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Zeppelin and Battle of Britain aces multiple signed William Leefe Robinson VC Historic Aviators cover. Autographed by Werner Verhemren On 1 April 1909 he joined the Imperial Navy as a midshipman and completed his naval training on the large protected cruiser Hansa. After successfully completing the naval school, where he was appointed Fähnrich Zur See , he boarded the ship of the line Helgoland , where he was promoted to Leutnant Zur See. In 1913/1914 he was a radio technical officer (FTO) on the Zieten. During the First World War he initially served, again as a radio technical officer, on the cruiser Pillau. With his commission on 2 May 1915 he was promoted to Oberleutnant Zur See. In October 1916 he transferred to the airship fleet. He was watch officer on the airships L 14 and L 30 (= LZ 62 ). In April 1917 he became commander of L 30 and subsequently of the airships L 35 , L 42 and L 65. At the end of the First World War he became commander of the minesweeper M 40 , and in mid-1919 he was intelligence officer of the naval station in the Baltic Sea. On 1 November 1919 he took his leave, which he was granted with the rank of Kapitänleutnant. PLUS Battle of Britain pilots Tim Elkington 1 sqn Hurricanes, H A Aitken Called up on 1st September 1939, he completed his training and joined 54 Squadron at Catterick from 7 OTU Hawarden on 6th October 1940 and served with it into 1941. Aitken joined 213 Squadron in the Western Desert in May 1942. Commissioned on 20th July, he damaged Me109s on 3rd and 15th July. On 3rd November 1942 Aitken was attacking a German lorry when it exploded and threw his aircraft out of control. Hit by ground fire, his engine faltered and he prepared to make a forced-landing. He switched off his engine but restarted it when continuing ground fire showed that he was still over enemy territory. Aitken turned towards the nearby sea, his engine cut out and he made a successful crash-landing on a beach. He then laid low until it was dark, before making his way eastwards. After some hours he saw figures against the skyline. He waited until dawn and was very relieved when he found them to be Australians. He was commissioned in July 1942 but his subsequent service is currently undocumented until 1946 when he was released from the RAF as a Flight Lieutenant. 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