CO-ORDINATED 2ND SERIES.AC1 - 100

Op.Deep Freeze

Pilot signed

Operation Deep Freeze Signed Vice admiral Walker USN
21st Jun 1981 NZFPO 90 Mid Winter Flight Christchurch to McMurdo Special Postmark. Operation Deep Freeze The Mid Winter Flightto Antarctica. Red flown cachet flown from Christchurch International Airport to McMurdo Station then onto the South Pole and back to Christchurch in a C141 Starlifter No 63 Mil Alft ( MAC ) Flight time 15.3 hrs. Personally Signed by Vice Admiral E C Walker USN Commander Thrid Fleet. Who received his wings in March 1951 , Reporting to patrol Squadron FIFTY in Setember 1951 and made two deployments in support of the Korean War. Full details enclosed with Black & White photo of Vice Admiral E C Walker.3 backstamps Certified Copy Noof 1000 signed by project Officer.

1st UK Aerial Post

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70th Anniv 1st UK Aerial Post Hendon & Windsor Double Signed
11th Sept 81 BFPS 1912 Hendon Day of Aero Philately Special Postmark. Cover utilizes RAF Museum 70th Anniversary of the first UK Aerial Miniature sheet MS4 which depicts Bleriot X1 flying over Windsor Castle. Flown in 32 Squadron Whirlwind Mk 12 from RAF Hendon Smiths Lawn Windsor to RAF Hendon .Reflown in Duck End Farm Parachute Group Cessna from St Neots to RAF Hendon and delivered by Parachutists at the opening ceremony performed by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader.
Personally Signed by Frances J Field ,
Special Signed Parachutist J R .Nicholls & Francis J Field Served in Royal Warwickshire Regiment during World War . During the War he suffered minor injuries and gasing in France, before being more seriously wounded in 1916. He was discharged 2 years later. He become the living encyclopaedia Britannia of Aerophilately. Details & photo's enclosed the distinguished Aero Philatelist and John Nicholls free fall Parachutist Certified Cover No of 977 Signed by W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

Guinea Pig Club 8p William stamp Signed. Sqn Ldr G H Bennions 41 Sqn Battle of Britain

Guinea Pig Club 8p John Signed Sqn Ldr G H Bennions 41 Sqn Battle of Britain

Guinea Pig Club Signed Gleave & Simpson WW11 Pilots & Guinea Pigs
20 7 82 Jersey.41st Anniversary of the Guinea pig Club. . Green Flown cachet Flown in RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in a Hurricane. Personally Signed by Gp Capt Tom Gleave Commanding Officer RAF Manston at the time of action Group Captain T.P.Gleave CBE.Squadron Leader Gleave commanded No 253 Squadron from 2 June 1940, at RAF Kirton - in - Lindsey.Shot down and grievously burned, August 31st 1940 whilst defending RAF Biggin Hill,Commanded RAF Manston October 5th 1941 to April 13th 1942. Chief Guinea Pig. Also Signed by Sqn Ldr W Simpson CBE,DFC,and Croix de Guerre. Was Flight Commander No 12 Sqn 1936 to 1940. Part of the advanced Stricking Force in France was shot down in his Fairey Battle on 10th May 1940, and suffered severe burns. He was later awarded the DFC for that action prior to the accident. He eventually made his way back to the UK, Via Spain and Portugal in Oct 1941. Sqn Ldr William Simpson underwent numerous surgical operations under Sir Archibald McIndoe and later wrote three books about war experiences and the Guinea Pig's. Before being invalided in 1944 . S/L Simpson served with the S.O.E.. Details & black & White photo enclosed. Certified Copy No of 1026.

As above but also Signed by FIt.Lt.Ian G.Anderson. 16 bombing trips with 166 Sqn and 33 with 156 Sqn

Task Force Falkands islands.

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RAF Task Force to the Falklands Signed Admiral Woodwood. .
23 Jul 82 BFPS 1781 60th Anniv of No2 squadron RAF Regiment special postmark.The Task Force to the Falkland Islands.Cover depicts Map of Falkland Island showing the Battlefields, the task Force landing.Troops at Port San Carlos, RAF Benevolent fund badge & Joint Services Logo.Commemorating the successful conclusion of the Falkland IslandsCampaign. Flown from RAF Lyneham to Ascension Island Via Daker in Hercules MK1 XV 299 of RAF Lyneham.then flown from Ascension Island to the Falkland Islands in Hercules MK1 XV 196 requiring two inflight refuelling operations.The Aircraft flew over port San Carlos,Goose Green,Fitzroy and the Battlefields in the hills surrounding Port Stanley before landing on the short runway.Personally Signed by Admiral Sandy Woodward who from HMS Hermes commanded the Task Force that liberated the Falkland Islands.5 backstamps. Certified copy no of 1200 signed Harrison RAF Museum

6 Apr 83 BFPS 1803 200th Anniv start Montgolfier trials balloon.Flown RAF Kite Balloon Signed Cavanagh

As above but Signed FLt Lt Dix member of No 2 RAF Regiment.

As above but Signed Sac B Matthews member of No 2 RAF Regiment.

Montgolfier balloon Reflown 21.11. 83. Signed pilot & Sac B Matthews

Montgolfier balloon Reflown 21.11. 83. Signed pilot & F / Sgt A B Watins

15 Aug 83 Jersey First Successful Ascent of Manaslu North East Napal..Joint Services East Nepal Signed by 4 members ot the team. eith Hunter, Rod Fountain Terry Moore RAF in the Triumphant team of 4 and Terry Love Flown Gatwick - Hong Kong by B Cal Douglas DC10 Hong Kong - Kathmandu by Royal Nepalese Airlines. Kathmandu - Trisuli by Bedford M Type 4 x 4 Truck of the Brigade of Ghurkas. Carried on 15 day approach march Trisuli - Manaslu North by team members and Nepalese porters also on the return march to Trisuli. Trisuli - Kathmandu by Bedford Truck. Kathmandu - Hong Kong by Royal Nepalese Airlines. Hong Kong - Brize Norton by RAF Vickers VC 10 of 38 Group. . 2 backstamps Royal Air Force Sek Kong 1 Aug 83 and Bomber Command Museum Hendon 30 Aug 1983 Certified Copy of 4000. Full details enclosed.

23 Aug 1983 BFPS 1000 1st Flight S.A.H.1 Flown in the Trago Mills SAH 1, G - SAHI on its first flight from Bodmin Airfield on the 23rd August 1983. Personally Signed by Air Vice Marshal G C Cairns CBE AFC,Joined the RAF in 1944 following a pre entry course at Cambridge University. He completed his flying training at Cranwell before serving with Nos 43 and 93 Squadrons flying Spitfires and Mustangs in Italy and Vampires of 73 Squadron in Malta. Returning to England in 1949 he continued flying Vampires until 1951 when he completed a flying instructors course at CFS followed by an instructional tour on Meteors at Driffield. He then went to Hong Kong as Adjutant , HK Auxilliary Air Force, he undertook the Empire Test Pilots School course later posted to Aircraft & Experimental Esablishment Boscombe Down as a Test Pilot. Full details enclosed.& Black & White photo Certified Copy No 1942 of 2983

200th 1st Manned Aerial Voyage - French versions

As above but Belgian

As above but Britain

200th 2nd Manned Aerial Voyage

AC10a 06 Jun 84 BFPS 6644 40th Anniversary D Day. Flown Hercules & Parachuted by Red Devils £3.00

As above but Signed.by 4 members of RAF Falcons parachuted team

AC10cS 06 Jun 84 Caen Special Postmark on French 2.00 Resistance Stamp. 40th Anniversary D Day. Flown Hercules & Parachuted by Red Devils. Personally Signed Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson was top scoring fighter Ace of the War 38 Victories involved in D Day, Lt Cdr Curtis in command of Convoy S9 consisting of 24 LCL(s) with orders to convey 1st Cdo Bde under Brigadier the Lord Lovat from Warsash to Queen White beach in Area Sword to the West of Quistreham. No 4 Commando had orders to silence gun batteries and strong points in Quistreham while the remainder of the brigade struck rapidly inland to reach Peqasus bridge and join up with the 6th Airborne Division to help secure the eastern flank. If this flank was not secured the Germans could have occupied the low heights overlooking the Orne and their artillery would have threatened 3rd British Divisions slender hold on Sword beach. Thus the assignment given to Lt Cdr Curtis was both important and demanding. Lord Lovat.was unable to sign this cover but kindly gave permission for the use of his facsimile signature . who achieved confirmed victories in the Battle of Britain and not eligible for the Battle of Britain Clasp Lord Lovat.was unable to sign this cover but kindly gave permission for the use of his facsimile signature .Also Signed by S/Sgt Carmine Sabia fought throughout Europe including The Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. A member of company A 27th Armored Infantry Battalion. Part of the 9th Army. On 7th March 1945 was part of the spearhead which arrived in Pemagen Germany and found the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River still standing although the Germans were prepared to blow it up. A small group of men with incredible bravery ran out on the bridge, a partial charge exploded but the bridge stood, The dazed men got up and ran forward again, capturing the Bridge. Carmine Sabia was the 6th man to reach the far end and for his heroism receved the Silver Star. Details enclosed.

As AC 10cB but also signed by Piper Bill Millin. Piper Bill, was personal piper to Lord Lovat, commander of 1 Special Service Brigade at D-Day.Millin is most famous for being one of the few pipers to play during a World War II Battle. Pipers had traditionally led Scottish troops into battle, however the death toll among pipers in World War I was so high that the practice was banned by the British high command. Lord Lovat, however, ignored these orders and Millin, aged 21, played "Hielan' Laddie" and "The Road to the Isles" as his comrades fell around him on Sword Beach.

