Auction 124
WW2 Military Aviation Autograph Auction RAF Luftwaffe BOB, Crash Relics, Vintage and Signed Books
By Chaucer Auctions
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Apr 26, 2023
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 33:
Major Erich Rudorffer signed 6x4 black and white photo. Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 - 8 April 2016) was a ...
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Major Erich Rudorffer signed 6x4 black and white photo. Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 - 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all the major German theatres of war, including the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times. WW2 Luftwaffe fighter pilot. Set in corner mounts on blue card with typed biography information. Est. £
