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Laurence Thorogood Print and Clipped Signature Pack.
PCK2828. Laurence Thorogood Print and Clipped Signature Pack. Clipped Signature and Print Pack.
Items in this pack :
Item #1 - Click to view individual item
N35. Hurricane MK11C Night Fighters by Barry Price. Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item
CLP0123. Clipped Signature - Laurence Thorogood. Joined a combat squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain flying Hurricanes and served in the RAF after the war. He died in 2005.
Website Price: £ 60.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £71.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £11
All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling
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| Signatures on item 2 | | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | | Name | Info | 
Squadron Leader Laurence Thorogood DFC AE (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55 (matted)
| Joining 87 Squadron on June 14th 1940, Laurence Thorogood was thrown straight into the Battle of Britain, destroying a Ju88 on 25th August. Commissioned in 1941 he then was posted to India and remained in the Far East until the end of the war. He served with No 9 Sqn Indian Air Force (Hurricane IIc) and 67 Sqn RAF (Spitfire VIII) in the campaign down the Arakan Coast. Staying in the RAF after the war, he served in Singapore and Sumatra with 155 Sqn before converting to Vampires on 130 Sqn, after two years instructing on Oxfords at Middle Wallop, we was Adjutant with 615 Sqn, Biggin Hill before moving to Germany in 1951 to fly Vampires with 118 and 94 Sqns. He served on the Thor missile system before finishing his career as a civilian in Whitehall. Sadly Laurence Thorogood passed away in December 2005. We would like to thank Dr John Thorogood for supplying the photo of his father.
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