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Flight Lieutenant Sir John Atkinson KCB DFC John Atkinson joined the RAF from Oxford University in 1938 and completed his pilot training in England. His first operational posting was in 1940 to 234 Squadron at St Eval, Cornwall, flying Spitfires, before moving on to 609 Squadron at Warwell, Dorchester. In 1942 he converted to Typhoons with 609 Squadron at Duxford, and from there to Biggin Hill and Manston, launching fighter operations over France. When his tour of operations ended in 1943 he was awarded the DFC and went on to become a Flying Instructor until the war was over. Released from the RAF in 1945, he went on to have a successful career in the civil service, and was knighted in 1979.

Items Signed by Flight Lieutenant Sir John Atkinson KCB DFC

	Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (AP) Price : £240.00	Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o......
	Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (B) Price : £250.00	Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o......
	Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (C) SOLD OUT	Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT	As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT	As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp......	NOT AVAILABLE

	Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT	As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp......	NOT AVAILABLE

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flight Lieutenant Sir John Atkinson KCB DFC

	Sqn Ldr Stark DFC Signed Typhoon Aviation Art by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £180	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (B) Striking Back by Gerald Coulson.
	Sqn Ldr Stark DFC Signed Normandy Typhoon Prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £190	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (AP) Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B)

Flight Lieutenant Sir John Atkinson KCB DFC

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