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<B> </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=388 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Mosquito (Mossy) 84 Squadron</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="45a23a40.jpg" border=0 width="547" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Waterclour,   Size 20x16ins  Circa 1997     DH98 Mosquito FBVI 84 Squadron</div> <bR> <div> Commisioned by the pilot of this aircraft in far east, 84 squadron. He also flew Spitfire's in Battle of Britain, and I believe P40s in middle east. His name W J  Rutledge and his rank was Lieut/ Colonel of the Royal Artillery. He volunteered for flying in 1940 when RAF was scraping the bottom of the barrel for pilots, which would indicate he had a p/licence or training prior to the war. He stayed with the RAF for the duration ending up a Squadron Leader. Nobody knew his home but he did talk about fighting the IRA in his younger days. I knew him as Bill at the Winchester RAFA branch and at that time he was about 80. The painting was given to him,  but he insisted giving £100 to the RAFA. funds. Sadly he died 1year after recieving the painting. The whereabouts of the painting today is unknown. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lightnings"><U>BACK</U></A>  <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WINTER FORTRESS"><U>NEXT</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>