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Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor.
Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of
Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September
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Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor
Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940.
Signed limited edition of 990 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 20 (86cm x 51cm). Price £135.00 Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxsping (deceased).
ITEM CODE DHM2084
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Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor
- The Signatures
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Group Captain Bobby Oxspring (deceased)
Robert Wardlow Oxspring was born in Sheffield on 22nd May 1919, the son of a World War 1 decorated pilot of the same name. He joined the RAF in March 1938 on a short service commission and joined 66 Sqn. in the December and started operational flying in July 1940 and flew throughout the Battle of Britain. He was shot down by Bf 109's over Kent on 25thOctober, baling out with slight injuries (Caterpillar Club Badge) He was awarded the DFC on 8th November. September 1942 saw him awarded a bar to the DFC and a second bar was added in February 1943. In 1946 he was awarded the Dutch Vligerkruis by Royal Decree of the 31st October 1946 appearing in the London Gazette on 10th January 1947. He was awarded an AFC in January 1949 after leading a team of 54 Sqn Vampires to Canada and the USA, the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic. He retired from the service with the rank of Group Captain, having been Station Commander of RAF Gatow, Germany, in 1968 and settled in Lincolnshire near to RAF Cranwell. He died on 8th August 1989.
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