Autographs of Michael Beetham
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael James Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL (17 May 1923 – 24 October 2015) was a Second World War bomber pilot and a high-ranking commander in the Royal Air Force from the 1960s to the 1980s. As Chief of the Air Staff during the Falklands War, he was involved in the decision to send the Task Force to the South Atlantic. At the time of his death, Beetham was one of only six people holding his service's most senior rank and, excluding Prince Philip's honorary rank, he had the longest time in that rank, making him the senior Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
The son of Major G. C. Beetham MC, Beetham was born in London on 17 May 1923. He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School.
As a young man he witnessed the Battle of Britain from the ground which prompted him to join the RAF in May 1941. Promoted to leading aircraftman on 19 June 1942, Beetham was granted an emergency commission as a pilot officer on probation in the RAFVR on 13 December 1942. He was promoted to flying officer in the RAFVR on 13 June 1943.
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Traded items with a signature of Michael Beetham
The most expensive item with a signature of Michael Beetham (RAF Bomber Stories * Multi-Signed by 5 aircrew including Michael Beetham*) was sold in September 2020 for £25.00 while the cheapest item (1987 RAF 20 Cover - Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham - signed) found a new owner for £0.80 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2023 with an average selling price of £0.99 for an autographed item of Michael Beetham. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2020 with £25.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from Michael Beetham is worth £3.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Michael Beetham were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1978 Marshal of RAF Viscount Trenchard cover signed by Sir Michael Beetham. | £0.99 |  |
| 1982 Handley Page 0/400 cover signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham. | £1.72 | |
| 1998 80th Anniversary RAF cover signed by Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC | £2.20 | |
| ACM SIR MICHAEL BEETHAM GCB CBE DFC AFC Signed RAF B4c Handley Page Bomber Cover | £4.94 | |
| ACM SIR MICHAEL BEETHAM GCB CBE DFC AFC Signed RAF B4c Handley Page Bomber Cover | £3.99 | |
| Battle of Britain Pilot HUGH GLEN NIVEN & SIR MICHAEL BEETHAM Signed RAF Cover | £8.94 | |
| BOMBER COMMAND PROFILE, SIR MICHAEL BEETHAM SIGNED. | £16.99 | |
| MRAF Michael Beetham Signed Cover & 2 Battle of Britain Pilot & Crew | £4.50 | |
| MRAF Michael Beetham Signed Marshal of the Royal Air Force | £2.00 | |
| MRAF Michael Beetham Signed RAF cover G W Benn R L Jones Battle of Britain WW | £7.59 | |
| Photo Signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham Chief on the Air staff | £10.95 | |
| RAF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER BOMBER COMMAND SIGNED SIR MICHAEL BEETHAM DFC AFC | £1.41 | |
| WW11 Bomber Pilot Profile Signed Sir Michael Beetham Bomber Command Pilot | £18.00 | |
| WW2 MRAF Sir Michael Beetham DFC AFC signed 80th anniv of the RAF flown cover | £9.99 | |
| “The Nuremberg Raid” Signed Author & also Marshall Of The RAF Michael Beetham | £8.00 | |
