SP(BB)34 Squadron Leader Douggie Clift

Clift arrived at 11 Group Pool, St Athan in October 1939 and after converting to Hurricanes, joined 79 Squadron at Biggin Hill on November 17. On 15 August 1940 Clift claimed a Bf 110 destroyed and on 30 August he shared in the destruction of a He 111. In July 1941 he was posted to the Central Flying School at Upavon for an instructor`s course. Clift later volunteered for the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (MSFU) and served with it until October 1942. He remained on flying duties for the rest of the war, finishing up in South-East Asia with the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). After the war Clift served with 34 Squadron flying photo-reconnaissance Spitfires until its disbandment in August 1947.

Squadron Leader Douglas Gerald Clift
Hand signed 5in x 7in photograph - numbered and certified on reverse.