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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 Michael Giddings. Flew Spitfires with No.122 Sqn in Scotland and with No.246 Sqn in Malta arriving on HMS Eagle. He later flew with No.118 Sqn and commanded No.129 Sqn and scored at least 4 victories in the war. He was a test pilot for 3 years then commanded No.57 Sqn with the Victor, retiring in 1976. He died in 2009. 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 : CLP2954 Clipped Signature - Sir Michael Giddings. - 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! Giddings, Michael Signature(s) value alone : £55 £10 Off! Now : £45.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

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Air Marshal Sir Michael Giddings KCB CBE DFC AFC (deceased) *Signature Value : £55	As a Wing Commander, was Commanding Officer of No.57 Squadron from 3rd January 1959 to 19th May 1960. At this time the squadron was based at RAF Honington and had just begun to operate the Victor in the Medium Bomber Role. During the Second World War, he had flown Spitfires with No.122 Sqn patrolling the Firth of Forth. In July 1942 he flew his Spitfire from HMS Eagle to Malta and provided air support for the Pedestal Convoys with No.246 Sqn. He flew with No.118 Sqn during the Allied offensive after D-Day, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, latterly commanding No.129 Sqn. He had scored 4 victories and many more probables and damaged during the war. Post war he became a test pilot for three years then took Staff roles until commanding No.57 Sqn on the Handley Page Victor. After this he took more Staff positions until retirement in 1976. After retiring from the RAF he worked with the Department of the Environment from more than a decade. He died on 5th April 2009.