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George Black | Air Vice-Marshal George Black CB OBE AFC Air Vice-Marshal George Black CB OBE AFC was born on the 10th of July 1932 in Aberdeen and joined RAF in 1950. Black was awarded the first flying scholarship in Scotland, gaining his private pilots licence at Strathtay Aero Club, Perth. e left No.107 (Aberdeen) Squadron Air Training Corps where he gained the rank of Sergeant to commence National Service duty in the RAF. After undergoing flying training in Canada he joined No.263 Squadron RAF at RAF Wattisham in the rank of Flying Officer. George Black served as a fighter pilot. In 1952 his National Service was converted to a permanent commission and he was seconded to the Fleet Air Arm as a carrier pilot. Flying Officer Black returned to the RAF in 1961 in the rank of Flight Lieutenant and served with No.74 Squadron RAF flying English Electric Lightnings. After a period as a flying instructor at HQ Fighter Command, in 1964 he became squadron commnader of No.111 (Fighter) Sqdn (1964-66,) and ldr of the Lightning Aerobatic Team in 1965. In 1967 he became Cdr Lightning Operational Conversion Unit (1967-69,) then Cdr No.5 (Fighter) Sqdn between 1969 and 1970. On promotion to Group Captain in 1972 Black was appointed Station Commander at RAF Wildenrath in Germany. He became Commander Allied Sector One, Brockzetel in May 1980 on promotion to the rank of Air Commodore and was later appointed Aide-de-Camp to HM The Queen in July 1981 until 1983. Air Vice-Marshal George Black retired from the RAF in July 1987. He was awarded an Air Force Cross in 1962 while with No.74 Squadron and achieved a bar in 1971. He was awarded an OBE in 1967 and became a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1987. Air Vice Marshal Black is a member of the RAF Historical Society and during his career recorded over 5,000 flying hours on around 100 different types of aircraft. |
Items Signed by Air Vice-Marshal George Black CB OBE AFC |
  | QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman. (D) Price : £280.00 | A pair of 29 Squadron Lightning F.Mk3s tuck their gear up and head skyward from the Wattisham tarmac in the summer of 1972. ...... | |
  | A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. Price : £160.00 | Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ...... | |
| | A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £295.00 | Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ...... | |
| | A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £225.00 | Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ...... | |
| | A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (C) Price : £325.00 | Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 ...... |
| | A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £150.00 | Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 o...... | |
  | Lightning Strike by Keith Aspinall. (C) Price : £200.00 | ...... | |
  | Coltishall - End of the Line by Michael Rondot. (AP) Price : £120.00 | Life on the flightline at Royal Air Force Coltishall with the 41 Squadron engineering line building in the background. Coltishall was the last Royal Air Force station to operate three squadrons of aircraft from flightlines in front of squadron hanga...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Air Vice-Marshal George Black CB OBE AFC |
   | Ultimate English Electric Lightning Discount Print Pack. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £315 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson. The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman. BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock. | |
| | RAF Lightning Jet Fighter Aviation Art. Pack Price : £185.00 Saving : £140 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock. | |
| | RAF Lightning Aviation Prints. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £220 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson. The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | RAF Lighting Aircraft Prints. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £155 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. Lightning Legend by Michael Rondot. The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. | |
| | Lightning F.3 Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson. QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman. The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman. |
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