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Wing Commander Gordon Leonard Sinclair OBE DFC Czech MC signature piece. WW2 RAF leading fighter pilot during the Dunkirk evacuation and in the Battle of Britain, during which he led the first Czech pilots into the fight against the Luftwaffe. Set into superb A4 descriptive page. Sinclair made his first flight in a Spitfire on 16th August 1938. The port undercarriage leg collapsed on landing and the aircraft flipped over on to its back. He was unhurt. He was still serving with 19 Squadron in 1940. Over Dunkirk on 26th May he destroyed a Me109 and probably another, on the 27th he probably destroyed a He111 and a Do17, on 1st June he destroyed two Me110's and on a later patrol the same day he claimed a He111 damaged and a Do17 destroyed. Sinclair flew a patrol over Dunkirk on 4th June and then fell sick soon afterwards. He did not return to 19 Squadron until 3rd July 1940. He was awarded the DFC (gazetted 25th June 1940). Sinclair was posted to Duxford to be 'A' Flight Commander as an Acting Flight Lieutenant in 310 (Czech) Squadron, then about to be formed. It became operational on 17th August. Sinclair claimed a Do17 destroyed on 31st August, on 3rd September he destroyed a Do17 and a Me110, on the 7th he damaged a Me110 and on the 9th he destroyed a Do17. On this day he collided with an unidentified Hurricane and baled out, spraining his ankle, landing in a wood at Caterham. His Hurricane, R4084, crashed off Purley Way, Wallington. The first person to approach Sinclair as he lay on the ground was an old school friend serving with the Irish Guards, who had seen the parachute descend. He took Sinclair to the Guards officers mess at Caterham, but as he was wearing his flying overalls over a pair of pyjamas he was not allowed to dine because he was improperly dressed. On 27th September Sinclair was shot down by a Me109 in an engagement over Thanet. He baled out, unhurt, landing at Chilham. His Hurricane, V6608, is believed to have crashed on Woodsdale Farm, Godmersham. He was awarded the Czech Military Cross (gazetted 24th December 1940). On 6th December 1940 Sinclair was posted from 310 to RAF Duxford, as non-effective sick. He did not re-join 310 but in January 1941 he went to HQ 12 Group Hucknall, on staff duties. He was given the task of forming and then commanding 313 Squadron at Catterick in May 1941. He took command of 79 Squadron at Fairwood Common in September and led it until posted to the Air Ministry in December, in the Directorate of Fighter operations. From March to September 1943 Sinclair was attached to various squadrons, awaiting re-appointment. He was given command of 56 Squadron at Martlesham Heath in October 1943. Sinclair converted to the Typhoon when he took command of 56 Squadron. The aircraft had suffered many teething troubles as a fighter, but shortly after Sinclair's arrival the squadron converted to the fighter-bomber role at which it excelled. Sinclair led many attacks from Kent against airfields and V1 construction sites in the Pas de Calais. Sinclair was promoted to Wing Commander in May 1944 and joined the staff at HQ 84 Group. In January 1945 he returned to the Air Ministry, in the Directorate of Fighter Operations and in October he was appointed Personal Air Secretary to the Secretary of State for Air, holding the post until November 1947. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
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All autographs and first day covers will come securely packaged with an envelope stiffener in a board-backed envelope. Larger photographs and prints are sent in a tough tube, and books and oversized/framed items will be packaged with bubble wrap and sent in a box.