RAF 48 Sqn Signed Brigadier Maurice Tugwell Parachute Regt 1...

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RAF 48 Sqn Signed Brigadier Maurice Tugwell Parachute Regt 17 June 1944. 24 Mar 75 BFPS 1491 30th Anniversary Operation Varsity. Picture cachet of Bristol F2B 1917, Dakota 1944 and Lockheed Hercules. Red Cachet Dropped with a stick of 13 Paratroops of the Parachute Regiment on Everleigh DZ, on Salisbury Plain from Hercules C Mk1 XV 205 of No 48 Squadron Captain Flt Lt A B Law. personally Signed by Brigadier Maurice Tugwell who was commissioned as an emergency officer into the Parachute Regiment in 17 June 1944. He subsequently served as a platoon commander with 8th Parachute Battalion in the latter stages of World War II including Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing. He remained in the Army after World War II, and became a regular after the war. He served in Palestine, Malaya, Cyprus, the Persian Gulf, Germany, Singapore and Iran, rising to the rank of Brigadier. He is editor and part author of the Unquiet Peace and author of Airbourne to Battle. Backstamps R. H. Q. 26 Mar 1975 The Parachute Regiment. Details enclosed. Certified Copy 581 of 1173 Signed. Single Vendor RAF cover 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