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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Clipped Signature - Stanley Widdows Joining the RAF in September 1926 as an Aircraft Apprentice, he went on to graduate from RAF College Cranwell in July 1931 and served in various postings including Egypt, Sudan and Palestine before returning to the UK in 1937 to serve as a test pilot at Martlesham Heath, where he carried out performance tests on the first production Hurricane and first production Spitfire. He took command of 29 Squadron at Digby on 16th July 1940, destroyed a JU88 at night in March 1941 and was awarded the DFC in April 1941. He was posted away in June 1941 to command RAF West Malling, subsequently holding a series of senior appointments including Group Captain Night Ops and SASO 85 Group. He was made a CB in 1959 and retired from the RAF on 29th December 1958 as an Air Commodore. At the time of his 100th birthday in October 2009 he was revealed as the oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot. He died on 20th January 2010. AMAZING VALUE! - The value of the signatures on this item is in excess of the price of the print itself! Item Code : CLP3043 Clipped Signature - Stanley Widdows - This Edition Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING CLIPSIG Clipped Signature. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Widdows, Stanley (signed in person) Signature(s) value alone : £50 £5 Off! Now : £45.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

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Air Commodore Stanley Widdows DFC (deceased) *Signature Value : £50	Joining the RAF in September 1926 as an Aircraft Apprentice, he went on to graduate from RAF College Cranwell in July 1931 and served in various postings including Egypt, Sudan and Palestine before returning to the UK in 1937 to serve as a test pilot at Martlesham Heath, where he carried out performance tests on the first production Hurricane and first production Spitfire. He took command of 29 Squadron at Digby on 16th July 1940, destroyed a JU88 at night in March 1941 and was awarded the DFC in April 1941. He was posted away in June 1941 to command RAF West Malling, subsequently holding a series of senior appointments including Group Captain Night Ops and SASO 85 Group. He was made a CB in 1959 and retired from the RAF on 29th December 1958 as an Air Commodore. At the time of his 100th birthday in October 2009 he was revealed as the oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot. He died on 20th January 2010.

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