Bidspirit auction | WW2 Bismarck sighting multiple signed

WW2 Bismarck sighting multiple signed RAF flown cover. Unique variety Autographed by two RAF pilots plus Rear Admiral Philip ”Percy” Gick. Becoming a Fleet Air Arm pilot after joining the Royal Navy in 1931, he played a key role in the epic 1941 battleship Bismarck pursuit and sinking. Flying one of the slow biplane Swordfish torpedo bombers off HMS Victorious in terrible weather, he was the only pilot to score a hit. Attacking from an unexpected quarter and at low level, he hit amidships. While not penetrating the vessel's heavily-armoured ”skirt”, the explosion dam-aged the ship's oil tanks. Reducing its speed, it fatally required its diversion from the wider Atlantic towards Brest for repairs. After it was later caught and polished off, Lt Gick was awarded a DSC and switched to HMS Ark Royal - spear-heading attempts to protect Malta and the Western Mediterranean. When it was sunk in December that same year, he was mentioned in dispatches for several rescue missions of its crew. Following stints in the Western Desert and then the North Atlantic and Arctic on the escort carrier HMS Vindex (1943-44), he was later air group commander with a carrier task force in the Far East. 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