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Clipped Signature - Hugh Niven Joining 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Abbotsinch on 7th May 1939, he was called to full-time service at the outbreak of war and after training rejoined 602 Squadron at Westhampnett on 1st September 1940, serving with it until September 1941. His Spitfire was damaged in combat with Me109s over Maidstone on 29th October 1940. He was admitted to hospital on 24th September 1941 with tuberculosis and was invalided out of the RAF on 12th March 1942 as a Flying Officer spending some years in hospital thereafter. He died on 8th April 2008. Item Code : CLP0119B Clipped Signature - Hugh Niven - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING CLIPSIG Clipped Signature. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Niven, Hugh Signature(s) value alone : £60 £60.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Clipped Signature - Hugh Niven. CLP0119 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING CLIPSIG Clipped Signature. Clipped signatures are usually obtained from prints or publications that have been signed in person. Often, signatures have been rescued - or clipped - from prints that have been damaged in another area. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Mount, Micky Niven, Hugh MacLean, Hector Rose, Stuart Nigel Signature(s) value alone : £240 £10 Off! Now : £230.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Flying Officer Hugh Niven (deceased) *Signature Value : £60	Hugh Glen Niven was born in Toronto, Canada in 1919.Niven joined 602 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Abbotsinch on 7th May 1939 and began his training in Avro Tutors. On the outbrteak of World War Two he was posted to 11 EFTS Perth on 25th October 1939. He went to 15 FTS Lossiemouth on 23rd March 1940 and after completing the course he moved to 5 OTU Aston Down on 17th August to convert to Hurricanes. Niven rejoined 602 Squadron, then at Westhampnett, on 1st September 1940 but, having had no Spitfire experience, he was posted to 601 Squadron at Debden three days later. After much complaining he rejoined 602 Squadron on 21st September. His Spitfire, X4603, was damaged in combat with Me109s over Maidstone on 29th October. Apart from a few days with 603 Squadron in late July 1941, Niven was serving with 602 until 23rd September 1941. He was admitted to Horton Emergency Hospital on the 24th, suffering from tuberculosis. He was invalided out of the RAF on 12th March 1942 as a Flying Officer. Sadly Niven died on 8th April 2008.

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