Subasta Bidspirit | P/O Norman McHardy Brown 611,

P/O Norman McHardy Brown 611, 41 sqn signed 7 x 5 b/w photo set on biography WW2 RAF Battle of Britain pilot. Norman McHardy Brown was born in Edinburgh on 27th July 1919 and educated at South Morningside Primary School and George Heriots School. He joined the RAFVR in August 1939 as an Airman u/t Pilot. He was called up on 1st September 1939 and went to 3 ITW Hastings, remaining there until April 1940, when he was posted to 30 EFTS Derby. He went to 5 FTS in June and completed the course on 6th September. He was commissioned the next day. On the 16th Brown arrived at 7 OTU Hawarden to convert to Spitfires. He was posted from there on the 28th to 611 Squadron at Digby. He moved to 41 Squadron at Hornchurch on 12th October 1940. On 1st November 1941 Brown, in Spitfire P7448, overshot Hornchurch in poor visibility and flew into the London Barrage Balloon area. Brown struck a cable, seriously damaging his aircraft. He made a forced-landing on a small piece of open ground in the built-up area of Dagenham. 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