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LOT 54:
Recruiting card of a Jewish pilot in the Royal Air Force. 1940
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Recruiting card of a Jewish pilot in the Royal Air Force. 1940
Recruiting card of a Jew named Mendel Wolf - a pilot in the ROYAL AIR FORCE.
On page 2 - the personal details of Wolf, who was born on December 10, 1901, as well as the fact that he is of Jewish descent [eligion: jewish], following dates of assignments he performed between 1941-1943. At the end of the notebook are very serious instructions that include a detailed draft will that the pilot had to sign in the presence of two witnesses, instructions to the pilot regarding keeping the card such as the ban on being without the card, the accuracy of filling in personal details, and more.
The Royal Air Force was the air arm of Britain's armed forces. It is the oldest independent air force in the world. It was founded on 1 April 1918 and played a key role in World War II, when it managed to block the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) as part of the Battle of Britain, and on other fronts. Many Jews took part in battles within the framework of this Air Force, the most famous of which was the late Dr. Sid Cohen, also known as the "Flying Rebbe", Robert Stanford Tuck, Laszlo Lanowitz, and others.
Slight tears in the fabric shell, general condition good.