Cover as Ac10 but with 6 61984 Benouville Postmark on French stamp. Signed by Christian Rooseboom on board Hr Ms Sumatra during the action D Day. Certified Copy No 23 of 27 Signed V Solp.

200th Anniv. 1st Flight. Signed Joe Philip.

Signed by Robin Batchelor hot air balloon pilot.

200 Anniv of 1st FIt. from Brit soil pilot Signed

200 Anniv Manned Aerial Voyage

Reformation 27 Sqn Pilot signed

Special Signed ACM Sir T.Kennedy

70th Anniv 201 ( Guernsey ) Sqn Signed by 2
16 10 84 Guernsey 70th Anniversary 201 Sqn Special Postmark on Guernsey 31p Stamp. 70th Anniversary of 201 Squadron Guernsey Own and national records flight United Kingdom to ther Falkland Islands. Cover depicts201 Squadron Nimrod MR2 and Sunderland Flying Boat. 201 Squadron Battle Honours and RAF Kinloss Badges and Guernsey Coat of Arms. 201 Squadron was officially affiliated as Guernseys Own on 5th May 1939. Flown in 201 Squadron Nimrod 2 XV228 from RAF Kinloss to Ascension to RAF Stanley ( Falkland Islands ) 20 hours 5 Minutes Pilot Wg Cdr Earl OC 201 and Navigator Flt Lt Davis .Personally Signed by by Flt Lt Davis and authenticaticated by David Hamilton, Vice Chairman of the Royal Aero Club. With black National Record and black RAC Cachets, red Flight cachet on reverse with 3 backstamps Black RAF Kinloss, Red Ascension Island and black RAF Stanley.

200th Anniv. 1st successful aerial crossing of Channel Signed pilot

Kentex85 Flown in Fairchild Balloon Signed pilot Mr P Hoar.Certified 600 issued.

5 V 85 40th Anniversary of Operation Manna

Special signed Mhr Van der Val WW11 Food Distribution Administrator who used the food distribution system to help the Dutch Resistance move weapons and evading Aircrew and was a key figure in the distribution of Food dropped during Operation Manna.

Signed Gp.Capt.K.Batchelor Gp.Capt.W.S.0.Randle D.Radcliffe - took part in Manna & receiving at the Rotterdam area. Capt.V.Stolp & an another. 125 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

40th Anniv Operation Manna Signed 4 involved.
5 V 85 Rotterdam ( Netherlands ) 40th Anniv of RAF Bomber Command dropping food to the Dutch at the end of World War 11. Cover depicts RAF Lancasters dropping food by parachute,woman and child waving and RAF Badge.Flown in Battle of Britain Flight Lancaster PA 474 from RAF Coningsby to Gilze to Rijen . Personally Signed by 4 who all took part in Operation Manna.,Gp Capt Randle CBE,AFC DFM pilot,D Radcliffe Flight Engineer, Capt V Stolp & Mhr Van der Wal both at the receiving end of this massive operation mounted at such short notice to feed the starving Dutch people.and to help the Dutch Resistance move weapons and evading aircrew Mhr Van der Wal was a key figure in the distribution of food dropped during Operation Manna. backstamps Certified 6 of 200 covers.

Signed by Warrant Officer Alec Shaw Bates 1939 – 45 Star, Aircrew Europe Clasp Defence & Victory Medals. Served with 5 Group Bomber Command 619 Squadron – Woodhall Spa 54 Base HQ Coningsby 617 Squadron Woodhall Spa. Theatres of Operation US Navy, Jacksonville & Pensacola Europe. Member of Wg Cdr J R Jeudivines crew and later Sqn Ldr J V Cockshotts crew. Certified copy 6 of 13.

Lib of Channel Islands.

Pilot signed

Signed Leslie Sinel author of Occupation Diary compiled during the period 1939 to 1945.

40 Anniv VE - Day BFPS 1945 postmark

As above but Jersey pmk

As AC19aB but signed

Special sgn CoI.P.S.Gabraski (Top US Air Ace also in Korean War)

Personally Signed by Odette Marie Céline Hallowes GC, MBE, Chevalier de la légion d'honneur, (28 April 1912 - 13 March 1995) was an Allied heroine of World War II.
Odette Marie Céline Brailly was born in Amiens in the Somme département of France. Her father was the First World War hero Gaston Brailly who was killed at Verdun in 1918 when she was six years old.
She met the Englishman Roy Sansom in Bologna and married him in 1931, moving with him to England. Her husband enlisted in 1940. When the War Office requested all French-born residents of London to supply them with photographs of their home towns, Odette volunteered her family album, which contained many useful depictions of the Channel coast. She joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), and was later asked to train under Colonel Maurice Buckmaster of the Special Operations Executive and return to Nazi-occupied France to work with the French underground. She left her three daughters in the care of her husband.
She made a landing near Cannes in 1942, where she made contact with her supervisor, Peter Churchill. Using the code name Lise, she brought him funds and acted as his radio operator.
Churchill's operation in France was betrayed by a double agent, and Odette and Churchill were arrested on 16 April 1943 and imprisoned. Under torture by the Gestapo at Fresnes prison in Paris, Odette stuck to her cover story that Churchill was the nephew of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and that she was Peter's wife. The hope was that in this way their treatment would be mitigated.
Odette was condemned to death in June 1943 and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. She survived the war and testified against the prison guards at a 1946 war crimes trial.
Odette's husband had died during her imprisonment and she married Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956.
Her third husband was Geoffrey Hallowes.
Odette Hallowes was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and was the first of three World War II FANY members to be awarded the George Cross (gazetted 20 August 1946).<Actinic:Variable Name = '1'/> She remains the only woman to have received the George Cross whilst alive, all other female GC awards to date being posthumous. She was also appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for her work with the French resistance.<Actinic:Variable Name = '2'/>
In later life Odette's house was burgled and her GC was stolen but after an appeal it was returned with a note saying 'You, madam, appear to be a dear old lady. I am not all that bad- it's just circumstances. Your little dog really loves me. I gave him a nice pat and left him a piece of meat. Sincerely yours, A Bad Egg. Certified Copy No 42 of 50

AC19bJ Signd by Capt.A.Joplin,pilot 617 Sqn. Tirpitz raid and navigator of the Cessna who flew these covers..

Special signed CoI.P.S.Gabraski (Top US Air Ace 31 Victories also in Korean War Ace 6.5 victories)and Adolf Galland Knights Cross with Diamonds 104 Victories

15 Aug 85 Jersey 40th Anniv. V J Day.

40th Anniv. V J Day Signed.

40th Anniv VJ Day Signed McCampbell US Navy Ace 34
15 Aug 85 Jersey 40th Anniversary VJ Day. Flown in Boeing 747 of Cathay Pacific on a flight remembering the 40th Anniversary of VJ Day from Gatwick to Hong Kong Boeing 747 Pilot Captain Robert Wilkinson Personally Signed by the Boeing 747 1st Officer K Chambers and Personally Signed by Captain David McCampbell US Navy Ace 34 Victories.
David McCampbell became a naval aviator in 1934 but it wasn't until 1944 that he flew combat missions from the carrier USS Essex flying F6F Hellcats. 1st victory was in June of 1944, a Mitsubishi A6M Zeke." A week later he shot down five dive bombers in one sortie plus another two "Zekes" later in the day.
During the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 24th, 1944, McCampbell and one other aircraft attacked a formation of 60 "Zekes" heading for the U.S. fleet. They shot down 15 aircraft between them, nine credited to McCampbell ( a record for a U.S. pilot ) causing the enemy to abandon their attack before they could reach a single ship. "I just kept on shooting, he explained. My wingman went on to take on a total of 40 Japanese fighters". For this action McCampbell was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Roosevelt on October 1st, 1945. The day after the Leyte Gulf action he was target co-ordinator for a massed air attack on the Northern Japanese Force in which US forces sank 4 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, and 1 destroyer. For this action he was awarded the Navy Cross
One of only two Navy pilots to be awarded the Medal of Honour, Captain David McCampbell ended the war with 34 aircraft shot down plus another 21 destroyed on the ground. His score of 34 made him the highest scoring Navy 'Ace' and the third highest scoring US pilot of World War II. McCampbell also received the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.Backstamped Cathay Pacific 15 Sep 85 Hong Kong. Details encled with Black & White Photo of David McCampbell on aircraft wing plus other pilots. Certified Copy No of 995 Signed.

As above but Signed by Delton Goerke Pilot on the raid to shoot down of Admiral Isokuru Yamamoto head of the combined Japanese Fleet. Details enclosed.

As Above but Signed by Col Herschel H Green with the 317th Fighter Suadon with 325th Fighter Group and 18 Victories ( Europe ) Lt E R Hanks US Navy Pilot with VP16 6 Victories and Cdr Alexander Vraciu, Alex Vraciu ended WWII as the U.S. Navy's fourth-ranking ace with 19 enemy aircraft shot down plus 21 more destroyed on the ground. He spent the last few months of the war as a test pilot at the Navy's Patuxent River facility. After the war, he commanded VF-51.

