Lot 255

Description

Australia, WWII, bailed out RAAF pilot's false Dutch ID card arranged by Dutch underground as well as part of his silk parachute that has been stitched around the edge and then signed by numerous members of the Dutch underground and others and apart from the word Holland all other text appears to be in Dutch. Stains and some small holes in silk item and foxing on ID card, mostly on outside, otherwise very good - fine and rare. (2)

With some handwritten research notes.
414991 John Damien Carmichael, assistant weighbridge clerk, born 11Jul1923 at Brisbane, Qld; Enl.07Dec1941 in RAAF at age 18 at No.3 Recruiting Centre; to AC2 07Dec1941; LAC 28Mar1942; Emb.29Jul1942 to Canada for training; to UK 25Jan1943; Sgt (T) 30Jun1943; F/Sgt (T) 30Jun1944; WOff 23Aug1944; various postings; missing in air ops while piloting a Spitfire in Hague area of Holland 21Feb1945, in which his aircraft was hit after strafing a German truck and its explosion damaged his aircraft and he successfully bailed out and was helped by civilian Dutch people; he then worked with the Dutch underground until the end of the war and was given Dutch identity papers in the name of Arie Bakker, arranged by the resistance; RTA and Disemb.09Sep1945; Disch.13Nov1945.