£800 - £1,200
± The War Gallery Spitfire Pilot officer Gerald Archibald Langley R.A.F.V.R. medals and log book "One of the Few" Pilot officer Gerald Archibald Langley R.A.F.V.R. No 81641, his medals and log book, together with a Uniform jacket and hat. With a small collection of ephemera including,Commissioning certificate,letter to father from his CO and facsimiles etc. Gerry Langley was born at Stony Stratford in 1916 and educated at Wolverton Grammar School. In 1936 he moved to Spinney Hill, Northampton,and joined the R.A.F.V.R. in March 1939 at Sywell where he flew DH.82 and Harvard aircraft . Commissioned in May 1940 he was posted to No.41 Squadron at R.A.F. Hornchurch flying Spitfires. He was shot down whilst attacking JU88's on Wednesday 11th September 1940 over Sevenoaks, and baled out. On Sunday 15th September 1940 he was again shot down in Spitfire P9324 by ME109's at Bulphan near Thurrock, Essex, and was buried at St Peter and Paul's church, Abington,Northants. - This lot will be subject to an additional VAT charge of 20% on the hammer price
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