200th Anniv 1st Fatality Signed by T Jones Balloon pilot Flown in Viva G- BFFT

200th Anniv !st Fatality Signed byB.Petteford.Balloon pilot Flown in Flaming Mischief G BJNX

200th Anniv 1st Air Fatality Signed Moore Balloon pilot
15 June 85 BFPS 1887 200th Anniversary of the first Air Fatality Special postmark.200th Anniversary of manned flight's first fatality when on the 15 June 1785 whilst attempting a Channel Crossing. Detailed incert enclosed with Black & White photo.Orange flown cachet flown in Skysales G BLSU, Hot Air Balloon during the 1985 Bristol Balloon Fiesta from Ashton Court to Doynton Pilot Michael John Moore. Personally Signed by Michael Moore Balloon pilot Flown in Skysales

200th Anniv !st Fatality Signed by Milton.Balloon pilotFlown in Cuddles Puzzle G-BKTS

100th Anniv !st Flight by an Englishman Signed Daniela Bridge Balloon pilot flown in Limmits

100th Anniv !st Flight by an Englishman Signed Karen Coombes Balloon pilot flown in Cameron

100th Anniv 1st Flight by an Englishman Signed Barbara Moreton Balloon pilot under instruction flown Orpheus

RAF HOT AIR BALLOON FLOWN SIGNED FLIGHT SILK COVER AC22
29 June 85 BFPS 1888 200th Anniversary of the First Manned Flight from English Soil This is a signed RAF cover JS(AC)22 in good condition complete with insert and photo of balloon. Cover commemorates 200th Anniversary of the First Manned Flight from English Soil, the first made in a Hydrogen Balloon Cover flown in hot air balloon Buzz G -BFUZ Cameron Viva 77 during the Bristol Balloon Fiesta from Ashton Court to Barrow Hill Wick Pilot Angela Smith. Personally Signed by the Pilot Angela Smith. Backstamped cachet Landed at St 695724 Boyderick Farm Barrow Hill Wick 0815 Hours 17 August 1985.

Formation of Bomber Command Assoc.BFPS 1892. Signed Chairman

Formation Bomber Command Signed Lady Harriss & T Bennett
27 Jul 85 BFPS 1892 Formation of Bomber Command Association. Blue flown cachet. Flown from Hatfield in Mosquito. Personally Signed by Lady Harris Wife of the late Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris and personally Signed by Air Vice Marshal D C T Bennett.
He was initially told that he would be appointed a Group Capt in Training Command, but when this was downgraded to Squadron Leader, he declined the offer, He was eventually granted the rank of Wing Commander and sent to establish a Navigation School at Eastbourne. Having successfully set up this school, he requested an active assignment and was appointed CO of No 77 Squadron. He flew on operations as often as possible but always with a different crew by replacing that crew's pilot, that way he was able to assess the efficiency of all his crews. April 1942 brought a move to the command of No 10, newly equipped with the four-engined Halifax. Later the same month (27th), he took part in a combined raid by No's 10, 35 and 76 squadron against the Tirpitz. Hit by flak his aircraft caught fire and he set course for Sweden. Unable to make Sweden he ordered his crew to bale out whilst he remained at the controls before making his own escape. Landing in deep snow he located his wireless operator and with the help of friendly Norwegians he managed to cross the border into Sweden and eventually return to Britain resuming command of his squadron one month after baling out and to receive an immediate DSO. However, when No 10 Sqn was posted to the Middle East, he did not accompany them as he was summoned to HQ Bomber Command to see the AOC in C, Arthur Harris, his old CO from the flying boat days. Certified copy No of 1000. Signed by Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

As AC23c but also Signed by Wg Cdr C D Stenner DSO, DFC Bomber Command. 68 Bombing raids on German Cities, Military installations, ships and fuel depots including the thousand bomber raid on Cologne 30 May 1942.

Diamond Jubilee ROC

Crew signed

Special Signed Air Cdre Bennie

Digital Schneider Trophy Race Pilot Signed Mr A Dyer Race position unplaced

Digital Schneider Trophy Race Pilot Signed Lt Cdr Turner

as above but Pilot Signed Mr N Hemming. Race Position 6th

as above but Pilot Signed Flt Lt D Martin . Race Position Highest placed service Entrant.

as above but Pilot Signed Mr P Shipton. Race Position 4th.

as above but Pilot Signed Mr P Crispe Race Position unplaced

Cover with Miniature sheet. Signed by Lt.Lees & crew member.

as above but signed by Mr.K.Wilson.

Special Signed by Gp Capt L S Snaith Member of the Original Trophy Team of the Schneider Trophy in 1931 that won the orginal Schneider Trophy outright for Great Britain. And the 1985 Schneider Trophy Air Race Judge . Details and photo enclosed

25 Anniv.lst Lift - off of P1127

As above pilot signed

Red Arrows Salute Farnborough 1986 Flown & Team Signed.
16 Sept 86 British Forces Postal Service 2123 46th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain postmark.The Red Arrows Salute Farnborough 1986.Cover depicts The Red Arrows at Farnborough 1986 Air Show, RAF Aerobatic Team ( The Red Arrows ) Badge & Farnborough International 86 logo. Red Flown cachet ( on the Back ) Flown by the Red Arrows Hawks from RAF Scampton to Farnborough to participate in Farnborough 96.Personally Signed by Complete Red Arrow Sqn Ldr R.M.Thomas, Team Leader, Flt Lt P.D.Lees, Sqn Ldr A.B.Chubb, Flt Lt P.J.Collins, Sqn Ldr G.I.Hannam, Flt Lt A Lunnon - Wood, Flt Lt Thurley Flt Lt C.D.R.McIIroy, Flt Lt D.W.Findlay and the display team manager Sqn Ldr H.R.Ploszek..Certified copy of 2000 and signed by Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle WW11 Wellington pilot

47th Anniv of Battle of Britain Signed WW11 Fighter Pilot
13 Oct 87 BFPS 2154 The 47th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain special postmark on 17p Lord Dowdind / Hurricane stamp.Lord Dowding Sheltered Housing Project.Cover flown in Hurricane LF 363 of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight from RAF Coningsby to RAF Abingdon to participate in the 1987 Battle of Britain open day flying display.After which returned to RAF Coningsby.Personally signed Sqn Ldr K.N.T. Lee DFC of No 501 Sqn,Royal Auxillary Air Force Pilot of Hurricane P3059 SD N. Fighter pilot Ace in WW11

47th Anniv of Battle of Britain Signed WW11 Fighter Pilot
13 Oct 87 BFPS 2154 The 47th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain special postmark on 17p Lord Dowdind / Hurricane stamp.Lord Dowding Sheltered Housing Project.Cover flown in Hurricane LF 363 of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight from RAF Coningsby to RAF Abingdon to participate in the 1987 Battle of Britain open day flying display.After which returned to RAF Coningsby.Personally signed Sqn Ldr K.N.T. Lee DFC of No 501 Sqn,Royal Auxillary Air Force Pilot of Hurricane P3059 SD N. Fighter pilot Ace in WW11.Also Signed Gp.Capt.F.R.Carey Sqn.Ldr.R.W.Dalton FIt.Lt. F.Gash Wg.Cdr.W.J.Gregory Wg.Cdr.F.W.Higginson Air Commodore G.W.Wright Sqn. Ldr.Haw Sqn.Ldr.R.L. Stillwell.

Signed Gp.Capt.F.R.Carey Sqn.Ldr.R.W.Dalton FIt.Lt. F.Gash Wg.Cdr.W.J.Gregory Wg.Cdr.F.W.Higginson Air Commodore G.W.Wright Sqn. Ldr.Haw Sqn.Ldr.R.L. Stillwell and Bobby Oxspring..

British Army Equip.Exh.

26 June 1988 BFPS 2168 Signed.Lt.CoI.Farrant

Special Signed by Major General P W E Instead GM Director General Logistic Policy ( Army )

Signed by Panzer Ace Paul Egger,Knight’s Cross. Started War 11 as Bomber pilot flew in the Battle of Britain.then transferred to SS Panzer Korps - Score 113 Enemy tanks. Details enclosed.

50 Anniv.Pitreavie Castle Signed.4 pilots (4 FIt).

Special Signed ACM Brook

Pilot signed Hambly & Navigotor Clifford.

as above but signerd by signed Hambly only.

as above but Pilot signed Callagham & Navigator Johnson.

as above but Pilot signed P Hay Callagham & Navigator Smith

RAF Cody FDC Signed Sir Richard Attenborough
16 Oct 88 BFPS 2180 80th Anniversary of the first Aeroplane Flight Britain Special Postmark. 80th Anniversary of the first Aeroplane Flight Britain Farnborough 16 October 1908. Brown Flown cachet flown in Gazelle HT2 ZB 646, precisely over the actual flight path taken by Colonel S F Cody when making the First Aeroplane Flight in Britain at Farnborough.
Personally Signed by Sir Richard Attenborough CBE, D.Litt,DCL . A wartime RAF air gunner,Many great films followed including The Great Escape when he played Big X the late Sqn Ldr Roger Bushell ( executed by the Gestapo ) British Film Academy awards and Hollywood's Golden Globes led him to direct his first film Oh What a lovely War , Then Young Winston, and the Arnhem Film A Bridge Too Far Details & Photo enclosed. Certified Copy No 0502 of 1000 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.Backstamped Royal Air Force Farnborough 16 Oct 1988. RAF Ref no AC32c .

