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Peter Brothers, Battle of Britain ace and one of the finest pilots the RAF has ever had. His medals and logbooks are being sold at Dominic Winter Auctions<br />
The gallantry medals awarded to one of the RAF's finest Battle of Britain aces have been sold by his family for £192,000.<br />
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Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers destroyed 16 enemy aircraft during the Second World War and was a veteran of the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid and D-Day. <br />
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In his RAF logbooks that were also sold, he drew red swastikas to mark all his 'kills' and he wrote the words 'Good Show' to describe the Normandy invasion.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: DominicWinterAuctions/BNPS

Peter Brothers, Battle of Britain ace and one of the finest pilots the RAF has ever had. His medals and logbooks are being sold at Dominic Winter Auctions
The gallantry medals awarded to one of the RAF's finest Battle of Britain aces have been sold by his family for £192,000.

Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers destroyed 16 enemy aircraft during the Second World War and was a veteran of the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid and D-Day.

In his RAF logbooks that were also sold, he drew red swastikas to mark all his 'kills' and he wrote the words 'Good Show' to describe the Normandy invasion.