Hello chaps,
My friend John (who some of you met last year) wishes to sell his RAF flying jacket and signed Lancaster picture as a pair.
I know it's alot of money but they do qualify as investment items which can only go up in value as time goes by.
He will not be offering them on Ebay or any other such site , only to private collectors. That said, I offered to advertise them on our site just in case anyone is interested so here they are...
A ‘brace’ of WW2 items for sale. The first item is an early 40/41 Irvin sheepskin flying jacket in excellent original condition, the jacket has no cuts, rips, repairs etc. And has all original working DOT zippers with Air Ministry crown. The leather is supple and the fleece does not show the usual wear at the cuffs and rear, It doesn’t seem it was heavily used at the time. It does have a very small patch of ww2 green camo paint on the collar but it’s hard to spot and seems contemporary so best left alone. An original jacket that has had no work or repairs and in this condition is now becoming difficult to find even with ‘specialists’.
There is a faint name and squadron number on the label (L. AWL 26) but I have no information on the person.
The second item is a very nice mounted and framed original pencil drawing, approx. 21”x17”, of a Lancaster in flight, with original signatures by the following ww2 airmen:
MRAF Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC
Squadron leader Reg Lewis DFC
Captain Eric M. “winkle” Brown
Flight Sergeant John Carrington
Flight Sergeant Ken Johnson
Flying Officer Edgar Childs DFM
Squadron Leader Trevor Peacock
Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC AE
Flight Lieutenant Tom Austin DCF AE
Flight Lieutenant Harry Hughes DFC DFM AE
Flight Lieutenant John L. Cox DFC
Squadron Leader L.S. “Benny” Goodman
Flight Lieutenant David Francis DFC
Flight Sergeant Edwin Wheeler DFC
Flight Lieutenant Gordon H. Mellor
Flight Sergeant Jim McGillveray
Flight Lieutenant Edwin Stocker DSO DFC
WO Cal Younger
Flight Engineer Arthur Smith
WO Charlie Flint
Ian Hunter
Wing Commander Max Meyer DFC
WO Alfred Hubermann
WO Eric L. Davis
WO Harry Irons DFC
Laurie Godfrey 408 Sq. RCAF
I have attached a word doc with some zoomable pictures to illustrate. Both items can be viewed in person by arrangement.
As I said I do wish to sell both items as a pair even though not directly related, and would want £1500 total (firm), with any buyer arranging collection at their own expense from the Portsmouth UK area.
Best Regards
John Lloyd
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