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Items Signed by Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC (deceased) |
  | Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Price : £160.00 | High over London, Hurricanes of 85 Squadron engage Me109s in an intense dogfight during the heavy fighting of August 1940. ...... | |
| | Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £250.00 | High over London, Hurricanes of 85 Squadron engage Me109s in an intense dogfight during the heavy fighting of August 1940. ...... | |
| | Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. (Y) SOLD OUT | High over London, Hurricanes of 85 Squadron engage Me109s in an intense dogfight during the heavy fighting of August 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (C) Price : £395.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (D) SOLD OUT | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC Squadron details |
No.43 Sqn RAF Country : UK Known Codes : , FT, NQ, SW, | No.43 Sqn RAF Gloria finis - Glory is the end |
| Group Captain George H Westlake DSO DFC Aircraft details |
 Hurricane Manufacturer : Hawker Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. |
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