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Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards DFC* DFM

Stocky Edwards became a P40 Ace with 260 Sqn. 94 Sqn RAF, Flight Commander 260 Sqn RAF, 417 Sqn RCAF, Flight Commander 92 Sqn RAF, Squadron Commander 274 Sqn RAF, Wing Leader 127 Wing RCAF. His victory total was 15 with 3 shared. He died on 14th May 2022.



Awarded the Distinguished Flying CrossAwarded a Bar to the Distinguished Flying CrossAwarded the Distinguished Flying Medal
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Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor.


Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor.
One of 6 editions available.
All 6 editions feature up to 15 additional signatures.
£295.00

Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor.


Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor.
2 of 3 editions available.
All 3 editions feature up to 10 additional signatures.
£310.00 - £325.00

The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor.


The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor.
3 of 6 editions available.
All 6 editions feature up to 39 additional signatures.
£210.00 - £395.00



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Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor.

The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the skies over Normandy. The magnificent Mk.IXs were, by far, the most numerous variant of Spitfires that fought from D-Day to the threshold of the Reich. In the great drive from Normandy across northern France, Belgium and into Holland the Spitfire pilots of Fighter Command threw down the gauntlet to any Luftwaffe pilots brave enough, or foolhardy enough, to tangle with them. Perhaps the greatest pilot to ever fly the Spitfire was the RAF&39;s top fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson. His resolute determination and steadfast leadership came into its own during D-Day and the subsequent advance through Normandy, and he would finish the war as the highest scoring Allied Ace in Europe. The scene captures the moment when, as Wing Leader of 127 Canadian Wing, Johnnie is seen leading Mk.IX Spitfires from 421 Red Indian Squadron RCAF out on patrol from their airfield at Evere near Brussels on a cold December morning in 1944. It is close to the fighting and the German front line so, as the Canadians climb steadily out over the snow clad landscape in the golden light of dawn, they are already alert and on the lookout for the first signs of trouble.


Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor.

Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance more enemy fighters appear, they too will receive the attention of the Canadians.


The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor.

The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain, the young men who flew with Bomber Command came not just from Britain, but from all over the Commonwealth, and from the countries of occupied mainland Europe. Every man was a volunteer, prepared to endure the deadly flak and prowling night fighters, to say nothing of the savage and bitter cold, in order to wage their relentless attack on the military and industrial targets of the Third Reich. The aircraft that carried these young men to war were numerous, but bearing the brunt of the RAFs incessant campaign were two heavy bombers, the stalwarts of Bomber Command - the Lancaster and the Halifax. Between them they accounted for over three quarters of all the bombs dropped by the RAF, and Halifaxes alone accounted for a total of 73,312 operations, nearly a fifth of all missions carried out by Bomber Command.

Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards DFC* DFM
Aircraft details



Kittyhawk
Manufacturer : Curtiss

Kittyhawk
Curtiss Kittyhawk, single engine fighter with a top speed of 362mph, ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of 1190 miles with extra fuel tanks but 900 miles under normal operation. Kitty Hawk armaments was four or six .50in machine guns in the wings and a bomb load of up to 1,000 lb's. A development of the earlier Tomahawk, the Kitty Hawk saw service in may air force's around the world, American, Australian, New Zealand, and the Royal Air Force. which used them in the Mediterranean, north Africa, and Malta. from January 1942/ apart from the large numbers used by the Us Air Force, over 3,000 were used by Commonwealth air force's including the Royal air Force.


Spitfire
Manufacturer : Supermarine
Built : 20351

Spitfire
Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.


Tempest
Manufacturer : Hawker
Built : 1395

Tempest
The Hawker Tempest was a much improved development of the Typhoon and first flew in June 1943. and started service with the RAF in April 1944. mainly serving in the attack role in Europe against ground targets including the V1 Flying Bomb installations. It remained in service after the war until 1949 when it was eventually replaced by the Jet Aircraft. but continued for another 4 years in the Indian and Pakistan air forces. In total no less than 1395 Hawker Tempests were built. Speed: 426mph at 18,500 feet, Crew One. Range 800 miles. Armament: Four 20mm Hispano cannons mounted in the wings and a bomb payload of upto 2,000 lbs.
Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards DFC* DFM
Squadron details


No.92 Sqn RAF
Country : UK
Disbanded 1st October 1994
Known Codes : , GR, QJ, DL, 8L,

No.92 Sqn RAF

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92 Squadron was formed in the First World War, as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, on 1st September 1917. It flew Pups, Spads and SE5s during the war, becoming an RAF squadron on the formation of the RAF on 1st April 1918, before being disbanded on 7th August 1919. On the outbreak of hostilities of World War Two, 92 Sqn reformed on 10th October 1939, flying Blenheims before converting to Spitfires. It transferred to North Africa, and for some time flew as part of 244 Wing RAF. After the war, the squadron was disbanded on 30th December 1946. On 31st January 1947, the former 91 Squadron was redesignated 92 Squadron, flying the Meteor before re-equipping with the Sabre and then the Hunter. While flying the Hunter in 1960, the squadron was designated as the RAF's aerobatic squadron, with the name Blue Diamonds, a name the squadron carried on after tranferring to the Lightning. The squadron then re-equipped with Phantoms, before being disbanded on 1st July 1991. It was reformed from a rserve squadron on 23rd September 1992, and became No.92 (Reserve) Squadron, flying the Hawk aircraft before being disbanded once more on 1st October 1994.

Known Victory Claims - James Francis Edwards

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

30/12/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
02/03/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
23/03/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Martuba AirfieldWestern Front
30/05/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
08/06/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Bir HacheimWestern Front
14/06/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109AcromaWestern Front
14/06/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109AcromaWestern Front
17/06/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109El DabaWestern Front
26/06/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
06/07/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
06/07/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
04/08/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
06/09/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
15/09/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
21/10/1942 James Francis EdwardsMacchi 202Western Front
22/10/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
26/10/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
28/10/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
28/10/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
01/11/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
16/12/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
30/12/1942 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
02/01/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
29/03/1943 James Francis EdwardsFw190Western Front
29/03/1943 James Francis EdwardsFw190Western Front
08/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe109SfaxWestern Front
08/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsFw190Western Front
15/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
15/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
15/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe109Western Front
22/04/1943 James Francis EdwardsMe323Gulf of TunisWestern Front
11/01/1944 James Francis EdwardsMe109FoggiaWestern Front
16/02/1944 James Francis EdwardsFw190AnzioWestern Front
19/02/1944 James Francis EdwardsFw190AnzioWestern Front
19/02/1944 James Francis EdwardsFw190AnzioWestern Front
19/02/1944 James Francis EdwardsFw190AnzioWestern Front
29/04/1945 James Francis EdwardsFw190Western Front
29/04/1945 James Francis EdwardsMe262Western Front
03/05/1945 James Francis EdwardsJu88Western Front

Known Claims : 39

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