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Paddy Barthropp
| Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) At the outbreak of war Paddy flew obsolete Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders in combat, but converted to Spitfires and joined 602 Squadron at Tangmere. During the Battle of Britain he flew with some of the great aces - Douglas Bader, Sailor Malan, and Bob Stanford Tuck. In 1941 he was a Flight Commander with 610 Squadron. Continuing to fly Spitfires, now with 122 Squadron based at Hornchurch, he flew fighter sweeps and escort missions. On 17th May 1942 he was shot down over St Omer. He baled out but was captured, spending the next three years as a POW. One of the RAFs best known and best loved characters, though the bane of certain senior officers, Paddy Barthropps RAF service spanned the period from bi-planes to supersonic jets. Joining the RAF in 1938, his first squadron was 613 flying Hinds, Hectors and Lysanders. In 1940 he was released to fly Spitfires with 602 Squadron where he shared in the destruction of two aircraft. He was posted to 610 Squadron, and then to 91 Squadron, shooting down two Bf 109s during summer 1941 and receiving the DFC. In August 1941 he returned to 610 Squadron as a flight commander. He was shot down three times, the third time being taken prisoner ofwar. He had by then brought his total to 9. Scraps in the air were accompanied by scrapes on the ground, and appearances in Magistrates Courts for disorderly conduct. Addicted to fast cars and lively ladies - and the sworn enemy of stuffed shirts everywhere - he was the irrepressible life and soul of any party, and a persistant thorn in the side of overweening authority as the Germans were to discover. The war over, he was posted to the Empire Test Pilots School where he flew over a hundred different types of plane in ten months. Soon, he was out in the Sudan and in serious trouble again - under arrest after taking a hippo to an upper-crust party. As a boy, he had been taught to ride by champion jockey Steve Donaghue and now, posted to Hong Kong, he rode winners on the track at Happy Valley, and seriously thought of turning professional. Then it was back to the U.K. to take up an appointment as a Fighter Station Commander, and to lead the Coronation fly-past over Buckingham Palace. He left the RAF to set up his own luxury car-hire firm. He died on 16th April 2008. |
Items Signed by Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Paddy Barthropp. Price : £95.00 | Paddy Barthropp - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain then took command of No.610 Sqn before joining No.91 Sqn. Back with No.610 Sqn, he was shot down and taken prisoner in May 1942 until the war was over. He served at the E...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Donald Jack. Price : £95.00 | Donald Jack - Flew Spitfires with No.602 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, claiming 2 victories. He later took command of No.123 Sqn then No.80 Sqn and served as a Wing Commander until 1948. He died in 2005. Clipped together with: Pa...... | |
  | Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian (B) Price : £480.00 | A solo Spitfire on patrol off the coast of Dover during the Battle of Britain....... | |
  | The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. SOLD OUT | Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. (AP) Price : £145.00 | Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940. ...... |
| | The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. (XX) Price : £145.00 | Sailor Malam leading 74 Squadron engaging Me109s of I/JG52 during the Battle of Britain, September 1940. ...... | |
  | Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £250.00 | High over London, Hurricanes of 85 Squadron engage Me109s in an intense dogfight during the heavy fighting of August 1940. ...... | |
 | The Great Escape by Richard Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | Everyone here in this room is living on borrowed time. By rights we should all be dead! The only reason that God allowed us this extra ration of life is so we can make life hell from the Hun.. ... three bloody deep, bloody long tunnels will be ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Into the Fray by Richard Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Squadron Leader Douglas Bader leads the Hurricanes of 242 Squadron in an aggressive diving attack upon a large force of Heinkel 111s approaching the Kent coast, whilst Spitfires from 66 Squadron tangle with the escorting Bf109s of JG52. It is Septe...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | On August 12th, 1940 the Luftwaffe turned their full attention to the RAF's forward fighter bases and radar stations with the intent to obliterate them once and for all. The outcome of the Battle of Britain hung in the balance. It was late in ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Price : £180.00 | A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up ...... | |
| | Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) SOLD OUT | A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £220.00 | A classic head-to-head combat between Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone in his Spitfire and an Me109 over the south coast of England on 25th August, 1940. With 602 Squadron scrambled to intercept an approaching raid. The Commanding Officer notches up ...... | |
  | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (C) Price : £395.00 | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | |
| | The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor (D) SOLD OUT | A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. Price : £135.00 | Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6th June, depicting Spitfires of 44 Squadron led by Johnnie Johnson. ...... | |
| | The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. (XX) Price : £100.00 | Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6th June, depicting Spitfires of 44 Squadron led by Johnnie Johnson. ...... | |