As above but Signed by Sqn Ldr Hambly & Flt Lt Clifford but also Signed by K.W. Mackenzie 43 & 501 Sqns. Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot WW11 Ace. MacKenzie was hit by heavy flak from the ground defences and ditched in the sea. He took to his dinghy, paddled to the shore and was captured. He was in various camps before finishing up at Stalag Luft 11, Sagan.And helped with the Wooden Horse

80 Anniv.lst Aeroplane Flight Britain Signed by Karen Carr Ladies World Snooker champion

25th Anniv.lst Sched. passenger helicopter service Penzance - lsle of Scilly

25th Anniv.lst Sched. passenger helicopter service Penzance - lsle of ScillyCrew signed

18 Apr 89 Penzace Cornwall 25th Anniversary of the Scheduled Passenger Helicopter Service Penzance - lsle of Scilly. Red Flown cachet Flown in Sikorsky S61NM G - BCEB Signed by Mrs M H T Beckerleg JP Tme Worshipful Mayor of PenzanceCertified Copy No 186 of 500 Signed Gp Capt Randle Wellington WW11 Pilot.

Signed by Vice Admiral F L Ashworth Weaponeer Crew Bockscar Nagasaki 1945.Member of the Crew of the B29 Bockscar from which the second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan in WW11 Enclosed write up on his Naval Career. 30 issued.

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow Pilot Hoy No 2

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow pilot Hoy Red No 2 Black Red Arrow cachet on the front.

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow pilot M Cliff Red No 3 Black Red Arrow cachet on the front.

as above but Signed Red Arrow pilot Glover No 8

25th Anniv.Red Arrows.Signed by Red Arrow Pilot Flt Lt J Newton Red No9

40th Anniv 1st Flight Canberra Signed Beamont Test Pilot WW11 Ace
13 May 89 BFPS 2205 40th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Canberra. 40th Anniversary of Canberra Aircraft 13 May 1989. Cover depicts Canberra prototype, Canberra B2 and Canberra PR9 Personally Signed Wg.Cdr.R.P.Beamont.Battle of Britain Fighter pilot with 87 (F) WW11 Ace.(5).Shot down 13th October 1944 spent the rest of the war as a P.O.W..After repatriation became experimental test pilot with the Gloster Aircraft Company then moved to De Havilland as a demonstration pilot ,then to English Electric Company.Beamont managed all the prototype tests on the Canberra, establishing two Atlantic records.He then undertook the P.1 Lightning test programme during which he became the first British test pilot to fly at the speed of sound in a level flight and the first pilot to fly a British Aircraft at twice the speed of sound.. Blue flown cachet Flown in Lightning . Details & Black and white photo of Wg Cdr Beamont Certified Copy 093 of 795 Signed Gp Capt Randle Wellington WW11 Pilot.

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow pilot Hoy Red No 2

25th Anniv.Red Arrows.Signed by Red Arrow Pilot J G Rands Red No 6

25th Anniv.Red Arrows.Signed by Red Arrow Pilot S W M Johnson Red No7

25th Anniv.Red Arrows.Signed by Red Arrow Pilot Sqn Ldr J W Glover Red No8

Royal Aux.Air Force

Pilot signed Beresford.

Signed co - pilot.

Signed Anderson

Special Signed.Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough

Special Signed The Duke of Hamilton & Brandon The Duke of Grafton & Sir Rex Hunt.

Signed by Mickey Mount Battle of Britain Fighter pilot with 602 Sqn. WW11 Fighter Ace.

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow pilot Hoy Red 2

25th Anniv Red Arrows Signed Red Arrow pilot Riley Red No 5

The Royal Tournament Signed by Harrier pilot GR5 ZD 378 Wg Cdr Harvey

Signed by Harrier pilot Flt Lt Poole

The Royal Tournament Signed by Harrier pilot GR5 ZD 404 Sqn Ldr Jones

Royal Tournament Flown Harrier Signed Squire DFC
12 july 89 BFPS 2196 The Royal Tournament Earls Court 12 to 29 july 1989.. Cover depicts RAF Harrier, RAF Flag, London Skyline & Joint Services Logo . The first Royal Tournament A Military Tournament and Assault at Arms was held in the Agricultural Hall Islington, on 21 to 26 June 1880. In 1883 Queen Victoria initiated Royal patronage ,in 1907 the first Royal Navy Field Gun Competition took place, in 1906 the venue was changed to Earls Court & after World War 1 the RAF participated . Flown in 1 Sqn Harrier, G5 from RAF Wittering in a Demonstration formation making the introduction into the service of the Harrier GR5. Personally Signed by Gp Capt Squire DFC, AFC, OC 1 Squadron, awarded the DFC during the Falklands Campaign .Red Flown cachet, backstamped RAF Wittering. Details and Photogragh of Gp Capt Squire and Harrier.Certified Copy of 600 Signed Gp Capt Randle Wellington WW11 Pilot.

As above but Signed by Sir Peter Imbert QPM Commissioner Metropolitan Police.Joined the Police 1953 Transferring CID 1956 closely involved in investigations into terrorist activities. Full details enclosed.

Royal Tournament Flown Harrier Signed Lester Piggott & Squire DFC & Imbert
12 july 89 BFPS 2196 The Royal Tournament Earls Court 12 to 29 july 1989.. Cover depicts RAF Harrier, RAF Flag, London Skyline & Joint Services Logo . The first Royal Tournament A Military Tournament and Assault at Arms was held in the Agricultural Hall Islington, on 21 to 26 June 1880. In 1883 Queen Victoria initiated Royal patronage ,in 1907 the first Royal Navy Field Gun Competition took place, in 1906 the venue was changed to Earls Court & after World War 1 the RAF participated . Flown in 1 Sqn Harrier, G5 from RAF Wittering in a Demonstration formation making the introduction into the service of the Harrier GR5. Personally Signed by Gp Capt Squire DFC, AFC, OC 1 Squadron, awarded the DFC during the Falklands Campaign .
and Signed by Lester Piggott Famous Jockey. Lester Piggott was the greatest English jockey of all time. He rode his first winner at age 12 in 1948, was a champion jockey in England 11 times and won the nation's most prestigious flat race, the Derby, a record nine times between 1954 and 1983. Some of the horses he rode to victory include legends of the Turf such as Nijinsky, Sir Ivor, The Minstrel and Roberto. He retired in 1995, aged 59. He was jailed in 1985 for a year for failing to accurately declare tax on his earnings. The scandal meant that the honour bestowed on him by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975, the Order of the British Empire (OBE), was taken away. Without the jail sentence and tax fraud investigation, he almost certainly would have become Sir Lester Piggott

Also Signed on the reverse by Sir Peter Imbert QPM Commissioner Metropolitan Police at the time of the Royal Tournament .Joined the Police 1953 Transferring CID 1956 closely involved in investigations into terrorist activities. Full details enclosed. Red Flown cachet, backstamped RAF Wittering. Details and Photogragh of Gp Capt Squire and Harrier.Certified Copy 005 of 600 Signed Gp Capt Randle Wellington WW11 Pilot.

5th May 1989 Guernsey Special 201 Sqn Postmark on set of 3 50th Anniversary 201 Sqn affillation . Flown cachet on the back Flown in Nimrod MR Mk2 of 201 Sqn Certified copy no 655 Signed OC 201 Sqn. Backstamped No 201 Squadron 5 May RAF. details and 3 photo's enclosed.

Royal Navy Equipment

Signed by Co - Pilot Gp Capt Randle.

RN Equipment Exhibition Signed Admiral J Slater
24 - 29 Sep 89 BFPS 2289 Royal Navy Equipment Exhibition Special Postmark. Royal Navy Equipment Exhibition RN EE 89 Whale Island Portsmouth 24 - 29 Sep 89 . Red Flown cachet Flown in Lynx 3S, ZF 562 of the Lynx Operational Flying Trials Unit from RNAS Portland to the 1989 Naval Equipment Exhibition on Whale Island Portsmouth. Personally Signed by Vice Admiral Sir Jock Slater KCB LVO Chief of Fleet Support. Certified Copy 0192 of 740 Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

17 Oct 89 BFPS 2210 40th Anniv of the last flight of the Berlin airlift by 30 Sqn.

22 June 1990 BFPS 2240 - Golden Jubilee of Airborne Forces Special Signed.W.S.Churchill Grandson of Winston Spencer Churchill

AC43bL As above but Signed by Capt M I Muir Leader Parachute Regiment Display Team Cover Parachuted by member of Para Regt display team also Signed by The Rev His Honour Christopher Lea wounded at Dunkirk returned home Volunteered X Troop No 11 SAS Commando. Captured during a Commando raid which he lead in Italy in February 1941 spent four years in POW. Was shot in the leg attempting to escape from POW camp.After the fall of Mussolini, moved to Germany before being finally Liberated

