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Mahinder Pujji
| Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased) In 1940 Mahinder, a qualified pilot flying for Shell in India, volunteered to join the RAF and was commissioned as Pilot Officer. Arriving in England, he was posted to 43 Squadron, and then 258 Squadron at Kenley, flying both Hurricanes and Spitfires. Later posted to the Western Desert, then to India, and finally to Burma, where he completed two tours against the Japanese. Sadly, Mahinder Pujji passed away on 22nd September 2010. |
Items Signed by Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased) |
![]() ![]() | The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian (AP) Price : £145.00 | A large umbrella of Spitfire Wings covered most of the sky over Dieppe during the Allied attack Operation Jubilee on 19th August 1942. Squadron leader Johnnie Johnson leads 610 (County of Chester) Squadron down from top cover support to lend a hand t...... | |
![]() ![]() | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £395.00 | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | |
![]() ![]() | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £275.00 | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | |
![]() ![]() | A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Royal Air Force and Royal Navy fighter aircrews flew combat throughout the six long years of World War Two. At the outbreak of war in 1939 four RAF Hurricane squadrons and two equipped with Gladiators went immediately to France where in short time N...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. Price : £170.00 | GL2. Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. ...... |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APB) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APC) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APD) Price : £320.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APE) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... | |
![]() ![]() | Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. (APF) Price : £480.00 | Each of the 20 artist proof remarques features a hand-drawn remarque of a famous WW2 RAF fighter pilot alongside the signatures....... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased) |
![]() ![]() | Pack 575. Pack of two WW2 Fighter prints by Simon Smith and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £155.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith. Fighter Pilot of the Royal Air Force by Graeme Lothian. | |
![]() ![]() | Pack 622. Pack of two Spitfire artist proofs by Philip West and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £215.00 Saving : £210 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Spitfires - Masters of the Air by Philip West. (AP) The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian (AP) |
| Squadrons for : Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 25th July 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1945 In medias re - Into the middle of things | No.258 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Gloria finis - Glory is the end | No.43 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Squadron Leader Mahinder Pujji DFC (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | ||
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Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351 | Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. | ||
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