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Great thread, lots of drooling.
U.S. M1911A1 rig-with provanance-value in Canada?
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I guess that is one of the things that I found interesting about these early Ferry Command Pilots in that many of them were civilians.
This is the book that tells their story.
This is what it says.
Early identification tokens.
Later identification tokens.
A photo before the ammunition delivery prior to the Battle of El Alamein-- the vet is front row far right G.S. Tobin--- Tom Livermore also shown. (Probably 1941 early 1942.)
In this photo ..the vet left, Bob Perlick center, Tom Livermore far right. (In England I think 1940/41.)
Tom Livermore is also shown in the photo above with the vet.
Tom was killed in late 1942 in Trinidad while in command of a Liberator bomber of the RAF Ferry Command.....apparently he was a great teacher and a very easy going popular guy from Tampa Florida.
Perlick survived a couple of serious crashes.
The vet died on August 17 1977 from a stroke.
In the early years of the war these guys were ferrying Spitfires and other aircraft to different bases in England.
The vet in a Spitfire.
The book below is a facinating story of these Ferry Command pilots.
Both Tom Livermore and Bob Perlicks' stories are told in this book.
Two pages from the book above regarding Tom Livermore---the authors thoughts.
David
This is the book that tells their story.
This is what it says.
Early identification tokens.
Later identification tokens.
A photo before the ammunition delivery prior to the Battle of El Alamein-- the vet is front row far right G.S. Tobin--- Tom Livermore also shown. (Probably 1941 early 1942.)
In this photo ..the vet left, Bob Perlick center, Tom Livermore far right. (In England I think 1940/41.)
Tom Livermore is also shown in the photo above with the vet.
Tom was killed in late 1942 in Trinidad while in command of a Liberator bomber of the RAF Ferry Command.....apparently he was a great teacher and a very easy going popular guy from Tampa Florida.
Perlick survived a couple of serious crashes.
The vet died on August 17 1977 from a stroke.
In the early years of the war these guys were ferrying Spitfires and other aircraft to different bases in England.
The vet in a Spitfire.
The book below is a facinating story of these Ferry Command pilots.
Both Tom Livermore and Bob Perlicks' stories are told in this book.
Two pages from the book above regarding Tom Livermore---the authors thoughts.
David
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