Beschreibung:

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders. An RAF officers uniform belonging to Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, GCB, KBE circa 1951, the blue cloth tunic with Gieves tailors label to the inner pocket printed 'L/8/51 84/12473 Sir A.P.M. Sanders KBE' with cloth RAF brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, silvered staybrite buttons, rank stripes to cuffs, and gilt metal E.II.R. shoulder badges, 79 cm long, together with officer's cap with king's crown cloth badge with RAF Museum label, trousers and two RAF Museum card labels inscribed with attributing and collection number 81/U/131, the same number stitched to the lining (Quantity: 1) Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, GCB, KBE (1898-1974) was educated at Haileybury and Sandhurst. On completion, he was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1916 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps a few weeks later. He was a pilot on 5 Squadron in May 1917 and was wounded in a dogfight with German aircraft. As a result, he lost his arm but managed to land his aircraft. He assumed a more desk-based role until the end of the war. Sanders served on the air staff of Aden Command from 1932-33 and was promoted to group captain just prior to the outbreak of WWII. During WWII he served on the staff of the RAF Staff College where he was responsible for planning the first wartime course. He held various senior positions throughout the remainder of the war. Post-war service saw him as the Commandant of the RAF Staff College at Bracknell and he retired from service in 1956.