Bidspirit auction | WW2 Rare Battle of Britain

WW2 Rare Battle of Britain pilot Bernard Brown 72sqn signed 50th ann RAF cover. Also signed by A Mckinnon 804 sqn, Richard Jones 64 sqn, Roy McGowan 469 sqn, A Russell, Alan Gear 32 sqn, H Heron 266 sqn, John Keatings. Flight Lieutenant Bernard Walter Brown was accepted for a short service commission in 1938, and after being accepted arrived in England in September, training at 5 E&RFTS, Hanworth and in late January 1939 he was posted to 5FTS, Sealand. He then went to No 1 School of Army Co-Operation at Old Sarum for a course on Lysanders in August 1939, and soon after joined 613 Squadron. Bernard Walker Brown was flying one of six Hectors detailed to dive-bomb gun emplacements near Calais. On the way to the target, he test-fired his forward gun but a fault caused the muzzle attachment to fly off, penetrate the fuselage and hole the main fuel tank. He jettisoned his bombs and turned back and make a forced-landing. In August 1940 he volunteered for Fighter Command, converting to Spitfires. He joined 610 Squadron at Biggin Hill. In late September he went to 72 Squadron, but on the 23rd was shot down by a Bf 109. He bailed out of the aircraft, badly wounded. Returning to active duty in November 1940, he was posted to 8FTS, Montrose for an instructor's course, after which he went to Rhodesia, subsequently instructing at Cumalo. In 1943, he trained with Transport Command, becoming a ferry pilot. He flew between the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He transferred to the RNZAF in January 1944 and by the end of the year was flying Halifaxes. He was released in 1945 to fly Dakotas with BOAC and later joined BEA, flying with the airline until his retirement in 1972. He died on 23rd January 2017. Lt. Commander Adam McLeod MacKinnon (FAA) served with 804 Naval Air Squadron during the Battle of Britain in 1940, flying Sea Gladiators for dockyard Defense. Based at Hatston, Orkney, he protected against Luftwaffe raids on Scotland. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.