Bidspirit auction | WW11 Bomber profile ACM Sir

WW11 Bomber profile ACM Sir George Augustus Walker. WW11 Bomber pilot. Personally Signed in Pencil by Air Chief Marshal Sir George Augustus Walker. GCB. CBE. DSO. DFC. AFC (24 August 1912 - 11 December 1986) was a Second World War bomber pilot. a jet aircraft pioneer. and a senior Royal Air Force officer in the post-war era. as well as a rugby player. Played for England in 1939. While working as station commander at RAF Syerston he rushed in a fire truck from the control tower to a taxiing Lancaster Bomber when he saw it was on fire. He then tried to remove incendiary bombs from under the bomb bay in the hope that he could prevent a 4. 000-pound (1. 800 kg) bomb from exploding. but it detonated and he lost his right arm as a result. Returning to active service with an artificial arm. Taken from The Bomber Profile Collection Giving your details about career and success of the Signatories. Issued by the Military Gallery. Single Vendor autograph 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