C20a - C29h

Brunel Standard

Pilot signed Sqn Ldr Tabberer.

Signed by Pehin Isa Defence Advisor tn the Sultan of Brunei.

RAF Mountbatten Special BFPS 1307 postmark.3p Silver wedding stamp.only.

As C21a but Pilot signed

20 Nov 72 BFPS 1307 The Royal Wedding Special First Day CDS on Silver Wedding stamps 25th Anniversary of RAF Marine Branch . Cover depicts Supermarine Sea Otter Sea Plane RD 872, HMAFV 5002 Sea Otter and RAF Mountbatten badge. Posted aboard Her Majesty's Force Vessel 5002 Sea Otter and Conveyed to 1102 Marine Craft Unit RAF Falmouth by Captain Flt Lt Main and flown in Wessex Helicopter XT606 from RAF Falmouth to RAF Mountbatten by Flt Lt Baker. Backstamped red HMAFV Sea Otter , blue black / red RAF Mountbatten and blue black RAF Falmouth. Personally Signed by Gp Capt Rudd, the first Director of the RAF Marine Branch in 1947 and Gp Capt Beamish, the present Director of the RAF Marine branch.Certified No 261 of 947 issued.

RAF Biggin Hill Air Race Carried by a competitor

Signed by competitor B.Lees.

19 May 1973 BFPS 1374 Biggin Hill International Air Fair Special Postmark.with an additional postmark Coltishall RAF Post Office Norwich Norfolk 20 My 73 but this does not cancel the stamp. Biggin Hill International Air Fair. National Air Race 1973. Blue flown cachet Flown on 18th May 1973 in Lancaster PA 474 during the Biggin Hill International Air Show by Captain Sqn Ldr K C Sneller AFC RAF , and Flown in Spitfire PM 631 on 20th May 1973 during the Biggin Hill International Air Show by Wg Cdr D J Seward RAF. Picture cachet of Jetstream the 1971 Race Winner. Personally Signed by President of the International Air Fair Committee W E Drewery , Chairman of the International Air Fair Committee J R Maitland the Lancaster Pilot Sqn Ldr K C Sneller and Spitfire Pilot Wg Cdr D J Seward RAF.RAF Ref No C22c.

UNFICYP Standard

Pilot signed

Signed by all 7 pilots of No 84 Squadron detachment.

20 Sep 73 BFPS 1404 30th Anniv of 1st flight of de Havilland Vampire. RAF Valley. Flown in Hunter & Vampire.

Sgn 2 pilots

Pilot signed by all 3 pilots. Only 200 issued.

Special Signed Peter De Haviland.

as c24b but Signed by Erich Hartmann, the son of a doctor, was born in Weissach,Germany, on 19th April, 1922. He joined the Luftwaffe and was sent to the Eastern Front in the autumn in 1942. An outstanding pilot he was appointed Squadron Commander of Fighter Group 53 in 1944. Flying a ME109 it is claimed he made 352 kills during WW11. In 30 months of fighting he flew 1,425 combat missions and was shot down sixteen times but was never wounded. Erich Hartmann was captured by the Red Army in 1945 and held in a prison camp for ten years. After his release in 1955 he joined the West German Air force Top WW11 Fighter pilot Oscar Romm, Knight's Cross.229 missions 54 fighter sorties 92 Victories .1 JG52 photo of self -enclosed .Alan W Gear DFC 32 Hurricane Sqn, Battle of Britain fighter pilot.
Sqn Ldr G Leggett 615, 245 & 46 Battle of Britain fighter pilot, Sqn Ldr H.M.T.Heron 266 & 46 Sqn Battle of Britain Fighter pilot.Avis Hearn awarded M M for Bravery during Battle of Britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station Aug 1940.Trevor Gray 64 Sqn Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot .

RAFLET Standard

Pilot signed

RAF FDC 15th Anniv RAFLET Stamp Club Signed
1 Oct 73 BFPS 1419 Special Postmark. 15th Anniversary of the RAFLET Stamp Club .Black flown cachet flown in Varsity T MK 1 WL 671 on a staff continuation flight from Oakington then flown from Brize Norton to Atrotiri in VC 10 XR 808, Akrotiri to Nairobi.Capetown, Nairobi, Masirah,Akrotiri un VC10 XR 810 and from Akrotiri to Brize Norton in VC 10 XV 106. Personally Signed by Captain Flt Lt M S Tinson Varsity Pilot , Captain Flt Lt K F Scott VC 10's Pilot and Marshal Royal Air Force Sir Dermont Boyle, Chief of the Air Staff 1956 - 59 and Chairman of the Trustees of the RAF Museum. 8 Backstamps. Museum Ref No C25c.

flown in D H Devon of 21 Sqn Andover to Gutersloh, Gutersloh to Berlin ( Gatow ) and Berlin ( Gatow ) to Wildenrath, Wildenrath to Northolt, Northolt to Andover. Signed by Hon Secretary 1958 to 1973 Mr A G Groom. 5 backstamps.

