Battle Britain pilot Tony Iveson signed colour Hurricane photo WW2 RAF 617 sqn. 12 x 8 colour hand signed photo. ...

Battle Britain pilot Tony Iveson signed colour Hurricane photo WW2 RAF 617 sqn. 12 x 8 colour hand signed photo. Iveson joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in September 1938 as an Airman u/t pilot and learned to fly prior to the outbreak of war. Iveson was trained at No. 5 Flying Training School, Sealand and then converted to Spitfires at No. 57 Operational Training Unit, Hawarden before serving as a Sergeant Pilot on Spitfire fighters with No. 616 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain joining the Squadron at Kenley on 2 September 1940. He survived ditching his Spitfire I (L1036) into the sea on 16 September 1940 after he ran out of fuel chasing a Junkers Ju 88 off Cromer. He was picked up by a Motor Boat and landed at Lowestoft. He was posted to No. 92 Squadron RAF on 11 October 1940. After a spell on training duties in Rhodesia he was commissioned in May 1942. After a course at No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, RAF Syerston he went to join No. 617 Squadron RAF the Dam Busters in July 1944 as a Flight Lieutenant. Promoted to Squadron Leader in October 1944, he took part in some 27 operations, including the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross in March 1945 for keeping his bomber airborne in January 1945 and landing it in Shetland after half the crew had bailed out over Bergen. Iveson was posted 'tour-expired' from 617 Squadron on 16 February 1945. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99