SP(BB)09 Flight Lieutenant Gordon Batt AE

Notorious for the ?Bat? insignia on his aircraft, Batt was called up at the outbreak of war and in May 1940 arrived with No 238 Squadron at Tangmere. He was to stay with No 238 Squadron throughout the Battle of Britain and served with the squadron in Egypt from May to December 1941. During the Battle of Britain he shared in the destruction of a Do 17 and also claimed a Bf 109 two and a half weeks later.

This photograph depicts Batt sitting in his Hurricane Mk 1 No. P.2989 during the Summer of 1940.

Flight Lieutenant Leslie Gordon Batt AE
Hand signed 5in x 7in photograph - numbered and certified on reverse.