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John Jock Cairns | Flight Lieutenant John Jock Cairns Joined the RAFVR in May 1939 and was called up at the outbreak of war as a navigator. He completed his flying training by the early spring of 1941 and spent a brief period with 224 Squadron, Coastal Command before volunteering for Special Duties as a Navigator/Radio Leader. During training 'Jock' Cairns was crewed with an experienced pilot and posted to the prestigious 85 Squadron, Fighter Command and together with his pilot Sq/Ldr Simon Maude, DFC, achieved the destruction of a Dornier 217 during the Canterbury blitz. After six months rest from operations, John took over as the Navigator/Radio Leader of the Squadron – a short and lively tour intruding against Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields and interdiction of rail traffic during which five locomotives were destroyed. After another six months, Fl/Lt Cairns re-crewed with Fl/Lt John Hall and they enjoyed a very successful tour with 488 Squadron, RNZAF in 2nd TAF and were both credited with eight victories and each awarded the DFC with Bar. |
Items Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Jock Cairns |
| Time To Go by Philip West. Price : £150.00 | Late 1944 and as the sun sets, Mark XIX Mosquito night fighters from 85 and 157 Squadrons based at RAF Swannington crew up for their next operation over hostile territory. These Mosquitoes scored many victories in the defence of Bomber Command aircr...... | |
| Time To Go by Philip West. (AP) Price : £195.00 | Late 1944 and as the sun sets, Mark XIX Mosquito night fighters from 85 and 157 Squadrons based at RAF Swannington crew up for their next operation over hostile territory. These Mosquitoes scored many victories in the defence of Bomber Command aircr...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flight Lieutenant John Jock Cairns |
| Pilot Signed Mosquito Aircraft Prints. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £370 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. Night Raiders by Ivan Berryman. (C) A De Havilland Beauty by Ivan Berryman. Shining the Way (Mosquito) by Ivan Berryman. | |
Mosquito Aircraft Prints by Philip West and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian. (APB) | ||
Pilot Signed Mosquito Prints by Philip West and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £120.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. A Moment's Peace by Ivan Berryman. (C) | ||
WW2 Mosquito Aircraft Prints by Philip West and Stuart Brown. Pack Price : £130.00 Saving : £200 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown. | ||
de Havilland Mosquito Aviation Prints by Philip West and Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £110.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. Return From Leipzig by Anthony Saunders. |
Pilot Signed Mosquito Prints by Philip West and Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £135.00 Saving : £145 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. Return From Leipzig by Anthony Saunders. (D) | ||
Mosquito Aircraft Prints by Philip West and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £150.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Time To Go by Philip West. Night Intruder by Robert Taylor. |