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122 Wing
Founded :
Country : UK
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122 Wing
| Aces for : 122 Wing | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
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| Christopher Bunny Currant | 15.00 | The signature of Christopher Bunny Currant features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| 122 Wing Aircraft details |
| 122 Wing Pilot and aircrew signature details |
  Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC Our estimated value of this signature : £75 Died : 2006 | Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC Born 14th December 1911. One of the most succesful fighter pilots in the RAF, credited with 13 kills during the Battle of Britain. On 15th August 1940, with No. 605 Sqn, he downed two He111s and claimed a third probable. On 8th September he downed another bomber and damaged three more, sharing in two more the next day, downing two more and damaging a further three on the 15th of that month, before being shot down himself. The same afternoon, he got airborne again, shooting down a fighter. After the Battle of Britain, he became an instructor, before rejoining combat flying with No.501 Sqn. In August 1942 he took command of No. 122 Wing, leading them until the D-Day landings in June 1944 before taking a non-flying post until the end of the war. He died 12th March 2006. |
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