’s Australian flight, original wrappers, oblong folio; 5 aviation programmes including Cobham’s flight to the Cape, plus 4 menus from 1926 celebrating Cobham and Ward’s arrival in Australia, plus an assorted group of approximately 200 related photographs and snapshots including images of Cobham's aeroplanes, plus a few related negativesQTY: (a carton)NOTE:Provenance: Much of the archive would appear to be from the estate of Sergeant A.H. Ward who replaced Arthur B. Elliott after the latter's death during Cobham’s Round Trip Flight from Britain to Australia in 1926.
Desktop Model Aircraft. A presentation model of De Havilland 121 Trident G-ARPA in BEA livery circa 1962, the impressive composite model with collection number 108 inscribed on the fuselage, some minor cracks along the wings and tailfin, 56.5cm wingspan x 74cm long, and presented on a metal stand QTY: (1)NOTE:This model would have been one of several presentation models made for the Hawker Siddeley company to commemorate the first flight of the aircraft and probably offered to potential buyers and given board members.Originally designed by the De Havilland Aircraft Company under the designation DH121, the Trident was a revolutionary 'Tri-liner' featuring three-engines, which had never been seen before in the UK. The first prototype DH121 Trident 1C (G-ARPA) flew for the first time at Hatfield on 9 January 1962, followed by 24 BEA aircraft produced for air routes in Western Europe and BEA also took out the option of a further 12 aircraft. During the development cycle of the aircraft, De Havilland Aircraft Company merged with Hawker Siddeley, HS121.
Nose Art. An interesting piece of WWII aircraft fabric, presumably "nose art", painted with Donald Duck holding a bomb inscribed 'From Donald with Love xxx', there are 7 grey "bombs" inscribed with bombing operations to the upper right the first inscribed Search and the last Mainz and 36 grey "bombs" on the lower right each again each inscribed with a bombing operation commencing with Ostend 21 December 1940, the final one inscribed Battleship German, inscribed '203-20 Op's Hrs Viv', 82 x 105cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: acquired from Hewitt's estate by David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.Pilot Officer Vivian Weston Parry was the son of John David and Eleonor Myfanwy Parry of Comlyn, North Wales. Eleanor was the housekeeper of the pioneer aviator Vivian Hewitt (see lot 97). Parry was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross whilst serving with 150 Squadron (London Gazette 13 March 1942), Parry was killed near Melbourne, Pocklington on 5 September 1942 when his aircraft Wellington Z1671 crashed. The crew were tasked with flying an operational flight to bomb Bremen and had taken off on 4 September at 23.35hrs. On their return to Yorkshire, the aircraft suffered engine failure and was forced to land in a field at 05.25hrs. The aircraft turret struck a tree and the rear gunner (Parry) was killed, he is buried in Llanrhwydrys Churchyard, Anglesey.
Propeller. A WWI Sopwith Scout propeller blade, laminated mahogany with sheathed tip, the green painted boss stamped DG 2360, D 2 50, P 2 40, HP 80 Le Rhone, Sopwith Scout, G 77 N16, 38687, additionally stamped 1225, 94, overall length 137.5cmQTY: (1)NOTE:The Sopwith Scout was a two-seater bi-plane first introduced in 1910, it went on the become an Anti-Zeppelin scout biplane designed and built for the Admiralty, nicknamed the Spinning Jenny due to its tendency to enter into a spin.
Dietz (James). Easy Company, black and white print, limited edition 95/101, signed in pencil with 14 signatures including Private 1st Class Ed Tipper, Private 1st Class William T. Wingett, Colonel Edward D. Shames, Corporal Herb Suerth, Staff Sergeant William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere, Private Edward 'Babe' Heffron, Private Ed Joint, Private 1st Class Bill Maynard, First Sergeant Frank Soboleski, Sergeant Amos 'Buck' Taylor, 36 x 56cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 50.5 x 68.5cm, with certificate of authenticity to verso, together with a WWII US military issue combat helmet, numbered 95/101 and signed by 6 veterans including Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Corporal Forest Guth and Sergeant 1st Class Don Malarkey, Colonel Edward D. Shames and Private 1st Class Ed Tipper presented in a display box QTY: (2)NOTE:The print and helmet were produced in 1992 by the Military Gallery in a limited edition of 101 and shows the men of Easy Company, 101st Airborn, preparing to leave Upottery Airfield onboard C-47's which were scheduled to carry them into France on the night of 5 June 1944 ahead of the D-Day landings. They crossed the French coast in complete darkness, under heavy anti-aircraft fire, and parachuted into Normandy landing near the village of St.Mère Eglise. Their historic drop launched the first action of D-Day and spearheaded the mass landing of Allied forces.This particular edition of the print and helmet has been additionally signed and it seems likely the previous owner took them to America and military conventions.
Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge Incident. Follow That! by Squadron Leader Paul Wharmby 2005, Limited Edition colour print numbered 36/50, showing Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock RAF celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force on the 5th (the original printed date of the 1st omitted and inscribed by Pollock 5th in black ink) of April 1968 in his own style, signed in pencil by the pilot and the artist, image size 25 x 30cm, framed and glazed, frame size 42 x 45cm, together with three first day covers all signed by Flt. Lt. Alan Pollock, including Tangmere Military Aviation Museum (Co-Founded by Pollock), 30th Anniversary if the First Flight of the Prototype Hawker Hunter, postmark dated 20 July 1981, signed by Harold Bird-Wilson, Neville Duke and Rodney Dean and one other distinguished pilot, the opposite side signed by Alan Pollock, a Coalport collectors plate 'Victory Flypast' signed by Alan Pollock plus Low Level Jet Fighter Training chart of northern England and Scotland signed by Alan Pollock No 1 (F) SquadronQTY: (6)NOTE:The Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident occurred on 5 April 1968 when an unauthorised low-level incident was performed by Royal Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. Alan Pollock in his Hawker Hunter. After tippings his wings to the War memorial, Pollock 'buzzed' the House of Commons "to remind them we had an Air Force", and then 'shot' Tower Bridge. His actions were to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Royal Air Force and also as a demonstration against the minimal official recognition for his historic landmark. Pollock was arrested and invalided out of the RAF on medical grounds (which avoided a court martial). A fuller account is at www.theywerethere.co.uk/the-project/alan-pollock. Part of the They Were There project, all proceeds from this lot will benefit www.thechildrensairambulance.org.uk.
Flying Boots. A pair of WWII Battle of Britain period 1939 pattern flying boots, first style with webbing strap (size 12), the black leather with green vulcanised canvas, sheepskin lining, various markings, the heels stamped 'Dominion Uskide 3 1/4, Made in Canada', together with another pair of 1939 pattern but with the later leather strap (size 6?)QTY: (2)NOTE:This pattern of boot was used extensively throughout the Battle of Britain, however, the style proved to be unpopular with pilots as the waterproofing treatment was apparently not successful and the boot tended to freeze at high altitudes.
Battle of Britain. A WWII tunic and jacket belonging to Sergeant Eric William Seabourne, 238 Squadron, shot down in Hurricane I P3764 during the Battle of Britain, the blue cloth tunic with label inscribed 'Seabourne' with RAF cloth brevet and medal ribbon bar representing a long and distinguished service, brass King's crown buttons, Squadron Leader stripes to the cuffs, 81cm long, chest 44cm, inner arm 46cm, together with a Blouse No 2 Home Dress N.P. (size 13) by B. Bloom Ltd dated 1956, the blue cloth jacket with the same medal entitlement and Squadron Leader stripes, 59cm long plus a travel bag inscribed E.W. SeabourneQTY: (3)NOTE:Sergeant Eric William Seabourne (1919-2005) was born in Leyton and educated at Worthing High School, he joined the Auxiliary Air Force in 1935 and served with 601 Squadron. In 1938 he applied to the RAFVR and qualified as a pilot the same year and on the outbreak of WWII he was posted to 9 FTS Hullavington.In May 1940 Seabourne was posted to 151 Squadron at Martlesham Heath and was then posted to 238 Squadron at Tangmere in June 1940. Seabourne had only three hours of training on Masters before flying solo in a Hurricane. After only seven hours of training he was declared operational (without even firing the guns). On 13 July he shared in destroying an Me110 and damaged two more in his first encounter with the Luftwaffe.He destroyed an Me109 on 8 August and two more on the 13 August, in this engagement he himself was shot down in Hurricane I P3764, he was attacked by three Me109 and the aircraft set on fire. He prepared to bale out but his hood jammed, then the aircraft turned on its back and Seabourne fell out, taking the hood with him. After a delayed drop of 16,000 feet he opened his parachute, blew up his Mae West and went into the sea about seven miles south of the Isle of Wight. Seabourne was picked up by HMS Bulldog, and taken to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. After a week, Seabourne was moved to Park Prewitt Hospital at Basingstoke, where he remained for seven months undergoing plastic surgery by Harold Gillies.
RAF Beadon Suit Bag. A Beadon suit pack-pack, yellow fabric for tropical use in Asia, stenciled in black HEMS 58 and inscribed with owners name 'Tait', Dot zips and large pocket to the front, together with a WWII RAF tropical survival bag, green cloth stenciled with contents including First Aid, Rations, Walter, Matches and two dinghy bungs, contained in a WWII period military canvas bagQTY: (5)NOTE:The 'Beadon' suit, or as it is correctly termed, 'Lightweight Flying Overall', was introduced late in the war as a replacement for the Sidcot suit.
Flying Goggles. A pair of pre WWII Mk II flying goggles, the lightweight frames, hinged in the centre, chamois and fur padding and elasticated head-strap, glass cracked and generally worn, together with a collection of WWII period flying goggles including a similar pair with green cord head-strap stamped AM 22C/825 and dated 1940 and two other pairs (one with red-tinted lense)The goggles on the glass head are WW2 First Pattern RAF Night Simulation Training Goggles.QTY: (4)
London & North Eastern Railway. "The Silver Jubilee", Britain's First Streamline Train, Newcastle and London in 4 Hours, by Frank Newbould (1887-1951), 1935, colour lithograph poster, printed by The Baynard Press for London & North East Railway, lightly creased where previously folded, and archivally lined with Japanese tissue to verso (museum standard), full sheet size 101.5 x 64.5cm (40 x 25.3ins), high-quality Nielsen frame, glazedQTY: (1)
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