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Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)

John Mitchell

John Mitchell
The signature of Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)

5 / 2 / 2016Died : 5 / 2 / 2016

Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)

John Mitchell had a remarkable career. An RAFVR officer, he was mobilised on the outbreak of war and just missed going to join a Fairey Battle Squadron in France where he would have undoubtedly been killed. He was instead posted to 58 Squadron flying Whitleys, surviving a tour of operations in 1940/41 including ditching in the North Sea. Awarded the DFC, he was sent to the US, helping to develop the first navigation training simulators with the famous Link Trainer factory. He was later awarded the US Legion of Merit, signed by Harry Truman. Returning to the UK in 1942, he was selected to join the crew of Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, the famous Avro York – Ascalon. For two years he navigated 'The Owner' – as he was known – around the world from North Africa to Italy, the Middle East to Moscow, including to the famous Teheran and Yalta conferences. He flew 'General Lyon' (aka HM George VI) on several occasions (for which he was personally decorated), as well as some of the great military leaders of their time from Alexander to Alanbrooke, Smuts to de Gaulle. After the war he continued to enjoy an eventful career. He was Senior Navigation Instructor at the RAF College, Cranwell and then held a similar post at RAF Manby where he undertook long-range exercises over the North Geographic Pole in the converted Lincoln, Aries III. He later returned to Air Attaché duties and was appointed to Moscow during the Brezhnev regime, finishing his career in the Air Intelligence world of the MoD. John Mitchell died 5th February 2016.


Items Signed by Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)

 A pair of 29 Squadron Lightning F.Mk3s tuck their gear up and head skyward from the Wattisham tarmac in the summer of 1972. ......
QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman. (D)
Price : £280.00
A pair of 29 Squadron Lightning F.Mk3s tuck their gear up and head skyward from the Wattisham tarmac in the summer of 1972. ......

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 Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter.  Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
Price : £160.00
Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......

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 Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter.  Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (AP)
Price : £295.00
Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......

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 Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter.  Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (B)
Price : £225.00
Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......

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 Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter.  Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (C)
Price : £325.00
Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ......

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Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter.  Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 o......
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (Y)
Price : £150.00
Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 o......

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Lightning Strike by Keith Aspinall. (C)
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Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)



Ultimate English Electric Lightning Discount Print Pack.
Pack Price : £290.00
Saving : £315
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson.
The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.
QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman.
BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock.

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RAF Lightning Jet Fighter Aviation Art.
Pack Price : £185.00
Saving : £140
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.
A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock.

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RAF Lightning Aviation Prints.
Pack Price : £260.00
Saving : £220
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson.
The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.

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RAF Lighting Aircraft Prints.
Pack Price : £200.00
Saving : £155
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
Lightning Legend by Michael Rondot.
The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.

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Lightning F.3 Aviation Art Prints.
Pack Price : £190.00
Saving : £170
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman.
The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.

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Air Commodore John Mitchell, LVO, DFC, AFC (deceased)

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