MF10 Battle of Berlin RAF Lancaster cover signed DUKE Start Price GBP 9.00 Current Price GBP 9.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 24, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location Croydon See more about 'MF10 Battle of Berlin RAF Lancaster cover signed DUKE' Description Welcome to an Aviation Collectables item .... About 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Berlin signed by Warrant Officer A.J. DukeTo mark the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Berlin, which rand from 18 November 1943 - 31 March 1944, we have produced a special commemorative cover. The cover artwork shows a Avro Lancaster bring attacked by a Messerschimdt Bf110 Luftwaffe Night Fighter. The raids on Berlin were a long way for the Allied Bombers to fly and it was undoubtably not an easy trip with navigation, poor weather, flak guns and enemy fighters to contend with. Bomber Command managed to inflict heavy damage on the German capital, but suffered heavy looses throughout the campaign. Each cover bears the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Berlin postmark. The covers have been flown from London heathrow to Berlin-Tegel Airport and return.This cover has been handsigned by Warrant Officer A.J. Duke, who as an air gunner on Lancasters with No 156 Squadron flew eight sorties to Berlin during the Battle of Berlin.  Warrant Officer A.J. Duke Having trained as a Wireless Operator / Air Gunner he joined No 156 Squadron in early 1942. On 18 August 1942 he took part in the first Pathfinder Force Raid on Flensburg, as front gunner aboard Wellington X3832. He rejoined No 156 Squadron in November 1943, now converted to Lancasters. He took part in the Battle of Berlin, flying there eight times between 26 November 1943 and 24 March 1944. On 1 April 1944 he joined the newly formed No 582 Squadron PFF where he completed his tour of operations. Numbered and certified on reverse. . Click here to see more covers in our shop We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look at our other auctions Aviation Collectables is a Registered Dealer of the UACC #219 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS*All* signatures on all our signed items are 100% genuineWhere ever possible each item comes with an insert or information cardAll Official Editions are numbered and certified VISA/DELTA, MASTERCARD/EUROCARD and SOLO/MAESTRO Cards AcceptedWe also accept cheques in UK Sterling and British Postal OrdersPaypal payments accepted - GBP transactions only(Click to see to view our payment methods) Pay us with PayPal — it's free. Item is as per image .... Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!