11 Nov 90 BFPS 2241-Training at RAF Ringway.

Pilot Signed

11 Nov 90 BFPS 2241 Training at RAF Ringway.Cover depicts Trainees descend
from a tethered balloon at nearby Tatton Park. Trainees dropping from a Whitley and Simulating the last stages of descent, from the Parachute Tower at Ringway.Golden Jubilee Airbourne Forces 22 June 1990.On the back Red Cachet Parachuted by members of the Parachute Regiment Display Team into Browning Barracks, Aldershot on 19th October 1990 on the occasion of the Passing Out Parade of 557 Recruit Platoon. And backstamped The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum 20 Oct 1990.. Personally Signed by Brigadier Alastair Pearson. CB DSO*** OBE MC TD. 8 Para Bn Pegasus Bridge 6th June 1944
Pearson was attached to the South Lancashire Regiment and served briefly in France during January 1940. On 8 June 1940, after the end of Operation Dynamo, he returned to France with the 6th HLI. He fought in the Battle of France with the Second British Expeditionary Force. He was evacuated on 17th June as part of Operation Ariel.
On its return to the United Kingdom, the British 52nd ( Lowland ) Division was assigned to defend the coast whereupon Pearson volunteered to join a special forces unit. He was promoted to the rank of Major and served as second-in-command of 2nd Battalion, 1st Parachute Brigade. Within a fortnight, Pearson was transferred to 1st Battalion by its commander Lieutenant Colonel Eric Down. Pearson was promptly demoted by Down after a rioutous night on the town. Pearson was promoted to the rank of Major for the second time before becoming second-in-command of 1st Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel James Hill.
In October 1942, the 1st Parachute Brigade was sent to Tunisia to participate in Operation Torch. Pearson assumed command of 1st Battalion when Hill was badly wounded on 23rd November. For his actions while under heavy fire, Pearson was awarded the Military Cross. At the age of twenty-seven, Pearson was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of the 1st Parachute Battalion. Pearson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions in late January and early February, 1943. He was awarded a second DSO for actions during the Battle of Tamera in March.
Pearson was awarded a third DSO for his contribution to the Invasion of Sicily. In July 1943, the 1st Parachute Brigade was assigned to capture Primosole Bridge in Sicily, ahead of Bernard Montgomery's 8th Army. Due to high winds, intense flak, and poor flying, less than 20% of the 1,900 men of the brigade landed on target. However, the bridge was captured and Pearson organized a defence. German forces counter-attacked the following day and the paratroopers were forced to withdraw. Pearson helped to recapture the bridge by guiding a battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in an attack on the flank of the German infantry holding the bridge. After the Sicilian campaign, Pearson recuperated from an attack of malaria.
During the summer of 1944, the commander of the new British 6th Airborne Division, Richarf Gale gave Pearson command of the division's 8th Battalion, which had been formed from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Pearson immediately began preparing the battalion for the Battle of Normandy. On the night of 5 June 1944, the battalion departed England for France. On landing, Pearson was shot in the hand but continued to command. The 8th battalion would go on to destroy several bridges over the River Dives and then take up defensive positions in the Bavent Wood, east of Pegasus Bridge. Pearson was awarded a fourth DSO for his contributions during the Battle of Normandy.
On his return to England in September 1944, Pearson surrendered command of the 8th Battalion due to ill health. He then resigned his commission to return to his bakery in Glasgow. In 1947, he rejoined the Territorial Army and commanded the 15th (Scottish Volunteer) Parachute Battalion. Later, he gave up the bakery to turn to farming. In 1951, he was made a Deputy Lord-Lieutenant for Glasgow. In 1967, he was promoted to Brigadier and became Commandant of the Army Cadet Force in Scotland. He became Deputy Lord-Lieutenant for Dumbartonshire in 1979.
When he died at the age of 80 in 1995, Alastair Pearson was the most decorated soldier in the British Army. Details picture enclosed. RAF Ref No JS(CC)44c
Certified Copy No 0571 of 1000 Signed Major General D C Graham CB,CBE

Red Arrows FDC Flown & Team Signed
8 Sep 90 BFPS 2290 Farnborough Special Postmark. The Red Arrows The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Salute at Farnborough. . Red Flown cachet on the back Cover flown by the Red Arrows. Personally Signed by the 9 Pilots Red Arrows Display Team and the team manager. Tim Miller, Paul Rogers, Dom Riley, john Newton, Martin Cliff, Tony Smith A L Huy, Steve Johnson, Andy Wyatt & Andy Stewart team manager second year. Certified Copy Noof 850 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.Details & photos of the team enclosed.

Anniv Battle of Britain FDC Signed Rosier B of B pilot.
11 Sep 90 BFPS 2232 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Postmark on 20p Victoria Cross Stamp.RAF Northolt 75th Annivversary Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary . Red flown cachet on the reverse Flown in HS 125 XX508 of No 32 Sqn over Buckingham Palace on the Battle of Britain Flypast. Personally Signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir F.E.Rosier, Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 229 Sqn Commanding Officer 229 Sqn died in 1998 and Group Captain G Bunn MBE RAF Certified Copy 151 of 483 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. RAF Ref no JS(AC)47c

AC47b8 As above but Signed by 8 Battle of Britain Pilots Crew Douglas Benjamin Fletcher Nicholls 85, 242 & 151 Sqns. Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Geoffrey Garside 236 Sqn Observer ,Cyril B Brown 245 Sqn Pilot, W H Hodds 25 Sqn Air Crew Bristol Blenheim, Avis Hearn awarded M M for Bravery during Battle of Britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station Aug 1940, Alan W Gear 32 Hurricane Sqn, pilot, A G Russell 43 & 145 Squadrons Pilot Joined 43 Squadron at Usworth 28th September 1940, A D Murray Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 46,501 & 73 Sqdns. Details enclosed

BFPS 2258 RAF Reserve Crew signed

RAF Rescue Service Cover Signed Morris
5 Feb 91 BFPS 2258 The 50th Anniversary of Rescue Services special postmark and Cover. On the reverse flown cachet flown on 3 training flights 22 Feb 91 RAF Lossiemouth to RAF Kinloss on a Sea King, 22 Feb 91 from RAF Kinloss to RAF Kinloss on a Nimrod and 1 March 1991 from RAF Leuchars to RAF Leuchars Wessex. Personally Signed by Air Vive Marshal J Morris CBE BSc RAF Air Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. Details enclosed.Certified copy 0914 of 1000 and signed by Wg Cdr McCrae RAF Pitreavie Castle. RAF Ref No JS(CC)48c

Special Signed Flt lt Cruickshank VC & Flt lt Reid VC Holders.

as above also signed by Wg.Cdr.R.A.B.Learoyd VC

10 Feb 91 BFPS 2242 - Operation Colossus. Flown in BN Islander Parachuted by member of the Parachute Regiment Display team ( the Red Devils )

Signed by Captain T C Carroll Leader Parachute Regiment Display Team.

BFPS 2242 - Operation Colossus. Signed J.B. Tait DSO and Three Bars, DFC.Tirpitz Raid with 617 Sqn.

Special Signed by Major General A J Deane - Drummond CB DSO MC

23 Apr 91 BFPS 2272 - 25th Anniv.of the VC1O into Military ServiceSpecial Signed.by 4 Commanding Officers No 101 Squadron RAF since reformation with VC K Tanker aircraft at RAF Brize Norton 1st May 1984 Air Commodore D A Hurrell AFC RAF ( May 1984 to June 1986 ) Gp CApt J L Uprichard RAF ( June 1986 to October 1988, Gp Capt G D Simpson RAF ( October 1988 to June 1991, Wg Cdr P D Scoffham RAF ( June 1991 to date ) Flown cachet on the reverse Flown from Riyadh to Punta Raisi Airport, Palermo in company with three Tornado F3 aircraft on their return from Operation Desert Strom to the United Kingdom following the cessation of the Gulf War. During the air to air refuelling a total of 18600 Kgs of fuel was transferred to the Tornado's flight time 5hrs 35 mins. further flown from Punta Raisi to RAF Brize Norton on the return of No 101 Sqn from the Gulf. then participated in the formation flypast Certified Copy of 90 Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. .

Queen takes Salute Gulf Parade Signed 4
21 June 1991 City Salutes Gulf Parade London special Postmark. Joint Service Operation Granby Flypast on the 21st June 1991 flown in VC 10 10K2, ZA140 of 101 Sqn the lead aircraft of the second element of the fixed wing formation of the second Element of the Operation Granby flypast due to overfly the Manison House London from Royal Air Force Brize Norton to overhead Ipswich where because of insufficient airspace between low cloud and the ground, the Second and third Elements of the Flypast were canclled and the aircraft concerned were most reluctantly flown back to their home airfields.VC 10 Crew Crew Captain Flt Lt A M Skelton, Co Pilot FO C S Panter & Navigator FLt Lt J Gulliver and Flight Engineer Flt Lt C Foggo. Personally Signed by the Crew Captain Flt Lt A M Skelton, Co Pilot FO C S Panter & Navigator FLt Lt J Gulliver and Flight Engineer Flt Lt C Foggo. Backstamped RAF Brize Norton 6 Apr 1991 & 21 Jun1991 Royal Air Force Brize Norton.Add Flown cachet flown in VC 10 K3 ZA 149 from King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh to Punta Raisi Airport, Palermo in company with three Tornado F3 Aircraft on their return from Operation Desert Strom to the United Kingdom following the cessation of the Gulf War. During the air to air refuelling a total of 18600 Kgs of fuel was transferred to the Tornado F3's Flight time 5hrs 35 mins.
Further flown from Punta Raisi to Royal Air Force Brize Norton on the return of No 101 Squadron from the Gulf. On arrival at Royal Air Force Brize Norton ZA 149 participated in a formation flypast together with VC10,K2's,ZA141,ZA142,ZA143 and VC 10 K3, ZA150. Certified Copy No 0281 of 1000Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.AC50d

Special Signed by The Rt Hon Tom King MP, Secretary of state for defence.199 Numbered & issued.

Royal Tournament Special Siqned.Lt Gen Sir John Learmont & Grist.

Special Signed.by 3 former Commandants.Air Commodore Greswell,AVM Howe,AVM Black.

