Auction 134
Autograph Auction Military TV Film Music Historic Space Photos Books Sport Prints
By Chaucer Auctions
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May 24, 2023
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 40:
WW2 US Gen Ira Eaker signed B24 Liberator Bomber RAF cover. General Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 - August 6 ...
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WW2 US Gen Ira Eaker signed B24 Liberator Bomber RAF cover. General Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 - August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. While he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces evolved, and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942. Although his background was in single-engine fighter aircraft, Eaker became the architect of a strategic bombing force that ultimately numbered forty groups of 60 heavy bombers each, supported by a subordinate fighter command of 1, 500 aircraft, most of which was in place by the time he relinquished command at the start of 1944. Eaker then took overall command of four Allied air forces based in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, and by the end of World War II had been named Deputy Commander of the U. S. Army Air Forces. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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 £10.
