A Bomber Pilot's D.F.C. Group of Six to Flight Lieutenant N. V. Gill, Royal Air Force, with an Impressive Collection of Contemporary Personal Documentation and Ephemera (a) Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse inscribed 'Ft.Lt.N.V.Gill - Sqdn.622.' dated '1944', with Royal Mint case of issue (b) 1939-45 Star (c) Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany Bar (d) Defence and War Medals, the group about extremely fine , with official enclosure, and Air Ministry D.F.C. Notification (27 July 1948) (e) The Recipient's two original Pilot's Flying Log Books (March l941-May 1942 and June 1942-May 1945), entries for July and August 1944 (622 Squadron) include operations "Beauvoir", "Buzz- Bomb Base"; Operations "Caen""Beach Head, Second Front"; Operations "Aulmoye" Railway Bridge Crossing; Operations "Montcandon""Buzz- Bomb Launching Site;" Operations "Prouville""Buzz-Bomb Launching Site"; Operations "Stuttgart""Blitz Trip"; Operations "Bois de Cassan""Buzz-Bomb Base"; Operations "Sttroud" Belgium Night Fighter Drone" (f) A quantity of R.A.F. equipment and items of uniform including Sheepskin Flying Jacket, in good condition; Flying insulated undersuit; Cap and Field Service Cap, both with Badges for officers below; Air Rank; two leather flying helmets with mouth pieces; a quantity of cloth signia including four Pilot's Wings, two; shoulder lapels (Flight Lieutenant), two shoulder titles (Leading Aircraftman), and some R.A.F. buttons; a Navigational Computer MK.III F and a Bombing Angle Computer B/S MK.XIV (g) A group of personal items including; Pilot's Certificate and Licence, 29 September l945; Airman's Service and Pay Book; R.A.F. Diary 1944; Silver cigarette case (Hallmarks for Birmingham l911 ), the cover with applied silver R.F.C. wings and engraved 'VEG'; Travelling watch; Memo pad and two sketch albums; letter from T.A. Cowderoy, compiler of Old Masomans School Roll of Honour 21.ll.1946; Letter 9 July l982, arranging for admission to the Freedom of City of London together with a copy of "Rules for the Conduct of Life" (h) Sixteen volumes on navigation, official instruction manuals, handbooks etc. and a quantity of H.M.S.O. 1944 and 45 reprints most detailing amendments to the Air Navigation Acts 1920-1938 (lot)
A Bomber Pilot's D.F.C. Group of Six to Flight Lieutenant N. V. Gill, Royal Air Force, with an Impressive Collection of Contemporary Personal Documentation and Ephemera (a) Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse inscribed 'Ft.Lt.N.V.Gill - Sqdn.622.' dated '1944', with Royal Mint case of issue (b) 1939-45 Star (c) Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany Bar (d) Defence and War Medals, the group about extremely fine , with official enclosure, and Air Ministry D.F.C. Notification (27 July 1948) (e) The Recipient's two original Pilot's Flying Log Books (March l941-May 1942 and June 1942-May 1945), entries for July and August 1944 (622 Squadron) include operations "Beauvoir", "Buzz- Bomb Base"; Operations "Caen""Beach Head, Second Front"; Operations "Aulmoye" Railway Bridge Crossing; Operations "Montcandon""Buzz- Bomb Launching Site;" Operations "Prouville""Buzz-Bomb Launching Site"; Operations "Stuttgart""Blitz Trip"; Operations "Bois de Cassan""Buzz-Bomb Base"; Operations "Sttroud" Belgium Night Fighter Drone" (f) A quantity of R.A.F. equipment and items of uniform including Sheepskin Flying Jacket, in good condition; Flying insulated undersuit; Cap and Field Service Cap, both with Badges for officers below; Air Rank; two leather flying helmets with mouth pieces; a quantity of cloth signia including four Pilot's Wings, two; shoulder lapels (Flight Lieutenant), two shoulder titles (Leading Aircraftman), and some R.A.F. buttons; a Navigational Computer MK.III F and a Bombing Angle Computer B/S MK.XIV (g) A group of personal items including; Pilot's Certificate and Licence, 29 September l945; Airman's Service and Pay Book; R.A.F. Diary 1944; Silver cigarette case (Hallmarks for Birmingham l911 ), the cover with applied silver R.F.C. wings and engraved 'VEG'; Travelling watch; Memo pad and two sketch albums; letter from T.A. Cowderoy, compiler of Old Masomans School Roll of Honour 21.ll.1946; Letter 9 July l982, arranging for admission to the Freedom of City of London together with a copy of "Rules for the Conduct of Life" (h) Sixteen volumes on navigation, official instruction manuals, handbooks etc. and a quantity of H.M.S.O. 1944 and 45 reprints most detailing amendments to the Air Navigation Acts 1920-1938 (lot)
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