SMATZ014 This is a giant 12" x 8" original hand signed photo for WW2 veteran Henry Shackleton who has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his plane from the war undedicated and in mint condition. You wont source better.
"...Henry Shackleton listened to Chamberlain’s speech on the radio and hoped to be a Spitfire pilot. He began his training and was selected as a flying instructor and was posted to Canada. On his return to the UK he was posted to his operational squadron 419, at RAF Middleton St George. He then went on to join the Pathfinders. 405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force, RAF Gransden Lodge. Lancaster III aircraft JA 924 LQ-R was lost during an operation against targets in Berlin, Germany. The bomber was shot down near Berlin by a night fighter, having exploded at 20,000 feet shortly after the bomb load had been dropped over target and he became a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 3..."