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Sgt Jim Brookbank Born in a Victorian terrace in the back streets of Kilburn in North West London and had yet to reach his sixteenth birthday at the outbreak of war. Having experienced the 'Blitz' and already obsessed with flying since the age of 12, he - in keeping with many aspiring young aviators - wanted to be a Spitfire pilot. He volunteered as U/T pilot at the age of 18, trained in Canada and qualified as a Bomb Aimer. Jim joined IX Squadron at Bardney in August 1944 and flew on Operations with them until VE Day. He attacked specially selected daylight targets with the Barnes Wallis 12,000lb 'Tallboy' bomb, including the final raid of the war on Berchtesgaden on 25th April 1945. Jim completed 23 ops.

Items Signed by Sgt Jim Brookbank

	Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West. Price : £140.00	Working around the clock and in all weather conditions the ground crew knew from the size of the bombs they were loading, this was going to be a very special operation for the Lancaster crews of 9 Squadron. Brainchild of Barnes Wallis, the Tallboy b......
	Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West. (AP) Price : £165.00	Working around the clock and in all weather conditions the ground crew knew from the size of the bombs they were loading, this was going to be a very special operation for the Lancaster crews of 9 Squadron. Brainchild of Barnes Wallis, the Tallboy b......
	Lancaster Legend by Philip West. (AP) SOLD OUT	After another long, dangerous mission this Lancaster is limping home flak damaged, past the windmill at Cley-next-the-Sea. ......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Welcome Home by Stephen Brown (AP) Price : £175.00	A flak-damaged Lancaster of 617 Squadron struggles across the airfield perimeter as it returns to base after a precision raid over enemy territory. After writing a new chapter in aviation history with the famous Dams Raid of May 1943, 617 Squadron ......

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Sgt Jim Brookbank

	Tirpitz Raid Lancaster Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Philip West. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £170	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicolas Trudgian. Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West.
	Tirpitz Raid Lancaster Prints by Ivan Berryman and Philip West. Pack Price : £180.00 Saving : £105	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West. Raid on the Tirpitz by Ivan Berryman.

Sgt Jim Brookbank

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