WWII bomber pilot's Victoria Cross fetches record price
A Victoria Cross awarded to a 21-year-old World War II bomber pilot has sold at auction for £335,000.
The VC, which was presented to Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid in 1944 by King George VI, was bought by an anonymous bidder, setting a new record price.
Flt Lt Reid, from Crieff in Perthshire, was given the VC for his part in a bombing raid on Germany in 1943.
A total of five of his medals were auctioned at Spink in London, raising £348,000.
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The VC, which was presented to Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid in 1944 by King George VI, was bought by an anonymous bidder, setting a new record price.
Flt Lt Reid, from Crieff in Perthshire, was given the VC for his part in a bombing raid on Germany in 1943.
A total of five of his medals were auctioned at Spink in London, raising £348,000.