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| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
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| Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon *Signature Value : £20 | Jack Lyon was a 'Stooge' and was waiting as No.88 in the queue ready to escape. |
| Flight Lieutenant William Tex Ash *Signature Value : £15 | Volunteer American pilot Bill Ash joined the RCAF and flew Spitfires with 411 Squadron gaining 3 confirmed victories. Shot down in 1942 he became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft III where he took part in 'The Great Escape', and later was involved in more than a dozen escape attempts from POW camps in Poland, Germany and Lithuania. A constant trouble maker to his captors, Bill Ash became a real life 'Cooler King' after many hours spent in solitary captivity. |
| Squadron Leader Dick Churchill *Signature Value : £25 | 'Penguin' and No.63 out of the tunnel, later recaptured. |
| Warrant Officer Ron Wade *Signature Value : £25 | 'Penguin' and 'Stooge' for the digiing of 'The Great Escape' tunnels, but was moved from Stalag Luft III before they were used. At the end of the war he went on the infamous Death Marches. |
| Wing Commander Ken Rees *Signature Value : £20 | Ken Rees was one of the team of tunnel diggers. He was one of the POWs who were caught inside 'Harry' after the escape was discovered. |
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