Lockdales Auction 168 14-15 September 2019

34 875 Polish Pilots wings by Gaunt London £130 - £150 876 Polish RAF interest a Merlin Rolls Royce ashtray engraved with Churchill's famous Battle of Britain speech "Never in the Field of Human Conflict" and Polish Airforce 306 Squadron to centre, Sold post war for the RAF Benevolent fund. £70 - £80 877 Polish RAF interest a Merlin Rolls Royce ashtray engraved with Churchill's famous Battle of Britain speech "Never in the Field of Human Conflict" and Polish Airforce 318 Squadron to centre, Sold post war for the RAF Benevolent fund. £70 - £80 878 Polish RAF interest a Merlin Rolls Royce ashtray engraved with Churchill's famous Battle of Britain speech "Never in the Field of Human Conflict" and Polish Airforce checker board to centre, Sold post war for the RAF Benevolent fund. £70 - £80 879 QSA with South Africa 1902 clasp (silver) named to 777 Sowar Gopal Singh, 3rd Bengal Cavalry. Impressed naming, with copy rolls etc. (1) £50 - £60 880 QSA (no bars) to Condr: W J Hopper Imperial Transport Service. Research reveals that Hopper was employed by the Julius Weil Company of Cape Town who supplied wagons, oxen, drivers, etc to the British Army. Hopper is entitled to clasps CC/OFS/Trans. scarce £120 - £130 881 Queen's Sudan 1899 silver medal (no ribbon) named to 4830 Pte. C. Harborow 1st. Rl. Warwick Regt. Also entitled to the Khedives Sudan Medal with Khartum clasp. With copy medal rolls. (1) £300 - £350 882 RAF WW2 group consisting of 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, F&G Star, Defence & War medals with a good selection of original documents etc., to 1587619 F/Sgt pilot Dennis Amart RAF £100 - £110 883 RAF a B&W picture of W/O Tex Ash 411 Squadron (POW in Stalag Luft III) a signed picture flying his Spitfire, size 7"x5" in frame measures 10½" x 8" with COA. Tex William Franklin Ash RCAF was captured by the Gestapo in Paris in May 1942 after being shot down by JG26 at Vielle Eglise, after several attempts to escape he was eventually sent to Stalag Luft III where he remained until April 1945. Awarded an MBE and British citizenship for his escape attempts he managed to evade capture for several months with the help of the French Resistance. With copied pictures of Ash after interrogation by the Gestapo and picture taken in POW camp. Also a First day cover framed signed by Captain Konrad S Gruca USAF the cover is the 40th Anniversary of the First Operational use of the Mitchell by the RAF. The cover was flown by the 1st Tes Recon Sqn. in Italy. (2) £40 - £45 884 RAF A/G log book, medals, photos to Sgt A/G Ralph C Strong served 614 and 231 Sqd flying in Lysander and Blenheim aircraft mainly attached to the army on patrols searches etc., flying from Scotland £220 - £250 885 RAF Battle of Britain coloured prints by David Pritchard artist signed by Pilots or Fl/Lt’s in uniform or flying gear signatures are as follows: Pilot Officer K.A.Lawrence 234 and 603 Sqns New Zealand in flying gear. F/O R.A."BOB" Kings 238 Sqn. Sgt/Pilot Tony Pickering 32 and 501 Sqdns. Pilot Officer Keith Ashley Lawrence DFC 234 and 603 Sqns New Zealand in uniform P/O Jocelyn George Power Millard 1 and 242 Sqn. F/Lt A.M.Montagu Smith 264 Sqn. £60 - £70 886 RAF cap badges, rank insignia Pilots Wings and half brevets all in excellent condition. (approx 15) £30 - £40 887 RAF Dam Busters Interest a Merlin Rolls Royce Piston engraved with Operation Chastise, the Dam Busters Raid 1943 details, originally sold to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent fund. £130 - £150 888 RAF Interest a Bomber Command clasp recently issued £20 - £25 889 RAF Interest a Goldfish club printed badge, still with pop studs to rear, plus a Dinghy escape whistle AM marked. £40 - £45 890 RAF Interest a scarce Air Ministry 1940 stamped Red Cross armband £20 - £25 891 RAF Interest a selection of wings, an AMmarked Dinghy whistle, silk escape map etc. £40 - £45 892 RAF Interest a trench art cigarette lighter with Pathfinder WW2 badge attached, and inscription "We aim to Strike" the early motto of the Pathfinder force. £50 - £55 893 RAF log books documents War and Defence medals large amount relating to Sgt E F Smart £250 - £300 894 RAF Pilots flying log book with boxed Defence and War medals various documents relating to A F E Harrison Winch Operator flying in Lysander aircraft to mainly target duties some good entries including crashing and being attacked by a German HE III £180 - £200 895 RAF WW1 interest a 1st pattern flag approx 3x feet x 2 feet , good service worn condition. £80 - £90 896 RAF WW2 bomb aimers uniform jacket trouser & hat with VRT collar badges bomb aimers half wing medal bar Kings Crown buttons and hat badge £180 - £200 897 RAF WW2 group to 157041 F/Lt R Reid RAF. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. With named box of issue. Lived Kings Park, Glasgow. (5) £40 - £45 898 RAF WW2 MK II flying helmet with Gosport tubes £60 - £70 899 RAF WW2 Observers and Air Gunners log book with 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, war medals to 1831534 Sgt K J Werrett 205 SQD entries show patrols supply drops etc., flying in cantilena aircraft £180 - £200 900 RFC an Officers sidecap, Bronze bladed sidecap, service worn. £160 - £180