JOHN H. (CRASH) CURRY SERVED IN #118, 137, 610, 601 & 80 SQUADRON'S FLYING ALL TYPES OF AIRCRAFT. HE ACHIEVED 7.333 VICTORIES WHILE SERVING IN NO. 610 SQUADRON FLYING SPITFIRE V'c. HE FLEW OFF HMS EAGLE, TO GET TO MALTA & 601 SQD. RETURNING TO CANADA IN 1944, THEN BACK TO TEXAS WORKING IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY & LATER ON THE APOLLO PROGRAM. THERE ARE 7 SIGNED BOOKPLATES - $65.00 EACH 6 BP's LEFT
READE F. TILLEY JOINED THE RAF AND WAS POSTED TO 121 EAGLE SQUADRON IN 1941. IN APRIL 1942 HE WAS POSTED TO 601 SQUADRON AND FLEW OFF THE U.S. CARRIER WASP TO MALTA AFTER A SHORT STAY WITH 601 HE WAS TRANSFERED TO 126 SQUADRON WHERE HE GOT 5 OF HIS 7 VICTORIES FLYING A SPITFIRE V & Vb. THERE IS ONE PLATE WITH 126 SQD $55.00 EACH
MICHAL B. GLADYCH ACHIEVED 18 VICTORIES IN HIS CAREER. HE SERVED IN THE POLISH AIR FORCE FLYING PZL P-11's, DURING THE POLISH CAMPAIGN. HE ESCAPED TO ROMANIA, THEN TO FRANCE & THEN TO ENGLAND WHERE HE FIRST JOINED THE POLISH 303 SQUADRON ACHIEVING 6 VICTORIES. AFTER RAMMING ONE OF HIS CLAIMS HE WAS SEVERAL MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL. RELEASED, HE WAS THEN POSTED TO 302 SQUADRON WHERE HE GOT 2 MORE VICTORIES HE HAD BEEN FLYING SPITFIRE IIA's & Vb's. HE THEN WAS LOANED TO THE 56TH FIGHTER GROUP TO SERVE WITH FRANCIS GABRESKI WHERE HE ACHIEVED HIS LAST 10 VICTORIES. THERE IS ONE BOOKPLATE THAT HE INSCRIBED TO ME STATING HIS SERVICE IN 303 SQD. AND THE OTHER INSCRIBED TO ME FOR THE 302 SQUADRON PLUS 2 BP'S WITH JUST HIS NAME. $65.00 EACH. The bookplate with the 303 Sqd. is sold plus 1 small BP is sold THE OTHER 2 PLATES ARE AVAILABLE.
BRIG. GENERAL VICTOR N. CABAS JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN 1940. HE RECIEVED HIS WINGS IN 1941 AND SERVED WITH 403 SQUADRON FLYING 60 MISSIONS INCLUDING DIEPPE WHERE HE GOT HIS FIRST VICTORY. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AIR FORCE SEPT. 1942, JOINED THE 52nd FIGHTER GROUP AND GOT HIS OTHER 4 VICTORIES FLYING ALL HIS COMBAT MISSIONS IN SPITFIRE's. $55.00
HOLLIS H. HILLS JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN 1940 AND WAS POSTED TO 414 SQUADRON WHERE HE FLEW AS A TACTICAL RECCE PILOT AND SHOT DOWN HIS FIRST VICTORY IN HIS LEND LEASE P-51 MUSTANG, IT WAS A FW-190 AND WAS THE FIRST MUSTANG KILL OF WWII AT DIEPPE. HE RECIEVED A "MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES " IN THE 1943 NEW YEARS HONOURS LIST. HE SWITCHED TO THE NAVY ON NOV. 9th, 1942 AND JOINED VF-32 WHERE HE GOT HIS 4 OTHER VICTORIES SHOOTING DOWN ZEKE'S IN HIS F6F-3. HE HAD 45 CARRIER LANDING ON THE USS LANGLEY. I HAVE 5 BOOKPLATES, 1 WITH THE RAF SEAL & 4 WHICH HE INSCRIBED TO ME ON NAVY BOOKPLATES BUT DID WRITE ON THEM 414 SQD & VF-32. $55.00 EACH
JAMES F. "LOU" LUMA JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN 1941 AND WAS POSTED TO 418 SQUADRON AFTER EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN NIGHT INTRUDING. ALL FIVE OF HIS VICTORIES WERE WHILE FLYING THE ALL WOOD MOSQUITO VI. THERE ARE 5 BOOKPLATES AT $55.00 EACH
ITALIAN ACE, LORIS BALDI HE HAD 5 VICTORIES FLYING WITH THE 396th LAND FIGHTERS SQUADRON OF THE 154th INDEPENDENT GROUP. I HAVE A PERSONAL ENVELOPE FROM LORIS BALDI & A SIGNED LETTER(IN ENGLISH) FOR $75.00. THE LOGBOOK AND SIGNED PICTURE HAVE BEEN SOLD....THE SIGNED LETTER & ENVELOPE ARE STILL AVAILABLE, $55.00 FOR THE ENVELOPE & LETTER
ITALIAN ACE GENERAL GIUSEPPE BIRON, HE HAD 8 VICTORIES WHILE FLYING IN 369 Squadriglia. I HAVE 1 SIGNED TYPED LETTER(IN ITALIAN) THAT COME WITH HIS WAR TIME PICTURE & WRITTEN ON THE BACK IS, RUSSIA 1941, PLUS THE ENVELOPE. $75.00 MY SECOND LETTER HE ANSWERED IN HIS HANDWRITING & SIGNED, ALONG WITH THE ENVELOPE IS $75.00. BOTH PURCHASE TOGETHER $125.00
ITALIAN ACE GENERAL MARIO BELLAGAMBI ACHIEVED 14 VICTORIES. 11 OF HIS VICTORIES WERE WHILE HE WAS POSTED TO 5 Squadriglia & HIS OTHER 3 VICTORIES CAME WITH 354 & 364 Squadriglia. THIS IS FOR HIS SIGNED ENVELOPE THAT IS SIGNED ON THE BACK. $55.00 (HIS SIGNED LETTER HAS BEEN SOLD)
ITALIAN ACE LUIGI GORRINI WHO ACHIEVED 19 VICTORIES, 14 OF HIS VICTORIES WERE IN 85 Squadriglia AND THE OTHER 4 IN 2 Squadriglia. I HAVE A SIGNED WAR TIME PHOTO THAT HE DID INSCRIBE TO ME ALONG WITH A WRITE-UP ABOUT HIM FROM A NOV. 1996 ARTICLE IN "IN FLIGHT USA" ALONG WITH HIS PERSONALIZED ENVELOPE AND STAMPS. $100.00
RUSSIAN ACE GEN.-LT. MIKHAIL S. DVORNIKOV. MIKHAIL ACHIEVED 12 VICTORIES IN WORLD WAR II FLYING WITH 897 IAP SQUADRON. AFTER THE WAR HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF FLIGHT SECURITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USSR. I HAVE ONE HANDWRITTEN LETTER(WITH A TRANSLATION) SIGNED BY THE GENERAL & 4 BOOKPLATES. $55.00 EACH 3 BP's left
