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John Rollins No Photo Available Died : 26 / 3 / 2005

Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC (deceased) After joining the RAF in 1940 he was called up in early 1941 and entered OTU where he qualified as an observer and was then posted operationally to 466 Sqn at Leconfield on Wellingtons. At the end of 1942 he joined 35 Sqn as a Navigator at Gravely as part of the Pathfinder Force, initially on the Halifax and later converting to Lancasters. He remained with the Pathfinders until 1944 when he was posted to Stoney Cross to convert back to Wellington 1C's as a way of becoming reacquainted with two engined aircraft. he spent the remainder of the war flying Dakotas in the Far East and left the RAF in mid 1946. Died 26th March 2005.

Items Signed by Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC (deceased)

	Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Price : £170.00	On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were......
	Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £295.00	On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were......
	Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (B) SOLD OUT	On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (XX) Price : £140.00	On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men wer......
	Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (Y) SOLD OUT	On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men wer......	NOT AVAILABLE

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC (deceased)

	Halifax Signature Print Pack. Pack Price : £360.00 Saving : £370	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Action This Day by Richard Taylor. Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (C) Operation Mallard by Ivan Berryman. (F)
	Handley Page Halifax Print Pack. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £305	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Legend by Robert Taylor Friday the 13th by Ivan Berryman. (B) Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (D)
	WW2 Halifax Bomber Prints by Gerald Coulson and Stephen Brown. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £25	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Welcome Sight by Stephen Brown.
	Bomber Command Halifax Aircraft Prints by Gerald Coulson and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £50	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Out of the Night - The First To Go In by Robert Taylor. (B)
	Halifax Aircraft Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £120	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Legend by Robert Taylor

	Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £95	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Friday the 13th by Ivan Berryman. (B)
	Pilot / Aircrew Signed WW2 Halifax Prints by Ivan Berryman and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £90	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. No.76 Squadron Halifax by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
	WW2 Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £95	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Operation Mallard by Ivan Berryman. (D)
	Crew Signed Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £235.00 Saving : £95	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (D)
	Handley Page Halifax Prints by Gerald Coulson and Richard Taylor. Pack Price : £275.00 Saving : £85	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Action This Day by Richard Taylor.

WW2 Halifax Bomber Prints by Philip West and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £155

Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Mutual Support by Philip West.

Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC (deceased)

Aircraft for : Flight Lieutenant John Rollins DFC AFC (deceased)
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Dakota Click the name above to see prints featuring Dakota aircraft. Manufacturer : Douglas Production Began : 1941 Retired : 1970	Dakota DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of 23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the 1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970. You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across the world.
Halifax Click the name above to see prints featuring Halifax aircraft. Manufacturer : Handley Page Production Began : 1941 Retired : 1952 Number Built : 6177	Halifax Royal Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Wellington Click the name above to see prints featuring Wellington aircraft. Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953	Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis