Bidspirit auction | SC35 RAF Thorney Island Signed

SC35 RAF Thorney Island Signed by Alfred Eick U - Boat Cdr U - 510. 13 Au 71 Sydney RAF Thorney island. Flown from Sydney to Lord Howe Island, 16th August 1971 in Sandringham VH-BRF of Ansett Flying Boat Service. This aircraft was converted from a RNZAF Sunderland MkV ( NZ 4108) in 1964, Commanded by Captain Lloyd Maundrell. Flight time 2hrs 45 mins. Personally Signed by Kapitänleutnant Alfred Eick U-Boat Commander began his naval career in April 1937. Later he served for more than a year on the destroyer Hermann Beitzen, and he undertook 16 patrols in the first year of the war. In November 1940 he transferred to the U-boat force, where he accompanied U-176 on her first two patrols. In May 1943 he became commander of U - 510. After a successful patrol in Brazilian waters, U - 510 left Lorient on her second patrol assigned as one of the Monson Boats. Eick operated for a few months in the Indian Ocean before heading back in January 1945 with a load of important goods (tin, quinine, etc. ) on board. After being supplied with oil southeast of Madagascar by Krvkpt. Oesten's U - 861 (who was short of fuel herself), U - 510 ran out of fuel in the North Atlantic, but managed to reach the U-boat base at St Nazaire in France at the end of April 1945 (at that time the base was still in German hands). Alfred Eick was in French captivity from May 1945 to July 1947. With German Detailed Cachet on the back. Enclosed 7 Black and White Photo's Cover number 45 of 48 in U Boat Series And cover no 39 of Only 100 cover. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99