Published by Published by Sutton Publishing Limited., Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire First Edition . 2000., 2000
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. After a course at No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, RAF Syerston Tony Iveson went to join No. 617 Squadron RAF the Dam Busters in July 1944 as a Flight Lieutenant. Promoted to Squadron Leader in October 1944, he took part in some 27 operations, including the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross in March 1945 for keeping his bomber airborne in January 1945 and landing it in Shetland after half the crew had bailed out over Bergen. Contains (xii), 180 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. SIGNED by Tony Iveson to the title page 'Tony Iveson DFC Sqn Ldr 617 Sqn 1944-5.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).