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L F W Stark
| Squadron Leader L F W Stark DFC* AFC C de G (Belg) (deceased) Lawrence W F Stark was born on 16th November 1920 in Bolton, Lancashire and was educated at Bolton School and then The Lancashire and Manchester Technical College. Pinkie Stark joined the RAF in 1941 and trained to be a pilot in Canada. On his return to England he spent some time flying Avro Ansons and Boulton Paul Defiants before being sent to a Typhoon OTU and and to 182 Squadron, then posted on operations the 10th January 1943 to 609 Typhoon Fighter Squadron, based at Manston. The squadron had been tasked to counter the hit and run attacks over South-East England by Fw190s. On 12 March 1943 Lawrence W F Stark had his first victory when he downed a Fw190 over Dunkirk. He shot down two Ju88 bombers over France, one in October and the other on 2 November 1943. He flew so low when claiming the first of these Ju88s that he clipped the top of some trees, returning to base with branches in the now misshapen nose of his Typhoon. On 4th January 1944 he shared in the destruction of a Dornier Do217, he also shot down a Caudron Goeland transport and another Fw 190, with 5½ victories and another aircraft destroyed on the ground he qualified as an Ace. He served on with 609 Squadron throughout occupied Europe, eventually taking over as the Squadron Commander and, awarded the DFC, became an Ace as one of the most successful Typhoon pilots in aerial combat. In February 1944 he moved to 263 Typhoon Fighter Squadron as a flight commander, to carry out ground-attack operations, still with the Typhoon. He flew sorties in support of the D-Day landing attacking ground targets in Northern France but in July 1944 he was shot down in Brittany. With the help of the French resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in a motor boat. Stark later returned to 609 Squadron as commanding officer to continue the ground-attack work. Stark continued flying in the RAF and gained a Bar to his DFC. In 1947 he completed the Empire Test Course and was posted to Boscombe Down as a test pilot, in particular with the Blind Landing Experimental Unit performing automatic landing trials. He was awarded the AFC and C de G (Belg). He retired from the RAF in 1963 and later became manager of Rochester Airport.. Sadly Squadron Leader Stark passed away on the 1st of August 2004. |
Items Signed by Squadron Leader L F W Stark DFC* AFC C de G (Belg) (deceased) |
| Red Section Scramble by Ivan Berryman. (C) SOLD OUT | 609 Sqn Hawker Typhoons are shown taking off from Manson in Kent in February 1943. Nearest aircraft, R7872 (PR-S) is that of Sgt John Johnny Wiseman, the other, DN294 (PR-O) being the mount of Fl Sgt Alan Babe Haddon. Both aircraft we...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (AP) Price : £240.00 | Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o...... | |
| Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (B) Price : £250.00 | Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o...... | |
| Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (C) SOLD OUT | Here, in the brightening morning sky, Typhoons are prepared for the first sortie of the day. One has already fired up its big, powerful engine, blowing up whirlwinds of Normandy dust, ground crew hover, ready to remove chocks prior to taxi and take-o...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. Price : £180.00 | Conceived initially by Hawkers (of Hurricane fame) as a fast powerful fighter, the Typhoons performance in this role proved to be disappointing in the respect of rate of climb, and at height. They did however eventually come into their own as a super...... |
| Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £210.00 | Conceived initially by Hawkers (of Hurricane fame) as a fast powerful fighter, the Typhoons performance in this role proved to be disappointing in the respect of rate of climb, and at height. They did however eventually come into their own as a supe...... | |
| Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £140.00 | Conceived initially by Hawkers (of Hurricane fame) as a fast powerful fighter, the Typhoons performance in this role proved to be disappointing in the respect of rate of climb, and at height. They did however eventually come into their own as a super...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader L F W Stark DFC* AFC C de G (Belg) (deceased) |
| Pack of 4 Hurricane and Typhoon prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £350 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. | |
| Typhoon Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £385 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoon Scramble by Stephen Brown. Typhoons Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B) Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | |
| Roland Bee Beamont Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £440.00 Saving : £500 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. The Exterminator by Stan Stokes. (B) Hurricane Heroes by Nicolas Trudgian. Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
| Hawker Typhoon Aviation Art Trade Discount Print Pack. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £285 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Closing the Gap by Robert Taylor. Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (C) | |
Pack 670. Pack of two Typhoon prints by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. (SM) Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. (SM) | NOT AVAILABLE |
Pack 862. Two Hawker Typhoon aircraft prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson. | ||
Pack 1252. Hawker Typhoon Prints by Gerald Coulson and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £250 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B) Typhoons at Falaise by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) | ||
Typhoon Aviation Art by Richard Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Typhoons Outward Bound by Richard Taylor. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. | ||
Sqn Ldr Stark DFC Signed Typhoon Aviation Art by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (B) Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. | ||
Sqn Ldr Stark DFC Signed Normandy Typhoon Prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £190 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson (AP) Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. (B) |
Wing Commander Bee Beamont Typhoon and Tempest Signed Prints by Gerald Coulson and Stan Stokes. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. The Exterminator by Stan Stokes. (B) |
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