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C D Kit North Lewis
| Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased) After joining the Army in 1939, Kit North Lewis transferred to the RAF in 1940. In Aug 1941, after pilot training, he was posted to 13 Squadron, flying Blenheims, where he took part in the first 1000 bomber raids. After a spell with 26 Squadron, flying P-51 Mustangs, in Feb 1944 he joined 182 Squadron on Typhoons, as a Flight Commander. A few months later he was posted to command 181 Squadron. He led this squadron into France where it became part of 124 Typhoon Wing. In Aug 1944 he was promoted Wing Leader 124 Wing, where he remained until the end of the war. He died on 25th March 2008. 'Unfortunately my active participation in the Falaise operations was limited as I had a mild form of dysentery from 8th to 14th and I was sent home for a weeks recuperation from 16th to 24th August. However, I was very much involved on the 7th in the German attack at Mortain. I was leading 181 Squadron on an armed reconnaissance when Charles Green who was then the Wing Leader of 121 Wing reported large German tank concentrations at Mortain. Although this was inside the bomb line I accepted his verification and I immediately diverted to Mortain. There we found German tanks strung out along the road. We claimed 10 flamers. I followed this up with two more sorties in which we claimed another 7. There was very little flak, the main danger being the number of allied aircraft around the honey pot. During the period 6th to 21st August the Wing lost 9 pilots killed including Group Captain Charles Appleton and 4 taken POW.' |
Items Signed by Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased) |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £150.00 | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in t...... | |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £240.00 | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in t...... | |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £180.00 | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in t...... | |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) SOLD OUT | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in t...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) SOLD OUT | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) Price : £120.00 | Flying low level at high speed through intense ground fire was all part of the daily task of the pilots of the Typhoon ground attack squadrons. Armed with rockets, 1000lb bombs and four 20mm cannon, this formidable fighter played a leading role in t...... | |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | As Typhoon Mk1b fighter-bombers of 247 Squadron exit the target area near Falaise at full throttle, the havoc wreaked in their wake bears witness to the devastation of their powerful rockets. Fuel and ammunition from the retreating German column exp...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Rocket Firing Typhoons at the Falaise Gap - Normandy 1944 by Frank Wootton. Price : £250.00 | Perhaps the most historically significant painting by Frank Wootton, painted onthe site of the battle just a few days after it took place....... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Air Commodore C D Kit North Lewis DSO DFC (deceased) |
| Typhoon Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £385 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B) Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
| Nicolas Trudgian RAF Aircraft Print Pack. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £195 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Mosquitos Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Back from Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
Pack 1251. Two Typhoon Aviation Prints by Stephen Brown and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £75 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
Typhoon Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £90 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Typhoon Country by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
Typhoon and Spitfire Print Pack by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
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