Bidspirit auction | U - Boat Encounter Signed

U - Boat Encounter Signed by S Layzell W/Op shot down by U - 343 Ditched. 10 Apr 2001 BFPS 2628 Centenary of the RN Submarine Service on Submarine 1st Class Stamp. Blue flown cachet on the back Flown in Nimrod of No 206 Sqn on an anti - Submarine warfare mission as part of the Joint Maritime Course from RAF Kinloss to west of St Kilda and return. U - Boat Encounter. Personally Signed by Warrant Officer Stanley Walter Layzell Wireless Operator with 36 Sqn. on the Wellington which carried out the follow up attack on U - 343 during the attack the port engine was hit by flak from the U - Boat. set the port wing on fire and the aircraft was force to ditch, The Pilot and Navigator died, with the Survivors being picked up from their dinghy by the Polish destroyer 'Slazak ' the following day. Details on the back. Reference Number JS(CC)67c Certified Copy No 0031 of 100 . Single Vendor RAF cover collection. 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