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Paul Farnes
| Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM (deceased) Paul Farnes was born in Boscombe, Hampshire, July 16, 1918. He joined the RAFVR in April 1938 and is mobilized in July 1939 before being posted to 501 Squadron, 14 September 1939. He accompanied the Squadron when it was sent to France in May 1940, winning his first victories in the campaign of France and during the Battle of Britain. In October, he was awarded the DFM after eight victories and was promoted to officer the following month. In February 1941 he was transferred to 57 OTU as an instructor and then to 73 OTU in November, in Aden. In late February 1942, he was posted to 229 Squadron in North Africa as Flight Commander. On March 27, 1942, he flew to Malta with the rest of the Squadron aboard the Hurricane IIc BN122. After a period of intense and difficult battles in which defenders of the island will lose many fighters, during which he took command of the Squadron, he returned to Egypt with the survivors of his unit May 27, 1942. He then transferred to Iraq where he joined the Headquarters and remained there until March 1945. He then returned to Great Britain and three weeks after upgrading to the UTO 53, he took command of 124 Squadron, a position he held until the end of the war. He joined the Tangmere before making command of 611 Squadron equipped Mustang IV July 7, 1945. In August, the Squadron was disbanded and it supports the 164 Squadron with Spitfire IX. 63 Squadron was designated in August 1946. In January 1947, he became an officer of Liaison with training centres with the Air Ministry until October 1948. He then became an instructor in various centres. He continued his career in the RAF until 1958 and left active service with the rank of Wing Commander. He returned to his civilian career in the industry. He died on 28h January 2020. |
Items Signed by Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM (deceased) |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Price : £260.00 | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... | |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor (AP) SOLD OUT | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £635.00 | Throughout the long hot summer of 1940 the destiny of the British Isles, indeed the future of Europe, lay in the hands of a small band of young RAF fighter pilots. Against them stood the vast aerial fleets of an all-powerful Luftwaffe, gloating and c...... | |
| Response to Call by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £330.00 | You can almost hear the roar of their mighty Merlin engines and feel the prop-wash in this salute to the Hawker Hurricane. This classic portrayal of this much-loved fighter depicts a pair of Mk.I Hurricanes from No.32 Sqn leading the scramble away ...... | |
| Response to Call by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £210.00 | You can almost hear the roar of their mighty Merlin engines and feel the prop-wash in this salute to the Hawker Hurricane. This classic portrayal of this much-loved fighter depicts a pair of Mk.I Hurricanes from No.32 Sqn leading the scramble away ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM (deceased) |
| Group Captain Billy Drake Signature Print Pack. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £525 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (J) Height and Sun by Robert Taylor. Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. (C) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Pack 545. Pack of two Hurricane fighter prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £305 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian (AP) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Two RAF Fighter Prints with Signature of Billy Drake, by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £270 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. (J) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £280 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Wing Commander Bob Foster Signed Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £695.00 Saving : £310 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor. (B) Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. (C) Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) |
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