WW2 MRAF Sir M Beetham DFC AFC signed Covers and Book Stay t...

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WW2 MRAF Sir M Beetham DFC AFC signed Covers and Book Stay the Distance by Peter Jacobs. Two Marshalls of the RAF covers one signed by Beetham and the other by Grp Capt P Norris AFC. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael James Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL (17 May 1923 – 24 October 2015) was a Second World War bomber pilot and a high-ranking commander in the Royal Air Force from the 1960s to the 1980s. As Chief of the Air Staff during the Falklands War, he was involved in the decision to send the Task Force to the South Atlantic. At the time of his death, Beetham was one of only six people holding his service's most senior rank and, excluding Prince Philip's honorary rank, he had the longest time in that rank, making him the senior Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Hardback book Stay the distance - the life and times of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham.Single Vendor autograph collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

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