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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 672

The Flying Log Book and archive appertaining to Sergeant D. W. Savoy, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action on 6/7 September 1943

Royal Air Force Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book, used by '1268571 Sergeant D. W. Savoy, Royal Air Force', generally very fine

Derrick William Savoy was a member of the 27th & 31st Kensington Boy Scouts before the Second World War. He served as a Wireless Operator in the Lancasters of No. 106 Squadron, flying his first sortie on Turin on 12 July 1943. He completed a further six Ops, on Hamburg, Essen, twice to Milan, Leyverkusen and Gladbach. His final Op was a sortie to Munich on the night of 6 September 1943, when ED819 crashed at Grünwald, 13km south-west of Munich. He is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery; sold together with various original letters of condolence related to the loss of Savoy.

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£250