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Laurence Thorogood
| Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) Joining 87 Squadron on June 14th 1940, Laurence Thorogood was thrown straight into the Battle of Britain, destroying a Ju88 on 25th August. Commissioned in 1941 he then was posted to India and remained in the Far East until the end of the war. He served with No 9 Sqn Indian Air Force (Hurricane IIc) and 67 Sqn RAF (Spitfire VIII) in the campaign down the Arakan Coast. Staying in the RAF after the war, he served in Singapore and Sumatra with 155 Sqn before converting to Vampires on 130 Sqn, after two years instructing on Oxfords at Middle Wallop, we was Adjutant with 615 Sqn, Biggin Hill before moving to Germany in 1951 to fly Vampires with 118 and 94 Sqns. He served on the Thor missile system before finishing his career as a civilian in Whitehall. Sadly Laurence Thorogood passed away in December 2005. We would like to thank Dr John Thorogood for supplying the photo of his father. |
Items Signed by Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) |
  | Tribute to F/Lt Owen Tracey by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £260.00 | 79 Sqn Hurricane of F/Lt Owen Tracey trying to get airborne again amid explosions from the attacking German Dorniers on 15th August 1940. ...... | |
  | Tribute to Flt Lt Ian R Gleed by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £380.00 | Flight Lieutenant Ian Widge Gleed is depicted in his personal Hurricane 1 P2798 (LK-A) of 87 Sqn shooting down a Messerschmitt Bf.110 on 15th August 1940. Just visible beneath the cockpit of the Hurricane is his mascot, Figaro, shown kicking...... | |
  | Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. Price : £45.00 | Joined a combat squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain flying Hurricanes and served in the RAF after the war. He died in 2005....... | |
  | Return From Combat by Simon Smith. (B) Price : £260.00 | Two 85 squadron Hurricanes returning to base after a battle over the skies of southern England in the summer of 1940. ...... | |
  | Into the Fray by Richard Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Squadron Leader Douglas Bader leads the Hurricanes of 242 Squadron in an aggressive diving attack upon a large force of Heinkel 111s approaching the Kent coast, whilst Spitfires from 66 Squadron tangle with the escorting Bf109s of JG52. It is Septe...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £150.00 | Hurricanes of 87 Squadron return to their West Country base after repelling attacks by Luftwaffe bombers on nearby aircraft factories, August 1940. Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleeds Hurricane, in which he scored 20 victories, leads the Squadron pilots ba...... | |
| | Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £220.00 | Hurricanes of 87 Squadron return to their West Country base after repelling attacks by Luftwaffe bombers on nearby aircraft factories, August 1940. Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleeds Hurricane, in which he scored 20 victories, leads the Squadron pilots ba...... | |
| | Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £140.00 | Hurricanes of 87 Squadron return to their West Country base after repelling attacks by Luftwaffe bombers on nearby aircraft factories, August 1940. Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleeds Hurricane, in which he scored 20 victories, leads the Squadron pilots ba...... | |
| | Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) SOLD OUT | Hurricanes of 87 Squadron return to their West Country base after repelling attacks by Luftwaffe bombers on nearby aircraft factories, August 1940. Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleeds Hurricane, in which he scored 20 victories, leads the Squadron pilots ba...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | The Greatest Day by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | Sunday 15 September 1940 and Luftwaffe supremo Hermann Goering believed victory over the RAF was at hand. Today, he decreed, would be the day that his 'glorious' Luftwaffe would finally break the back of Fighter Command's stubborn resist...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased) |
   | Trudgian Hurricane Artist Proof Editions Pack. Pack Price : £600.00 Saving : £560 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Tangmere Hurricanes by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Squadron Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | |
    | Roland Bee Beamont Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £440.00 Saving : £500 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. The Exterminator by Stan Stokes. (B) Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
 | Pack 689. Pack of two 87 Sqn Hurricane Prints by Richard Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £190 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Vital Force by Richard Taylor. Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
 | Pack 793. Pack of two Hawker Hurricane prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
 | Nicolas Trudgian Me109 and Hurricane Prints. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £225 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) |
| | Roland Bee Beamont Signed Hurricane Aviation Art. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £270 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| | Battle of Britain Hurricane Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £400.00 Saving : £300 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Tangmere Hurricanes by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) | |
 | Classic Aviation Prints by Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £195.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. | |
 | Laurence Thorogood Print and Clipped Signature Pack. Pack Price : £60.00 Saving : £11 | Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Hurricane MK11C Night Fighters by Barry Price. Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. | |
 | Laurence Thorogood Clipped Signature and Print Pack. Pack Price : £110.00 Saving : £55 | Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Welcome Shore by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. |
 | Laurence Thorogood - Print and Clipped Signature Pack. Pack Price : £70.00 Saving : £25 | Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Unsung Hero by Adrian Rigby. Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. | |
 | Laurence Thorogood - Clipped Signature and Print Pack. Pack Price : £150.00 Saving : £25 | Clipped Signature and Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ace of Burma - Tribute to Wing Commander Frank Carey by Ivan Berryman. (AP) Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. |
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