  | Tommy Leader by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | The long balmy summer days of 1940 provided perfect flying weather for the vast armadas of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters wreaking havoc over the southern counties of England. As summer wore on the enemy stepped up their attacks on airfields, radar ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Tommy Leader by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | The long balmy summer days of 1940 provided perfect flying weather for the vast armadas of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters wreaking havoc over the southern counties of England. As summer wore on the enemy stepped up their attacks on airfields, radar ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, thei...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, thei...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | All through the long hot summer of 1940 they crossed the Channel from stolen bases in northern France, coming in mighty swarms to deliver their deadly cargo. Bombers and dive-bombers, single-seat fighters and fast twin-engined attack aircraft, thei...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £425.00 | On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone...... | |
  | The Greatest Day by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | Sunday 15 September 1940 and Luftwaffe supremo Hermann Goering believed victory over the RAF was at hand. Today, he decreed, would be the day that his 'glorious' Luftwaffe would finally break the back of Fighter Command's stubborn resist...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Enemy Approaching by David Pentland. (P) Price : £720.00 | Hurricanes of No.605 Squadron, October 1940. Aircraft pictured are P3308 UP-A of A A McKellar and N2471 of P Parrott. ...... |
  | A Call to Arms by David Pentland. (P) Price : £720.00 | Spitfires of No.603 Squadron, 23rd November 1940. The nearest aircraft is P7389 of Archie Winskill. ...... | |
  | Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Price : £220.00 | During the early part of World War II the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea. As well as carrying out bombing raids on strategic coastal targets and ports such as Luftflotte 5s att...... | |
| | Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £200.00 | During the early part of World War II the coastline of Britain was constantly under threat, particularly the busy shipping lanes of the North Sea. As well as carrying out bombing raids on strategic coastal targets and ports such as Luftflotte 5s at...... | |
  | Defence of the Realm by Adrian Rigby. Price : £190.00 | Pilot Officer Alan Wright flew with No.92 Squadron based at Pembrey. His aircraft, a Spitfire Mk I, is often seen as the symbol of the Battle of Britain, though in fact, the Hurricane bore the brunt of the fighting. Nonetheless, the Spitfires beaut...... | |
  | Inspiration by John Young. SOLD OUT | Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the Douglas Bader Foundation. Douglas Bader (D-B) leading Dogsbody Section, 616 Squadron, including Johnnie Johnson (YQ-E) , Cocky Dundas (YO-A) and Jeff West (YQ-H) on his final operational...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
 | Piece of Cake by Michael Turner. SOLD OUT | In the calm of a fine summer evening a group of Spitfires returns from the last sortie of the day. Two small boys and a passing cyclist watch as the leading Spitfire sweeps over the boundary of the temporary airfield. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
 | At the Going Down of the Sun by Robin Smith. SOLD OUT | Depicting the famous Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, comprising the Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | After the Battle by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | RST0004. After the Battle by Robert Taylor. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | After the Battle by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | RST0004B. After the Battle by Robert Taylor. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp DFC AFC (deceased) |
   | Four WW2 aircraft prints. Pack Price : £520.00 Saving : £340 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : High Summer by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Lancaster Dawn by Anthony Saunders. (F) Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
   | Trudgian Spitfire Print Pack. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. SOLD OUT....... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. | NOT AVAILABLE |
     | Nicolas Trudgian Trade Price Spitfire Pack. Pack Price : £1550.00 Saving : £899 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
   | Gerald Coulson Trade Discount Spitfire Pint Pack. Pack Price : £470.00 Saving : £484 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. First Light by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Scramble by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
  | D-Day Spitfire Prints by Philip West and Adrian Rigby. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £215 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. Battle Line by Philip West. Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (C) |
| | Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £154 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | RAF Spitfire Fighter Aviation Art. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £184 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : First Light by Gerald Coulson. Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Wing Commander Harbourne Stephen Signed Aviation Art. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £264 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. (AP) First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Battle of Britain Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £114 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Pack 573. Pack of two WW2 Spitfire combat prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Ramrod by Robert Taylor (B) |
| | Pack 785. Pack of two Battle of Britain prints by Anthony Saunders and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
 | D-Day Invasion Spitfire Aircraft Prints by Adrian Rigby and Philip West. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. Over the Beaches by Philip West. | |
| | Spitfires Over Normandy Beaches Prints by Adrian Rigby and Philip West. Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
 | D-Day Normandy Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Adrian Rigby. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Canadian Wing by Robert Taylor The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. | |
| | Harbourne Stephen RAF Ace Signed Aviation Art by Graeme Lothian and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £280.00 Saving : £290 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. (AP) Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. |
 | Multi-Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |
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