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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Clipped Signature - Sir John Slessor. Served with No.17 Sqn RFC in Egypt and Soudan, earning the Military Cross. He then flew RE8s on the Western Front with No.5 Sqn. In World War Two he was a senior officer credited with several important strategies which influenced the war. He later became Chief of Air Staff, retiring in 1953. He died in 1979. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. AMAZING VALUE! - The value of the signatures on this item is in excess of the price of the print itself! Item Code : CLP2974 Clipped Signature - Sir John Slessor. - This Edition Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING CLIPSIG Clipped Signature. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Slessor, John Signature(s) value alone : £85 £10 Off! Now : £75.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor GCB DSO MC (deceased) *Signature Value : £85	Born in India in 1897 he joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 serving with No.17 Sqn in Egypt and Soudan. Awarded the Military Cross, he the flew RE8s on the Western Front with No.5 Sqn. After the war he flew Bristol Fighters with No.20 Sqn and No.4 Sqn before taking on more senior roles in the service. Before the Second World War he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and had been appointed Air Aide-de-Camp to King George VI. During World War Two he was involved in planning and decision making, credited with influencing the use of night and day bombing of German targets by US and UK forces as well as stifling the threat of U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic using long range bombers. He continued in the RAF after the war becoming Chief of Air Staff in 1951. A key proponent of nuclear armed bomber, he coined the term V-Force for the jet bombers in the RAF at this time. He retired from the Air Force in 1953, writing two books on his experiences. He died on 12th July 1979.

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