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John William Jock Moffat
| Lieutenant Commander John William Jock Moffat RN (deceased) John Moffat was born in Kelso in 1919 and at the outbreak of WWII, was sent to Sydenham, Belfast where a training school, set up by Short Brothers, was based. John learnt to fly in a Miles Magister. During 1939, he was sent to No.1 Flying Training School at Netheravon and here he was taught to fly advanced open-cockpit aircraft such as Hawker Hinds and Audaxes. Commissioned into the RNVR as a sub-lieutenant he was moved to Eastlee (now Southampton Airport) to the Naval Fighter School, learning fighter techniques in Blackburn Skuas and Rocs and the well-known Gloster Gladiator. In 1940, John was moved to Sanderling, the Royal Naval air station at Abbotsinch (now known as Glasgow Airport). In 1941, on board HMS Ark Royal stationed at Gibraltar, they were ordered to assist in the hunt for Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. The aircraft headed first to HMS Sheffield who gave them signals by Aldis Lamp on the position of the Bismarck. John Moffat served on HMS Ark Royal, HMS Argus, HMS Furious and HMS Formidable, and served with 759 Sqn, 818 Sqn, 820 Sqn and 824 Sqn. He died on 11th December 2016. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant Commander John William Jock Moffat RN (deceased) |
| Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (APB) Price : £170.00 | Shows the action on 26th May 1941 by Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal on the German battleship Bismarck. Fresh from her triumphant encounter with HMS Hood, Bismarck was struck by Swordfishs torpedo which jammed her rudder and was finished off by the hom...... | |
| Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (B) Price : £150.00 | Shows the action on 26th May 1941 by Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal on the German battleship Bismarck. Fresh from her triumphant encounter with HMS Hood, Bismarck was struck by Swordfishs torpedo which jammed her rudder and was finished off by the home...... | |
| HMS Ark Royal by Brian Wood (AP) Price : £125.00 | HMS Ark Royal part of Force H along with the Battleship HMS Renown and Cruiser HMS Sheffield departs Gibraltar to take part in the search for the Bismarck in the Atlantic. During the hunt HMS Ark Royal, Swordfish mistakenly attack the Royal Navy cr...... | |
| Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (APB) Price : £140.00 | Fairey Swordfish I, L9726 4M of 818 Sqn, HMS Ark Royal pulls a tight, climbing turn through a hail of anti-aircraft fire as its torpedo strikes home, jamming the steering gear of the mighty Bismarck and setting in motion the beginning of her dramatic...... | |
| Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. (APC) Price : £370.00 | Fairey Swordfish I, L9726 4M of 818 Sqn, HMS Ark Royal pulls a tight, climbing turn through a hail of anti-aircraft fire as its torpedo strikes home, jamming the steering gear of the mighty Bismarck and setting in motion the beginning of her dramati...... |
| Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) Price : £110.00 | Fairey Swordfish I, L9726 4M of 818 Sqn, HMS Ark Royal pulls a tight, climbing turn through a hail of anti-aircraft fire as its torpedo strikes home, jamming the steering gear of the mighty Bismarck and setting in motion the beginning of her dramati...... | |
| HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole, Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman (APB) Price : £150.00 | Having played a vital part in the battle for the Mediterranean for over two years, HMS Ark Royal finally succumbed to a U-Boats torpedo in November 1941. She is shown here with a pair of Swordfish Mk1s of 821 Sqn ranged on the deck, passing the cruis...... | |
| HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole, Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman (B) Price : £120.00 | Having played a vital part in the battle for the Mediterranean for over two years, HMS Ark Royal finally succumbed to a U-Boats torpedo in November 1941. She is shown here with a pair of Swordfish Mk1s of 821 Sqn ranged on the deck, passing the cruis...... | |
Flight Against the Bismarck by Philip West. (AP) SOLD OUT | The Royal Navys week long chase of the formidable German battleship Bismarck culminated in the foul evening weather of 26th May 1941. Despite the deck of HMS Ark Royal pitching through 55 feet, S/Lt John Moffat was one of fifteen Swordfish pilots wh...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
| On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. (AP) Price : £170.00 | The venerable Fairy Swordfish was the Fleet Air Arms premier torpedo-bomber at the outbreak of World War II. It may have looked archaic in appearance, but its courageous crews proved time and time again that it was a potent fighting machine. Stringb...... |
| Launch Against the Bismarck by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | Late in the day on May 26, 1941, in deteriorating weather, 15 Fairey Swordfish biplanes launched from the heaving deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Each was armed with a single torpedo, its task to halt the escape of the battleship Bismarck...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Commander John William Jock Moffat RN (deceased) |
Pack 525. Pack of two German battleship Bismarck prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £150 | SOLD OUT...... Titles in this pack : Sighting the Bismarck by Robert Taylor (AP) Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (APB) | ||
Pack 606. Pack of two Swordfish aircraft prints by Philip West and Geoff Lea. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (B) | ||
Pack 607. Pack of two Fairey Swordfish prints by Philip West and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £90 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) | ||
Pack 608. Pack of two signed Swordfish artist proofs by Philip West and Geoff Lea. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. (AP) Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (APB) | ||
Pack 609. Pack of two Fairey Swordfish artist proofs by Philip West and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £80 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. (AP) Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) |
Pack 611. Pack of two Fairey Swordfish prints by Philip West and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £560.00 Saving : £210 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : On a Wing and a Prayer by Philip West. (AP) Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (GL) | ||
Bismarck, Battle of the Denmark Strait Signature Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £460.00 Saving : £110 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Sighting the Bismarck by Robert Taylor (AP) Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) | ||
End of the Bismarck Naval Print Pack by Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £175.00 Saving : £85 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) | ||
Bismarck WW2 Kriegsmarine Prints by Randall Wilson and Geoff Lea. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £125 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Bismarck by Randall Wilson. Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (B) | ||
Swordfish Attack on the Bismarck Signed Naval Art Prints by Stan Stokes and Geoff Lea. Pack Price : £195.00 Saving : £130 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Sink the Bismarck by Stan Stokes. (B) Sink the Bismarck by Geoff Lea (B) |
Swordfish Attack on the Bismarck Naval Art Prints by Stan Stokes and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £195.00 Saving : £95 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Sink the Bismarck by Stan Stokes. (B) Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (B) |
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