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Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased)
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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Items Signed by Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased) |
| Clipped Signature - Christopher Currant. Price : £65.00 | 'Bunny' Currant flew with No.605 Sqn and was credited with 13 kills during the Battle of Britain. He then became an instructor, joined No.501 Sqn and then commanded No.122 Wing from 1942 until the D-Day landings. He died in 2006. ...... | |
| Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed. These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of som...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £150.00 | Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen Ju88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 ...... | |
| Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £250.00 | Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen Ju88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 ...... | |
| Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian (B) SOLD OUT | Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen Ju88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) SOLD OUT | Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen Ju88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. (E) Price : £190.00 | Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen Ju88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 ...... | |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Price : £260.00 | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... | |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor (AP) SOLD OUT | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £635.00 | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... |
| This Sceptred Isle by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | For nearly a thousand years the white cliffs of southern England had taunted many a foreign army. These fortress walls of chalk, however, were defended by the moat-like waters of the Channel, and together they had shielded the British from her enem...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased) |
| Trudgian Spitfire Print Pack. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. SOLD OUT....... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Nicolas Trudgian Trade Price Spitfire Pack. Pack Price : £1550.00 Saving : £899 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Group Captain Billy Drake Signature Print Pack. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £525 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (J) Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (C) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Pack 545. Pack of two Hurricane fighter prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £305 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian (AP) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Two RAF Fighter Prints with Signature of Billy Drake, by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £270 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (J) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) |
| Normandy Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (C) | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £280 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Wing Commander Bob Foster Signed Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £695.00 Saving : £310 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor. (B) Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. (C) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Squadrons for : Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 122 Wing | 122 Wing Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 14th June 1929 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Gloucester, City of Bristol (Auxiliary) Nil time - Fear nothing | No.501 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 5th October 1926 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Warwick (Auxiliary) Nunquam dormio - I never sleep | No.605 Sqn RAF Formed on 5 October 1926 at RAF Castle Bromwich, 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron was originally a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. recruiting in the Birmingham area. Initially equipped with DH.9As, it received Westland Wapitis in April 1930 and Hawker Harts in October 1934. The latter were replaced by Hawker Hinds in August 1936. On 1 January 1939 No. 605 squadron was redesignated as a fighter squadron and re-equipped with Gloster Gladiators., they moved to RAF Tangmere at the start of World War II with a mixture of 6 Hurricanes and 10 Gloster Gladiators. In 1940, the Squadron flew patrols over northern France and took part in the closing stages of the Battle of Britain. It then carried out escort duties and fighter sweeps until posted overseas. In November 1941, the Squadron flew off the carrier HMS Argus to Malta, where it was retained as part of the island's defences, prior to continuing its journey to the Far East. Arriving in Singapore too late to prevent its capture, it moved to Sumatra and then to Java, where they were caught up in the Japanese invasion. It operated any aircraft it could fly until it ceased to exist with its personnel either escaping in small groups or being captured. A new 605 Squadron was formed at RAF Ford on 7 June 1942. Initially equipped with Douglas Boston and Havocs in the intruder role, they were replaced with de Havilland Mosquitoes from February 1943. The Squadron continued to operate this type of aircraft until the end of the war and during this period they were tasked with destroying the German V1 Flying Bombs en route to England. The Squadron disbanded at Volkel Air Base on 31 August 1945; however, with the reactivation of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 605 Squadron was reformed as a night fighter squadron at RAF Honiley on 10 May 1946. Becoming a day fighter Squadron in July 1948, it flew de Havilland Vampire F.1s and Vampire FB.5s before finally being disbanded, along with all the flying units of the RAuxAF, on 10 March 1957. The Squadron Standard was awarded on 15 October 1953, but it was presented by HRH Princess Margaret on 11 March 1954. It is now laid up in the Parish Church of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Castle Vale, which was built on the original site of RAF Castle Bromwich. |
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