World War One RAF Squadrons research and archive material, i...
Estimate
£100 - £200
World War One RAF Squadrons research and archive material, including a number of original photographs and documents relating to Flt Lt H.A. Denny RAF, a pilot with 206 Squadron. These materials were compiled by the current owner's father, a friend of Denny and a member of Cross and Cockade International, the WW1 aviation history society. Among the papers are letters between Denny and the original researcher, dated from the 1970s to the 1990s, as well as letters from other WW1 pilots. His research during the 1970s included trying to plot Mick Mannocks' last flight, as well as contacting and naming pilots from various squadrons. This lot also includes six World War Two photographs of a flight deck during strikes against Japan in 1945 including two crash landing planes. A quantity of more modern reprints of older RAF-related photographs fill out the collection, many annotated. Miscellaneous items include two 1915 German shells, two WWI training books, teak from HMS Ironstone card holder and more.
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Estimate
£100 - £200
World War One RAF Squadrons research and archive material, including a number of original photographs and documents relating to Flt Lt H.A. Denny RAF, a pilot with 206 Squadron. These materials were compiled by the current owner's father, a friend of Denny and a member of Cross and Cockade International, the WW1 aviation history society. Among the papers are letters between Denny and the original researcher, dated from the 1970s to the 1990s, as well as letters from other WW1 pilots. His research during the 1970s included trying to plot Mick Mannocks' last flight, as well as contacting and naming pilots from various squadrons. This lot also includes six World War Two photographs of a flight deck during strikes against Japan in 1945 including two crash landing planes. A quantity of more modern reprints of older RAF-related photographs fill out the collection, many annotated. Miscellaneous items include two 1915 German shells, two WWI training books, teak from HMS Ironstone card holder and more.
