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            The Dambusters 617 Squadron | 70th Anniversary Year of the Royal Air Force First Day Souvenir Flown Cover | Signed | Group Captain James Tait

Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, DSO & Three Bars, DFC & Bar (9 December 1916 - 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944.

(Book #ID 112491)

13th January 1988.

8½'' x 5'' flown cover No. 9 of 50 post marked Royal Air Force Squadron 617 Marham Kings Lynn | SIGNED to the front cover 'J. B. Tait' | Royal Air Force stamp to the rear 'Flown on Training Mission on 4th January 1988 in Tornado Z4598 - Flight Time 2hrs 30mins. One cachet insert. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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            The Battle of Britain | A Puffin Picture Book No. 21 (Based by Permission on the Air Ministry Official Account of Great Days of 1940)

Garnett, David [Illustrated by James Gardner]

(Book #ID 114665)

Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1941. 1941.

Publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). Landscape. 7¼'' x 9''. Contains 32 pp including the covers with splendid colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Poor condition with two thirds of the rear cover missing affecting the last leaf of text, closed tears and chips to the edges of the front cover, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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