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Bill Edwards
| Colonel Bill Edwards (deceased) Bill Edwards applied to the USAAF but was turned down because of two missing molars. He volunteered for the RAF in 1940, and was readily accepted and was shipped to Tulsa's Spartan School for RAF training. Upon graduation, he was sent to an OTU in England flying Hurricanes and Spitfires. He was assigned to the 133 Squadron, last of the famed 'Eagle Squadrons.' He flew convoy escort duty out of Northern Ireland and delivered all types of British aircraft to and from operational units. By September 1942, Lt. Edwards joined the USAAF along with most other Eagle Squadron pilots who wore the wings of both the RAF and USAAF. Assigned to the 8th Air Force Fighter Command, Bill's job was to ensure that newly arriving fighter units received first hand information on British navigating systems, aircraft, maps etc. As a Major, Bill commanded the first P-51 / P-38 OTU in England providing intensive flying in all combat and weather conditions. In June, 1944, Major Edwards was assigned with his Eagle Squadron friends to the Fourth Fighter Group flying P-51Ds escorting bombers on deep missions into Germany. During one escort mission to Munich, which bill was leading, Bill's Mustang was hit by German '88 flack' and downed near the French and German border. Bill spent the remainder of the war as a POW at Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany until liberated in June 1945. Bill Edwards flew a total of 37 combat operations with 133 Squadron, the third Eagle Squadron to be formed. He retired from the USAF in 1968. Sadly Colonel Bill Edwards died on the 7th of August 2009. |
Items Signed by Colonel Bill Edwards (deceased) |
| Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | In the dark days of 1940 following Dunkirk, a seemingly defenceless Britain stood starkly alone in Europe, facing the might of an all-conquering Nazi Germany. Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel, it was left to a tiny band of...... | |
| Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | In the dark days of 1940 following Dunkirk, a seemingly defenceless Britain stood starkly alone in Europe, facing the might of an all-conquering Nazi Germany. Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel, it was left to a tiny band of...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £285.00 | In the dark days of 1940 following Dunkirk, a seemingly defenceless Britain stood starkly alone in Europe, facing the might of an all-conquering Nazi Germany. Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel, it was left to a tiny band of...... | |
| Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | In the dark days of 1940 following Dunkirk, a seemingly defenceless Britain stood starkly alone in Europe, facing the might of an all-conquering Nazi Germany. Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel, it was left to a tiny band of...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Colonel Bill Edwards (deceased) |
| Pack 717. Pack of two Spitfire prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £585.00 Saving : £344 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Aviation Art of Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Billy Drake - First of Many by Ivan Berryman. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
Pack 715. Pack of two WW2 Spitfire aviation prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £350.00 Saving : £75 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (B) First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | ||
Pack 716. Pack of two special edition Spitfire prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. (B) First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) | ||
Pack 718. Pack of two WW2 Spitfire prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £225.00 Saving : £85 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. The Thoroughbred by Ivan Berryman. |
Pack 719. Pack of two No.71 Squadron Spitfire prints by Robert Taylor and John Young. Pack Price : £255.00 Saving : £120 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Spitfire Over Buckingham Palace by John Young. (AP) | ||
Battle of Britain Spitfire Print Pack by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £265.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (D) Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. | ||
Battle of Britain Signature Spitfire Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (D) First Combat by Robert Taylor | NOT AVAILABLE | |
RAF Spitfire and Hurricane Prints by Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £100 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Fastest Victory by Robert Taylor | ||
Spitfire Aviation Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £70 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. (C) |
Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £65 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. (APD) | ||
RAF Eagle Squadron Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £295.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor |
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