Special Signed by ACM Sir Graydon & AM Sir J Thomson Air Officer Commanding in Chief Support command. 250 certified

25 Jul 91 BFPS 2300 Royal Review of the Royal Observer Corps Special Postmark. Special Signed.3 Air Chief Marshals Harding Jackson Palin and 1 Air Marshal Sir M. Simmons. Royal Review of the Royal Observer Corps & Presentation of New Banner 25 July 1991. On the reverse red flown cachet Flown in 700 Series HS125 of No 32 Sqn from Barajas Airport Madrid to RAF Alconbury. Personally Signed by 3 Air Chief Marshals Sir Peter Harding GCB ADC DSc FRAeS CBIM RAF Chief of Staff , Air Chief Marshals Sir Brendan Jackson KCB BA FRSA RAF Air Member for Supply and Organization Air Chief Marshals Sir Roger Palin KCB OBE ADC MA RAF Air Member for Personnel and Air Marshal Sir Michael Simmons KCB AFC RAF Deputy Controller Aircraft. Certified Copy No of 250

AC53b 16 Nov 91 BFPS 2298 - 50th Anniv. of the Special Air Service. Crew Signed
Crew Signed

Special l Signed.Rt.Hon.Earl Jellicoe.

21 Dec 91 BFPS 2302 - Formation of the Army Air Corps & 1st Air Landing Brigade. Pilot signed.

Signed by 2 Red Devil Parachutists

AAC & 1st Air Landing Brigade Signed Crookenden
21 Dec 91 BFPS 2302 50th Anniversary of the Formation of the Army Air Corps.Formation of the Army Air Corps & 1st Air Landing Brigade. Cover depicts Whitleys dropping Parachutists & towing Hotspurs, A plantoon of parachutists from the 1st Air Landing Brigade about to emplane at RAF Ringwood, Airborne troops on a training excircise in Hotspur Mk2 Glinders at Netheravon, and badges of AAC & Glider Pilot Regiment.
Personally Signed Sir N. Crookenden KCB DSO OBE DL . He volunteered for Airborne forces and became a parachutist. As a brigade major in 6th Airborne Division he took part in the D Day Assault and then commanded the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment from July 1944 until 1947, including the Rhine Crossing in March 1945 Full details enclosed.Certified copy 0809 of 10704 and signed by Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle WW11 Wellington pilot & evader RAF Ref No JS(CC)54d

19 Nov 91 BFPS 1000 The Homecoming Signed by Detachment Commander Wg Cdr McDonnell

The Homecoming Signed OC Brize Norton & OC Lyneham

The Peninsular War 1811 Signed Birtwistle
28 Oct 91 BFPS 2305 180th Anniversary of the Battle of Arroyo Dos Molinos.Special Postmark The Peninsular War 1811. Flown in Hercules XV 297 of No 30 Squadron over the site of Battle of Arroyo Dos Molinos Personally Signed by Major General A C Birtwistle Master of Signals. Detail enclosed. Certified Copy 520 of 798 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. RAF Ref no JS(AC)56c

Army Communications Special added stamp & pmk. signed by all crew members. 143 ISSUED.

137 Anniv Crimean War Signed Lord Raglan
25 May 92 BFPS 2323 137th Anniversary of the Battle of Kerch.Cover depicts Army engineers ( Royal Corps Signals ) using the cable plough to bury the Telegraph in 1811 in the Peninsular War.On the reverse flown cachet flown in Hercules of No 47 Squadron from RAF Lyneham to RAF Akrotiri and then on over the approaches to the Crimea to Adana, Turkey. After discharging cargo required for Operation Warden in Northern Iraq, returned to Lyneham via Akrotiri.Personally Signed by Lord Raglan, the great great grandson of Field Marshal Lord Raglan who commanded the British Forces in the Crimean War. Certified copy 0965 of 1000 and signed by Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle WW11 Wellington pilot RAF Ref No JS(AC)57 & army Communications 2

Indian Mutiny Siege of Lucknow Signed Sir A Outram
25 Sep 92 BFPS 2325 Indian Mutiny Siege of Lucknow.Red Flown cachet on the reverse. Flown in Hercules XV 306 of No 47 Squadron over the City of Lucknow on 13th March 1992 during the flying of the Delhi to Kathmandu leg of Ascot 4256's around the World flight made to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of no 47 Squadon Personally Signed by Sir Alan Outram who is the great great grandson of Lieutenant General Sir James Outram, Bt who commanded the relieving forces at Lucknow. With Details Certified Copy 0791 of 1000 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. RAF Ref no JS(AC)58c

113th Anniv Fort Ekowe Zulu War Signed Earl Kitchener
3 April 92 BFPS2324 113th Anniversary of the Fort Ekowe Special Postmark. The Zulu War 1877 - 1879 The Heliograph. Picture Cachet of Establishing Heliograph Communications from Tulega to thebeleagured Fort Ekowe. . Red Flown cachet on the back Flown in Phanton from RAF Wattisham as part of the last 16 aircraft formation of Phantoms which flew over Buckingham Place to mark the occasion of her Majesty The Queen's Birthday. Backstamped RAF Wattisham. Personally Signed Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Great nephew of the first Earl. Details enclosedCertified Copy No of 1000 Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

AC60cC 14 6 92 Port Stanley FDI 29p Falkland Stamp.10th Anniv. of Op.Corporate Falklands lslands.Signed by 6 Red Devil Parachutists.

RAF FDC Falklands 1982 Signed Major General Moore & Brig Chester
14 6 92 Port Stanley FDI postmark on Falkland Island 34p The South Atlantic Medal Stamp. 10th Anniversary of Operation Corporate Falklands lslands Campaign April to June 1982 .Cover depicts Lt Colonel Jones OBE 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Sergeant Ian John McKay 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the Paras arrive in Stanley 14 June 1982. Red Flown cachet of the back Flown in Tristar of No 216 Sqn RAF Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands, staging through Ascension Island, Ascension to Mount Pleasant and back. Personally signed by Major General Sir Jeremy Moore KCB OBE MC was the Commander of Land Forces during the Falklands War.
Already well known within the Royal Marines and the British Army as a gallant officer, the Falklands War in 1982 made Moore a household name in Britain, most of the English-speaking world, and in Argentina
Moore was on the point of retiring from the Royal Marines when the Argentines invaded the islands on April 2 1982.also Signed by Brigadier J S Chester OBE . Certified Copy No of 500 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle Wellington Pilot WW11 & JSPCC. RAF Ref no JS(AC20 )

Operation Corporate Falklands lslands Signed General & FM
14 6 92 Port Stanley FDI postmark on Falkland Island 34p The South Atlantic Medal Stamp. 10th Anniversary of Operation Corporate Falklands lslands Campaign April to June 1982 .Cover depicts Lt Colonel Jones OBE 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Sergeant Ian John McKay 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the Paras arrive in Stanley 14 June 1982. Red Flown cachet of the back Flown in Tristar of No 216 Sqn RAF Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands, staging through Ascension Island, Ascension to Mount Pleasant and back. Personally signed by Field Marshal Sir Richard Vincent & General Sir Peter der Ia Billiere. Certified Copy No of 500 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle Wellington Pilot WW11 & JSPCC

9 May 92 BFPS 2326 - 50th Anniv. Glider Pilot Regt. Special signed by General Sir John Hackett GCB, CBE, DSO*, MC. when he took part in the disastrous parachute landing on Arnhem in Holland, where the Germans were waiting. On the day before the survivors of the 1st Airborne Division were pulled out of Arnhem, Hackett was severely injured internally by a shell splinter.

Signed by 12 Red Devils Free Fall Parachutist team

6 Feb 92 - BFPS 1991 - Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Flypast. Full Set of stamps FDC. Crew signed.

1992 AC92 BFPS 1992 Queens Accession Flown Signed.
6 Feb 92 BFPS 1992 Fourty Years Royal Flying by Her Majesty the Queen Special Postmark on full set of 40th Anniversary of the Queens Accession se tenant stamps. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force FDC. Purple flown cachet flown in Phantom of No 56 Sqn from RAF Wattisham home of the Firebirds from June 1976 to July 1992, as part of the last 16 aircraft formation of Phantoms which flew over Buckingham Palace to mark the occasion of Her Majesty The Queens Birthday. Crew Signed also Signed by Miss Mary MacRae High Sheriff of Suffolk aboard the Plane. Certified and issued No 10 of 50

10th Anniv Liberation Falklands Signed 4
14 6 92 Port Stanley FDI postmark on 10th Anniv of the Liberation Falklands set of 4 Stamps 14p + 6p San Carlos,29p + 11p War Memorial , 34p + 16p The South Atlantic Medal Stamp and 68p + 32p Government House. 1892 to 1992 SSAFA Nursing and Welfare Centenary. 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands lslands. SSAFA Caring for Service & Ex Service Families. Personally Signed by Sqn Ldr M W B Bradford RAF 216 Sqn, Flt Lt R C Rose No 216 Sqn, Admiral Sir Perter Herbert Chairman Soldiers Sailors and Airmen's Families Association & Wd Cdr D C Vass Officer Commanding No 216 Sqn. . Red Flown cachet on the back. Flown in Tristar C2, ZE 705 of No 216 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands, staging through Ascension Island conveying a party of Very important Politicians, Diplomats and Military Chiefs to the celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falland Islands. The party returned to the United Kingdom by the reverse route. Certified Copy No 465 of 500 Signed by Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot Pilot & evader.First Day Cover.

