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202* RAF Uniform. A WWII RAF tunic worn by a Flight Lieutenant, with Observers badge and riband bar, brass King’s crown buttons, 75cm long x inner arm 46.5cm long with trousers plus another tunic probably worn by the same officer (2)

£100 - £150

203* RAF Uniform. A WWII RAF uniform worn by an Air Gunner, with cloth badge and King’s crown brass button’s, with later DFC riband bar the Air Crew Europe bar with rosette, with Warrant Officer badges to the cuffs, 75cm long x 43cm inner arm length, with trousers and forage cap plus a blazer with Royal Air Forces Escaping Society embroidered badge (2)

£100 - £150

204* Raid Rubin. A Continental silver cigarette box commemorating the ‘Raid Rubin’ which was carried out by Ken Waller and Belgian Captain Teddy Franchomme from 20 to 22 December 1934, the lid engraved with a flight path and engraved Teddy M Franchomme with the date 20-28 Decembre 1934, ceder lined, the base stamped ‘Simonet 900 Bruxelles’, 4cm high x 14.5cm wide x 8.5cm deep The Raid Rubin was carried out by Ken Waller and Belgian aviator Captain Teddy Franchomme aboard the twin-engine aircraft Reine Astrid, a Havilland Comet 400 C.V. lent by Bernard Rubin, from Brussels in Belgium to Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, via Oran and Niamey, from 20 to 22 December 1934, returning by the same route 26 to 28 December. (1) £70 - £100

205* Rolls Royce - Griffon. Two display pieces comprising, Header Tank Relief Valve Assembly Section and Supercharger Operating Cylinder Assembly Section, each mounted on a red painted wooden base with plated Rolls Royce plaque, base approx. 19 x 19cm

Lot 202

Griffon engines were first in service from 1938 and were used to power Avro Shackleton, Fairey Firefly and Supermarine Spitfires (2) £200 - £300

Lot 204

206* Royal Air Force. A WWII life-raft accessories for K type dinghy comprising foot pump, MkII hand bellows used for regular “topping up”, four hand paddles made of rubber over metal frame, two Kite M-357-A, a cloth drogue stamped ‘Ref No 270.1890’ plus Burn Jelly tin and contents with Air Ministry markings, empty tin for Red Stars Distress Flare Cartridges, unopened Emergency Ration tin and other items (14)

£300 - £500

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