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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. |
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| Distinguished Flying Cross | Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross | Distinguished Flying Medal |
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![]() 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. Signed by Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) |
Items Signed by Wing Commander J F Stocky Edwards DFC* DFM |
![]() | Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. | Click For Details | DHM1814 |
![]() | Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (B) | Click For Details | DHM1814B |
![]() | Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (C) | Click For Details | DHM1814C |
![]() | Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (D) | Click For Details | DHM1814D |
![]() | Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (E) | Click For Details | DHM1814E |
![]() | Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. | Click For Details | DHM2151 |
![]() | Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor (AP) | Click For Details | DHM2151AP |
| Squadrons associated with this Signature | |
| Name | Info |
| 127 Wing RCAF | |
| No.260 Sqn RAF | Celer et fortis - Swift and strong |
| No.274 Sqn RAF | Supero - I oversome |
| No.417 Sqn RCAF | City of Windsor Supporting liberty and justice |
| No.92 Sqn RAF | East India Aut pugna aut morere - Either fight or die |
| No.94 Sqn RAF | Avenge |
| Aircraft associated with this Signature | |
| Name | Info |
| 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 | 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. |
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