14 6 92 Port Stanley FDI on set of 4 stamps SSAFA Nursing and Welfare Centenary 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands Personally Signed by Admiral Sir Peter Herbert & Sir Rex Hunt

10th Anniv Ascension Involvement Liberation Falklands Signed 3
12 8 92 Ascension First Day of Issue postmark on set of 4 Ascension Islands 10th Anniversary of Liberation Falkland stamps .SSAFA Nursing and Welfare Centenary South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. 10th Anniversary of Ascension Island Involvement in the Liberation of the Falkland Islands. Personally Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Williamson GCB AFC Vice President SSAFA , Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Harding GCB ADC DSc FRAeS CBIM Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine GCB GBE FRAeS CBIM Military Adviser, British Aerospace.Backstamped Royal Air Force Brize Norton 10 Sep 1992. Certified copy No 0793 of 1000.

10th Anniv Liberation South Georgia Signed 3
20 8 92 South Georgia First Day of Issue postmark on set of 4 South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands 10th Anniversary of Liberation stamps .SSAFA Nursing and Welfare Centenary South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. 10th Anniversary of the Liberation of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. Personally Signed by Field Marshall Lord Bramall KG,GCB, OBE,JP Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and Vice President SSAFA, General Sir Peter Inge GCB, ADC GenChief of the General Staff & General Sir Charles Guthrie Commander in Chief British Army of the Rhine.Backstamped Royal Air Force Mount Pleasant 22 Feb 1993 and Royal Air Force Brize Norton 11 Mar 1993. Certified copy No 0968 of 1000.

28 Sep 92 BFPS 2339 Airborne Forces in Palestine. Signed.Sgt.R.Pritchard added cachet.

Different cachet signed Sgt.K.Woolnough.

Different cachet signed Cpl.J.Towler.

Different cachet signed CpI.P.Cook.

Flown Red Devils - Signed by C.Bulman parachutist - red cachet.

Special Signed.Maj.Tom Duffy

19 Nov 92 - BFPS 2341 - 50th Anniv.Operation Freshman

Signed. Hercules crew.

Special Signed by H B Duckworth member of 38 Wing on Operation Freshman

1 Aug 92 Isle of Man 50th Anniv Formation of the Parachute Regiment

AC69b Flown in Wessex of No 72 Sqn RAF Aldergrove operational Sortie in support 1st Battalion Parachute Regt Signed Crew Pilot Flying Officer P Darnley, Co Pilot Flt Lt T Strode & Rose

50th Anniv Formation of the Parachute Regiment Special Signed Lt Gen Sir Michael Gray KCB OBE Col Commandant Para Regt.

Flown Red Devils - Signed by parachutist - red cachet

13 Mar 93 BFPS 2350 The Boer War Signed.by Boeing 747 crew.

Special Signed.by Sir David Mackworth.

Signed balloon crew.

31 Jan 93 - BFPS 2351 - 50th Anniv.of No.1 Parachute Brigade in Tunisia. Signed. Hercules crew. Special Signed by Brigadier S J L Hill DSO**MC. Commanded 1st Battalion Regt Operation Torch, took part in the Normandy landings and Rhine crossing. Awarded DSO 1942 & received Bars to this order in 1944 & 1945. Wounded three times.Certified copy

Signed by FIt.Lt.W.R.Hughes DFC-70 Sqn.Wellington-Egypt 1941-42. 10 NUMERED & ISSUED.

2 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.

4 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle

6 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle

AC72b9 7 March 1993 - Eur - Apex 93 London SW1 F I S A Postmark Stampex.75th Anniversary of the RAF Personally Signed by Wg Cdr Peter Ayerst DFC 7 OUT Battle of Britain, AVM H Bird Wilson CBE,DSO,DFC 17 Sqn Battle of Britain, John Booth 600 Sqn Battle of Britain, Ken Edwards 600 Sqn, Battle of Britain,Air Marshall Sir John Harris KCB,CBE, Air Commanding No 18 Group,Sqn Ldr Lewis Brandon DSO,DFC8, 141,157 & 488 ( NZ ) Sqns. Famous night fighter Navigator and author of book High Flyer, also stand in for Robert Donat in Thirties films., Alan Gear 32 Sqn Battle of Britain, Gp Capt F R Carey CBE,DFC,AFC,DFM. 43 Sqn & Gp Capt A Ingle DFC 7 AFC 605 Sqn. Sir John Harris AOC 18 Group & Gp Capt W Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot .Details enclosed

2 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.

As above but also Signed by Les Munro,Dambuster pilot 617 Sqdn. Operation Chastise May 16/17 1943.Signed on the back

3 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.

4 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.

6 March 1993 - Eur - Apex British Aerophilatelic Federation pmk Stampex.

Signed.Flt.David G.Bowker 1942. 103 105 Sqdns. Wellington pilot & Alan Buffen - 57 Sqnd.6.Randle.

as above but signed by Air Commodore S.O.Widdows 29 Sqn. Battle of Britain 1940.

Special signed by two Gulf War pilots Cockerill & Paisley.
20 May 93 BFPS 2380 Farewell to the Jet Provost. RAF Linton on Ouse. Personally Signed by Flt Lt Mark Paisey , as a combat Ready pilot was posted to XV Sqn in September 1990 as part of the Tornado deployment to the Gulf. XV Sqn deployed to Bahrain in November 1990 between January and February 1991 he flew 19 Combat missions. & also Signed by Flt Lt David Cockerill basic flying course at RAF Linton on Ouse posted to XV Sqn RAF Laarbruch in Germany. After the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi Forces No XV Sqn deployed to Muharraq in Bahrain in November 1990. in the early hours of 17 Jan 91 Flt Lt Cockerill flew as No8 in one of the first RAF Night low level attacks into Iraq . Completed 20 operational sorties into Iraq.Details enclosed.Certified Copy No 176 of 500 Signed by Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

Special Signed by Flt Lt R Underwood Pilot with 360 Sqn He is the most capped player in the England Rugby XV

11 May 93 BFPS 2368 We remember Cyprus, Malaya & SuezFlown Hercules.

Crew signed.

Special Signed by Brigadier P.E.Crook CBE DSO saw war action Africa,Normandy, Burma, Singpore and Netherlands East Indies. Certified Copy of 819 Signed Gp Capt Randle

29 3 1994 BFPS 2411 50th Anniv Battle of Sangshak.Flown Heathrow to Bangkok Pilot Signed.

Reflown by Red Devils Signed G Wilson Parachutist

Battle of SangShak Special Signed Brig L F Richards CBE Took part operation against Fanatical Tribe

1 Jul 93 BFPS 2370 Battle of somme. Special signed Sir A. Rawlinson.Certified Copy of 800

21 Oct 93 BFPS 2369 We Remember Radfan Borneo Aden

21 Oct 93 BFPS 2369 We Remember Radfan Borneo Aden. Crew Signed.

Radfan Borneo Aden.Special iby Major General M J H Walsh, Lt Col J Williams.

Reflown by Red Devils Signed Red Devils Parachutist

12 Sep 93 BFPS 2371 The Hindenberg Line. Flown Piper Aztec

Pilot signed.

Special Signed by Major The Earl Haig OBE DL ARSA.

6 Nov 93 BFPS 2373 76th Anniv of The Battle of Passchendaele 1917 Air Observation post .

Pilot Signed

Special Signed by Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC. Certified Copy.of 800 Signed Randle

19 Oct 93 BFPS 2372 - 1st Battle of Ypres

19 Oct 93 BFPS 2372 - 1st Battle of Ypres. Crew signed.

Special.Signed.David Smith - Dorrien.Served in the Sheerwood Foresters taken prisoner Tobruk 1942 . He jumped from a train in Italy, while being transferred by his captures to Germany recaptured after 3 months.

31 Dec 93 BFPS 2392 The Battle of Cambria. Flown in Piper Aztec

Signed.Pilot Perter Lord Abbots & Observer Lieutenant K McDowall.

SpeciaI.Signed.F.M.Lord Carver

1 Apr 93-Belize-The Last Air Gunner.Signed.G.T.Charles last Air Gunner

24 Jun 93 - BFPS 2381 - Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices.Black Flown cachet Flown Red Arrows

Final Entry Aircraft Apprentices.24 Jun 93 - BFPS 2381 - Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices.Flown Red Arrows. Signed by Red Arrow pilots A.P. Thurley (1) & S.Chiddention (2)

Final Entry Aircraft Apprentices.24 Jun 93 - BFPS 2381 - Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices.Flown Red Arrows. Signed by Red Arrow pilots A.P. Thurley (1) & J.Bird (5)

Final Entry Aircraft Apprentices.24 Jun 93 - BFPS 2381 - Entry of RAF Halton Aircraft Apprentices.Flown Red Arrows.Special Signed by A.C.M. Sir M.Armitage.

As above but added cachet reflown from RAF Valley in a fly past the parade held at RAF Halton 24th November 1994 also Signed by Wg Cdr F M A Hines No63 Entry, Sqn Ldr M A Taylor No 71 Entry, Officer Commanding No1 & No2 Technical Training & Gp Capt G O Burton No 100 enrty & GP Capt NM J Gilding .Certified Copy No of 150 Signed.

19 Jun 93 BFPS 2378 ORBIS at Biggin Hill Air Fair Flew in BEAC182

As above but signed by the pilot.

