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Flt. Lt. John Bishop Joined the RAF in April 1943 from Edinburgh University Air Squadron and trained as a pilot in Rhodesia. In August 1944 he was posted to Diego Suarez to fly Catalina flying boats on anti-submarine patrols. He converted to Sunderlands at Mombassa on 209 Sqdn. and 57 MU also on Sunderlands until 1953. This included the Berlin airlift in 1948, flying from the river in Hamburg to Havel Lake, and flew in an anti-shipping role in Burma. At the end o fthe war in the Far East he flew form Hong Kong and Singapore until returning to the UK in Spetember 1946. He continued on 201 Sqd. Flying Boats until 1953. Thereafter he was mainly employed on V.I.P. duties flying from Malta, Northolt, Fontainebleau, Bovingdon and White Waltham. He flew 173 ops and 1800 hours on Sunderlands and 1800 hours on Devons out of a total of 6250 flying hours. The last fiver years of his service was as an Air Traffic Controller at R.A.F. Benson and RAF Abingdon.

Items Signed by Flt. Lt. John Bishop

	Clipped Signature - John Bishop. Price : £35.00	Joined the RAF in 1943, and trained to fly Catalina flying boats, converting to Sunderlands with No.209 Sqn in 1944. He remained in the RAF after the war and clocked up 1800 hours on Sunderlands and 1800 hours on Devons before serving as an Air Traf......
	Fat Alberts Day Off by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £190.00	Ground crew performing routine maintenance on a Sunderland on the slipway at Pembroke. ......
	Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown. Price : £95.00	With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protec......
	Tirless Vigilance by Stephen Brown (AP) Price : £150.00	With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protec......
	Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown (GL) SOLD OUT	With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protec......	NOT AVAILABLE

	Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown. (W) Price : £50.00	With grace and majesty of mighty battleships, a pair of Short Sutherlands sweep out towards the dangers of the North Atlantic. With a 12-hour mission ahead of them the skill and dedication of the crews would once again play a crucial role in protec......
	Touchdown by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £160.00	A Short Sunderland Mk111 of 422 Squadron alights on to a moderate sea at Castle Archdale in 1944. ......
	Guardian of the Convoy by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £170.00	A limited edition print issued in part to raise funds for The Maritime Air Trust project 'Constant Endeavour'. A commemorative tribute to be erected in Westminster Abbey to all who served in RAF Coastal Command and their successors, togethe......
	War in the Atlantic by Stan Stokes. (C) Price : £240.00	During WW I Germany made very effective use of its U-boat fleet in a campaign which almost resulted in Englands defeat. As a result, the Versailles Treaty prohibited Germany from possessing submarines. By the late 1920s Germany had circumvented thes......

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Short Sunderland Aviation Art Print Pack. Pack Price : £345.00 Saving : £175

Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Sunderland Over the Gareloch by Geoff Lea. Touchdown by Ivan Berryman. Fat Alberts Day Off by Ivan Berryman. Tireless Vigilance by Stephen Brown.