Scenes of the Battle of Britain

Moment in Time

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Moment in Time Moment in Time
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Print ID: BB8

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Squadron Leader Tom Gleave of No.253 Squadron attacking a Junkers Ju88 high above Shoreham, Kent on 31st August 1940.

Signed by these Battle of Britain pilots:

  • Group Captain T P Gleave, CBE (253 Squadron)
  • Wing Commander A G Page, DSO, DFC & Bar (56 Squadron)
  • Air Vice-Marshal E D Crew, CB, DSO, DFC (604 Squadron)
  • Air Commodore J A Leathart, CB, DSO (54 Squadron)

Please note: each print is individually hand-signed. Signatures are not reproductions.

During the attack Gleave's Hurricane was hit by return fire and caught fire. He was forced to bale out with severe burns and became an early member of the Guinea Pig Club - pilots who received ground-breaking reconstructive plastic surgery at East Grinstead.