As C25a but added reflown in Bulldoy XX672 Signed by the Crew

Signed by Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 - 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath's accession represented a change in the leadership of the Conservative party, from aristocratic figures such as Harold Macmillan and Lord Home to the self-consciously meritocratic Heath, and later, Margaret Thatcher.also additional signed by Lt. John M. (Weasel) Wesolowski DFC with 3 Stars, Air Medal with 8 Stars, Presidential Unit Citation with 2 Stars, Navy Commendation Ribbon with Star - He joined the Navy in mid-December, 1940, and completed flight training at Pensacola, Florida in September, 1941, and was assigned to VF-5 (Fighting Five) based on the USS Wasp at that time in the Atlantic Fleet. Fighting Five was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet in early 1942 and assigned to the USS Saratoga during the Battle of Midway and the Invasion of Guadalcanal. When the Saratoga was torpedoed in August, 1942, VF-5 was flown off and based an Henderson Field, Guadalcanal during the height of the battle for that Island. VF-5 and Wesolowski were evacuated from Guadalcanal after a 40-day sojourn when all their planes were destroyed. Wesolowski had contracted malaria and was reassigned to an operational training command until early 1944 when he was sent back to the Pacific Fleet in VBF-9 (Fighter-Bombing Nine) on a succession of aircraft carriers including the Lexington and Yorktown. VBF-9 took part in the first sanier raids on Tokyo and covered the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. - Score:13 in the air; 6 probables and some damaged. Black & White photo of Sir Edward Heath and Wesolwski details. Certified No 2 of only 12 issued by Hans Rossbach

Princess Mary Flown on Medical resupply flight in Westland to RAF Hospitals & Medical Est.

Pilot signed

Special Signed by Matron - in - Chief Air Commandant B.M.Ducat - Amos.

RAF Museum cover C26c Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service signed Klaus Alakoski WW2 Finnish ace with 26 victories. With photo and info.RAF Museum cover Certified Copy No 6 of 10 signed Rossbach.

Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service with 3½p stamp only 30
21 Nov 73 BFPS 1405 50th Anniversary of the Granting of the Royal Charter to the Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service. Black Flown cachet Flown oRAF Brize Norton to RAF Akrotiri in VC 10 XV 107 Aeromedical 30 Covers as C26a bearing a 3½p Royal Wedding stamp instead of standard stamp were randomly distributed.Rare RAF Meseum FDC.

RAF Ely Flown in Puma.

Pilot signed

Signed by Yeo Phillips RNAS 1913 to 1918 then RFC/RAF. Flew Maurice Longhorns 1913 with RNAS.

Signed Matron - in - Chief A.Comdt B.M.Ducat - Amos Dean of Ely (M.S.Carey) & the pilot.

As C27a But with BFPS 1422 & FPO 965 Postmarks. See Ref Book for similar issues.

12 Jan 1974 Waikerie South Australia 14th World Gliding Championships Special Postmark.
14th World Gliding Championships Waikerie Australia 12 - 27th January 1974. blue Flown Cachet in Schempp - Hirth Cirrus by Bernard Fitchett final position 4th. Signed.pilot Bernard Fitchett membersof the British Gliding Team, at the World Gliding Championship

12 Jan 1974 Waikerie South Australia 14th World Gliding Championships Special Postmark.
14th World Gliding Championships Waikerie Australia 12 - 27th January 1974. Green Flown Cachet in Schempp - Hirth Nimbus by Sqn Ldr John Delafield final position 10thSigned.pilot Sqn Ldr Delafield
member of the British Gliding Team, at the World Gliding Championship

Signed pilot. G.Burton

Special Signed by Ann Welch,O.B.E.( only Woman in GB Gliding team) 12 Jan 1974 Waikerie 14th World Gliding Championships Waikerie Australia . This cover was flown at Waikerie South Australia, by the winner of the 19 Metre World Cup, a section within the open class of the world Gliding Championship. He was accompanied by Mrs Ann Welch, the only woman to have represented Gt Britain in a World Gliding Championship. Personally Signed by Mrs Ann Welch Certified Cover 503 of 1246 issued Signed by R Barrett British Team Manager.

First Flights of mail by Hand - Glider Lambourn Downs Signed by the pilot A.G.Breen.1st day flight

as above but 2nd day flight and different cachet.

First Flights of mail by Hand Glider Crashed Signed Pilot
24 Jan 1974 Uffington Faringdon First Flights of mail by Hand Glider Special postmark.First Flights of mail by Hand Glider Lambourn Downs RAF Abingdon. Black flown cachet 4th Day Flights from Liddington Castle towards Liddington in Rogallo Hand - Glider, because of adverse weather conditions early landing made on North side of Liddington Hill. With added Red cachet Recoveredcfrom crash Rogallo hand -Glinder Personally Signed by the pilot Sqn Ldr D J Willis

Fifth day flight 25 Jan 74 by Jnr.tech Green.

Special signed by J /T Breen