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Bobby Oxspring
| Group Captain Bobby Oxspring (deceased) Robert Wardlow Oxspring was born in Sheffield on 22nd May 1919, the son of a World War 1 decorated pilot of the same name. He joined the RAF in March 1938 on a short service commission and joined 66 Sqn in the December and started operational flying in July 1940, flying throughout the Battle of Britain. His Spitfire X4170 was shot down by Bf109s over Kent on 25th October, baling out with slight injuries (Caterpillar Club Badge). He was awarded the DFC on 8th November. September 1942 saw him awarded a bar to the DFC. Moving to Mediterranean combat, it is thought probable that Oxspring was the pilot who shot down renowned German ace Anton Haffner of JG51 on 2 January 1943. Oxspring led his squadron to be the highest scoring in the North African theatre, and survived his second shooting down of the war, Oxspring was awarded a second bar to his DFC in February 1943. During the war Squadron Leader Oxspring had registered 13 solo kills with 2 shared, 2 probable kills and 4 solo V-1 Flying Bombs destroys and 1 shared. In 1946 he was awarded the Dutch Vligerkruis by Royal Decree of the 31st October 1946 appearing in the London Gazette on 10th January 1947. He was awarded an AFC in January 1949 after leading a team of 54 Sqn Vampires to Canada and the USA, the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic. He retired from the service with the rank of Group Captain, having been Station Commander of RAF Gatow, Germany, in 1968 and settled in Lincolnshire near to RAF Cranwell. He died on 8th August 1989. |
Items Signed by Group Captain Bobby Oxspring (deceased) |
| Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Price : £125.00 | Bobby Oxspring in his 66 Squadron Spitfire destroys an ME109 of JF/53 Ace of Spades Group, in a high level attack at 30,000 feet above Dover, 18th September 1940. ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Group Captain Bobby Oxspring (deceased) |
| Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £180.00 Saving : £194 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (E) Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| WW2 Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £180.00 Saving : £159 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Spitfire Alley by Ivan Berryman. Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. | |
| Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £130.00 Saving : £235 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero 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. | |
Spitfire Battle of Britain Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (D) Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor | ||
Spitfire Pilot Signed Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Spitfire Alley by Ivan Berryman. (APB) |
Signed Spitfire Aviation Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £125 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (C) | ||
Supermarine Spitfire Aviation Art by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. (E) | ||
Pilot Signed Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. (E) | ||
Signed WW2 Spitfire Fighter Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £235 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. (D) | ||
Signed Spitfire Aircraft Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £195.00 Saving : £105 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Kerr's Last Combat by Ivan Berryman. |
Signed Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £215.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. (C) | ||
Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £105 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor 41 Squadron Spitfires by Ivan Berryman. | ||
Signed Battle of Britain Prints by Ivan Berryman and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Flt Lt Walter Lawson by Ivan Berryman. | ||
WW2 Spitfire Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £165.00 Saving : £100 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. |
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