QSAMIKE Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Here is my latest find....... More later....... Mike Ok OK OK I know that this is way way off my collecting theme but was something that I could not resist..... They are all to a Robert Lloyd Kelly a Calgarian, RCAF. Pilot..... DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 1939-1945 STAR AIR CREW EUROPE STAR ITALY STAR DEFENCE MEDAL C.V.S.M. and OVERSEAS BAR WAR MEDAL CANADIAN QUEEN ELIZABETH GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL (possibly WIFE as he died 1999) 2 sets R.C.A.F. PILOTS WINGS R.C.A.F. RESERVE PIN A COUPLE OF CIVILIAN PINS ONE WITH A REAL RUBY 2 PILOTS LOGBOOKS - 57 COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST GERMANY AND ITALY FLYING WELLINGTONS (Mostly), HALIFAX and VARIOUS TRAINING AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT FLOWN TIGER MOTH CESSNA CRANE AIRSPEED OXFORD AVRO ANSON MILES MAGISTER WELLINGTON III WELLINGTON VIII WELINGTON X WELLINGTON XI WELLINGTON Z (Never hear of this one) HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX LETTER WITH CITATION FOR AWARD OF D.F.C. APRIL 11, 1944 LETTER OF CONGRADULATIONS FROM AIR OFFICER COMMANDING R.C.A.F. H.Q. ON AWARD OF D,F,C, APRIL 27 1944 SIGNED LETTER OF CONGRADULATIONS FROM AIR OFFICER COMMANDING #6 (R.C.A.F.) GROUP H.Q. ON AWARD OF D,F,C, APRIL 27 1944 SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: CANADA: MAY 8, 1941 – AUGUST 6, 1942 UNITED KINGDOM: AUGUST 7, 1942 – JUNE 23, 1943 MIDDLE EAST: JUNE 24, 1943 – NOVEMBER 5, 1943 UNITED KINGDOM: NOVEMBER 6, 1943 – DECEMBER 31, 1944 CANADA: JANUARY 1, 1945 – JUNE 13, 1945 DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE – MAY 29, 1947 – ON DISCHARGE HE WAS 24 MENU DATED JANUARY 3, 1945 WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES CANADIAN CASED $20.00 LANCASTER AND AIR COMMODORE JOHN FAUQUIER DSO** DFC COMMEMORATIVE COIN WITH CERTIFICATE 14 SINGLE AND GROUP PICTURES OF ROBERT AND HIS CREW 9 VARIOUS GENERAL PICTURES 5 PICTURES OF THE FUNERAL OF SQUADRON LEADER J-15246 R.A. BUCKINGHAM D.F.C, DIED 15 JANUARY 1947 Edited March 1, 2022 by QSAMIKE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reinhard Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Hi Mike Absolutely stunning piece of history. I love when all possible has survived and have been kept together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Mike, Along way from the Boer War but an absolutely wonderful group. I envy you. I would love to have that group in my collection. Enjoy it! Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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