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denim jacket with patches on the chest and collara military uniform with a military eagle on the back of ita black leather jacket on a white backgroundthe jacket is blue and has a zipper on the back of it
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350 - UNIFORMS. ENGLAND. Battle-dress of RAF Commodore John Nichol…
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Estimate €250 - €350
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UNIFORMS. ENGLAND. Battle-dress of RAF Commodore John Nicholas WHITWORTH in grey-blue cloth, with RAF pilot’s wings and numerous decoration ribbons, including the CB, DSO and DFC with bar… A file detailing his career is enclosed. John Nicholas WHITWORTH (1912–1974), an RAF pilot in 1931, Wing Commander in 1941, Group Captain in 1944, Commodore in 1957, he is known for having taken part in Operation ‘Chastise’ on 17 May 1943, aimed at destroying dams in the Ruhr region of Germany with No. 617 Squadron, nicknamed the ‘Dam-Busters’. BE
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About the sale MILITARIA 1914–1918 & 1939–1945
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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