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some old patches and patches on a black clothan old brown leather wallet with a lot of patches on itan old book that has a lot of stickers on ita picture of a black and red plate with a skull on ita picture of a piece of cloth and a wooden object on a tabletwo embroidered flags are displayed on a white surface with a leather casean old photo of a man and a woman on a booka person holding a book with pictures of people on itan old photo of a group of people posing for a picture in a bookfour pictures of an old airplane being held in a bookan old book with pictures of people in itan old photo of a group of women sitting on a tablean open book with a piece of paper and a piece of paper on top of ita picture of a letter from the finance office of u s armyan old photo of a group of men in uniform posing for a picturea person holding a book with pictures of a plane on ita picture of an old book with pictures on ita book with pictures of men in military uniforms on ita person holding a book with pictures of people on itan old photo album with a bunch of photos of peoplea book with pictures of a plane on it and a book with a picture of a plane on ita book with pictures of a plane, a kite, and a signa person holding a book with pictures of a person on a skateboardseveral black and white photos of a group of men in military uniformsa book with a bunch of pictures on itseveral black and white photos of a train, a train, and other vehiclesa black and white photo of a group of men working on a planea book with pictures of a woman and a cat on ita person holding a book with pictures of a person on a skateboarda cake with pictures of people and animals on ita picture of a book with pictures of people in ita book with pictures of military vehicles in the snowa picture of a book with pictures of a plane on itpictures of people standing in front of a picture of a pyramidpictures of people flying kites in the skya person holding a book with pictures of animals on ita person holding a book with pictures of a man on ita book with pictures of a monument in the middle of the pagesa person holding a book with pictures of people in ita picture of a book with pictures of people on ita person holding a book with pictures of a bull on itseveral black and white photos of a man and a woman on a cell phonea black and white photo of a man holding a booka picture of a book with pictures of people on itsomeone is holding a book with pictures of a plane and a pair of scissorspictures of a man riding a bike and a woman riding a bikea picture of a book with pictures of people on itan old photo of a person holding a book with pictures on ita book with pictures of people on it on a tablepictures of people standing in front of a building
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A set of personal memorabilia comprising a photo album, a sc…
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Estimate €500 - €700
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A set of personal memorabilia comprising a photo album, a scarf and a badge This set appears to have belonged to Master Sergeant George J Parker (presumably attached to the 12th Bomb Group, as indicated by a document from the US Army Finance Bureau dated 3 August 1942 informing his wife of monthly financial payments made to him). The cover of the album is adorned with the insignia of the 12th Bomb Group and the insignia of the four squadrons attached to it (the 81st, 82nd, 83rd and 434th Bomb Squadrons). This unit, equipped with B-25 Mitchells, operated in Egypt as part of the newly formed 9th Air Force to support the British 8th Army and Allied troops across Egypt, Libya, Tunisia against the columns of the Afrika Korps and the ports along the Mediterranean coast between October 1942 and April 1943, then the famous Mareth Line, intended to cover the retreat of German troops, before operating in support of the landings in Sicily and Italy. The 12th Bomb Group was subsequently redeployed to the China–Burma–India theatre of operations from 1944 onwards. The patch of the 83rd Bomb Squadron on a red background featuring the ‘Flying Death’ is included with this lot but without any guarantee of authenticity: local imitations, which were rife at the time, can sometimes be misleading as to their authenticity, as can post-war handmade replicas produced by veterans’ associations. The souvenir scarf, on the other hand, is typical of the kind of goods sold in Egyptian bazaars, which were very fashionable at the time. The cover has been detached from the rest of the album, which contains 140 photographs, all glued onto the cardboard pages. These photographs include 17 images of B-25 Mitchell ‘nose art’, as well as shots taken on return from missions showing the impact marks from medium-calibre weapons and the damage sustained by the B-25s during their missions, as well as the living and accommodation conditions of the men on operations, particularly at the forward base LG 88 (a landing ground in the Egyptian desert where the 12th Bomb Group was stationed during the Battle of El Alamein). An excellent account of these little-known and poorly documented operations, given the rudimentary conditions in which the units were forced to operate.
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About the sale Sale of the Grégory Pons collection and miscellaneous items (Aviation and WW2 Militaria)
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Auction time 11/14/2026 at 1:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/13/2026 at 4:26 PM
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