Sqn Ldr J G P Millard Nos 1 & 242 Squadrons 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
K C Edwards Air Gunner 600 Sqn Battle of Britain
Sgt H.M.T.Heron joined no 266 Sqn in early July 1940 and moved to No 66 Sqn in September 1940, with whom he scored a single victory. After leaving No 66 he spent the rest of the war as an instructor,
Richard Haine No 25(F) Sqn 4 Sep 1939 First Blenheim fighter patrol of War. Also 600 Sqn Battle of Britain pilot flew with 68, 96, 488 Sqn's. Theatres of operation Europe, Hong Kong, Ace with 5 enemy aircraft destroyed
Sqn Ldr Ken Campbell DFC represents the many airmen who cannot officially be included with the Few, as they were not involved in the Battle of Britain , although they served valiantly before and after the qualifying dates. Having previously in France. Ken was an instructor at 7 Officer Training Unit, Hawarden from June 1940 until he joined 611 Squadron at Hornchurch in July 1941 and then 72 Squadron at Biggin Hill in august.
Neville Duke 92 Sqn.,DSO,DFC & 2 Bars.M WW 11 Fighter Ace 28 Victories.
Wg Cdr P P C Barthropp 602 Sqn Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot WW11 Ace. Details enclosed

6 6 94 BFPS2418 Operation Over Normandy Landing 6th Airborne Division Flown Hercules over drop zones

6 6 94 BFPS2418 Operation Over Normandy Landing 6th Airborne Division Flown Hercules over drop zones Crew Signed

Operation Overlord 6th Airborne Division Signed
6 6 94 BFPS 2418 Operation OverLord Normandy Landing Personally Signed.J.Madocks CBE DL 3rd Air Landing Anti - tank Battery & J C A Roseveare DSO BSc, C Eng, FICE,FIWES commanded 3 Parachute Sqn. Royal Engineers in Normandy. The Cover was flown in Hercules from RAF Lyneham on Exercise 'Normandy Salute first overfling the D - Day Celebrations in Portsmouth and then proceeding to Normandy to drop units of the parachute regiment returned to LynehamFull details enclosed.Numbered. Cetified Copy No 365 of 366 Signed

6 6 94 BFPS2418 Operation Over Normandy Landing 6th Airborne Division Flown Hercules over drop zones Flown Red Devils red cachet - Signed by P North parachutist

6 6 94 BFPS 2419 - Operation Overlord Attack on the Caen Canal & Orne River Bridges Flown Hercules over drop zones at Ranville

6 6 94 BFPS 2419 - Operation Overlord Attack on the Caen Canal & Orne River Bridges Flown Hercules over drop zones at Ranville Crew signed.

6.6.94.BFPS 2420 - Operation Overlord - Silencing of Merville Battery.Flown Hercules over drop zones at Ranville

6.6.94.BFPS 2420 - Operation Overlord - Silencing of Merville Battery. Crew signed.

6 6 94 BFPS2418 Operation Over Normandy Landing 6th Airborne Division Flown Hercules over drop zones Flown Red Devils red cachet - Signed by parachutist D4743

The Quetta Earthquake

Pilot signed.

Quetta Earthquake Signed Major General A Wade
31 May 94 BFPS 2412 The Quetta Earthquake The Mulepack Wireless Set.Red Flown cachet on the reverse flown by No 10 Army Aviation Sqn Pakistan Army. Personally Signed Major General Ashton Wade.CB OBE MC. RAF Ref No AC 89c.Certified copy of 747 and Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.Details enclosed.

25 Aug 94 BFPS 2404 Special Operations Clandestine Wireless. Flown in Pipere Aztec from Biggin Hill to Dieppe then to Beauvais before landing at Le Bourget. Signed by Professor Ande Heintz was a 20 year old student in Caen, he joined the underground group he hid a secret radio and listened to coded messages. Full details enclosed.

Operation Dragon - Invasion of Southern France. Crew signed.

SpeciaI.Signed.Gen.Sir A.Farrar - Hockley

Flown Red Devils red cachet - Signed by parachutist D10230

25 4 95 BFPS 2463 Battle of the imjim River Flown Herclues RAF Lyneham around the World to Cairo,Colombo, Bangkok,Hong Kong,Yokota,Honolulu, Las Vegas,Washington DC and then back to Lyneham

Battle of the imjim River Crew signed.

Battle of the imjim River Signed General Sir A.Farrar - Hockley

25 4 95 BFPS 2463 Battle of the imjim River Flown Herclues RAF Lyneham around the World to Cairo,Colombo, Bangkok,Hong Kong,Yokota,Honolulu, Las Vegas,Washington DC and then back to Lyneham. Personally Signed.General Sir A.Farrar - Hockley GBE, KCB,DSO,MC, M Litt ( Oxon )
The son of a journalist, Farrar-Hockley was born in Coventry 8th April 1924. At the outbreak of the war aged 15 ran away from Exeter school early to volunteer for the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1940; he was found out, and had to rejoin properly in 1941. A sergeant at 17, he was not yet 18 when commissioned in November 1942, and was still only 20 when given command of a rifle company in the 6th battalion of the Parachute Regiment, part of the newly formed 1st Airborne Division. He fought with it in Greece, Italy and southern France, earning a mention in dispatches in 1943 and the Military Cross in 1944.
Returning to the Gloucester's as a regular officer in 1946 after serving in Palestine, Captain Farrar-Hockley was adjutant of the regiment's 1st battalion when it was sent to Korea late in 1950 as part of the 29th Brigade. The United Nations (mainly American) forces were faring badly against the North Koreans and 350,000 Chinese troops who had just intervened. The brigade acted as rearguard when the Americans withdrew south of the 38th parallel, only to be attacked again on New Year's Day 1951.
The Chinese launched another massive offensive on April 22, when the 29th Brigade occupied a defensive position south of the Imjin river with its one Belgian and three British battalions, including the 1st Gloucester s, on the left of the UN line.By dawn on April 24, the Glosters were completely surrounded on a low hill but were ordered to hold on. As they ran out of ammunition, hand-to-hand fighting with bayonets and even beer bottles followed. For his part in this fierce action, Farrar-Hockley was awarded the DSO, normally a decoration for majors and above. Farrar-Hockley, who escaped six times and was recaptured on each occasion but earned a mention in dispatches
On his return to the UK in 1953, Farrar-Hockley went to the staff college at Camberley, then rejoined airborne forces to combat the Eoka rebels in Cyprus, and in time for the 1956 Suez landings. After the British show of support for King Hussein of Jordan in 1958 - and a period as a chief instructor at Sandhurst - he was promoted lieutenant colonel, and given command of the 3rd battalion of the Parachute Regiment in 1962.
In 1964 "Farrar the Para", as his troops knew him, won his second DSO, during operations against the Radfan tribesmen, 60 miles north of Aden, who, under the influence of Arab nationalists, mined and ambushed the road from the British protectorate on the coast to Yemen. The following year he served as a staff officer in Borneo, in support of the two-year-old Malaysian federation during the confrontation with Indonesia, returning to command the 16th Parachute Brigade in 1966.
He went to Northern Ireland as a major-general, when unrest was mounting after the army's arrival in August 1969: the first soldier was killed there in February 1971. Farrar-Hockley left that July, having publicly identified the IRA's role in organising republican violence, and the following month tension rose to new heights when internment without trial was introduced. Relations between the army and the Catholic community deteriorated, the IRA was revitalised, and the departing commander became a potential target for it.
Farrar-Hockley moved on to West Germany in October 1971 as commander of the 4th Division for two years. Following three years at the Ministry of Defence, he became general officer commanding South-East District as a lieutenant-general (1977-79), and then took up his final, C-in-C post.
Among several honorary appointments, he was colonel commandant of the Parachute Regiment and colonel of the Gloucester Regiment, as well as ADC general to the Queen. His many works of military history included The Somme (1964) and the official, two-volume account of the British part in the Korean war (1990 and 1995).
Farrar-Hockley's name was found on an IRA hit list in the 1980s; in 1990, his five-year-old grandson found a bomb attached to a garden hose at his Oxfordshire home. It failed to go off. Certified Copy No of 500

23 Oct 94 BFPS 2413 52nd Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein Flown in Hercules No 70 Sqn

23 Oct 94 BFPS 2413 52nd Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein -Hercules crew signed.

Special Signed by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein only son of late Field Marshal

16 Dec 94 BFPS 2438 50th Anniversary Battle of the Ardennes 16 Dec 44 Flown Hercules

16 Dec 94 BFPS 2438 50th Anniversary Battle of the Ardennes 16 Dec 44 Flown Hercules
Hercules crew signed.

Special Signed by Professor Sir Harry Hinsley OBE MA FBA.Spent the war at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park,work took him USA & the Far East

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Postmark on 20p Isle of Man VE Day Stamp. Final operation. WWll Europe.Flown in Douglas Dakota.

Final operation. WWll Europe. Captain signed Flt Lt J C W Ward

Final Operations WW11 Europe Signed General K.Darling
8 May 1995 Douglas FDI postmark on pair on Isle of Man VE Day 10p stamps Final operations WW11 - Europe. Cover depicts 9 para pass through an enemy road block near Brelingen,and 6th Airborne links up with Russian troops near
wismar May 1945.First allied troops to do so and British airborne troops disembarking from a Stirling at Gardemoen, Norway, to disarm 350,000 German troops and supervise the Liberation, 11 May 1945.Cover Flown from RAF Northolt in Douglas Dakota ZA947 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the VE Day commemorative flypast over Buckingham Palace at 12.45 hrs, 8 May 1995, where the salute was taken by HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother,, accompanied by HM the Queen and HRH the Princess Margaret.Red flown backstamp.Handsigned by General Sir Kenneth Darling GBE KCB DSO. During the War he commanded the 11th ( TA ) Battalion of his regiment,until he volunteered for parchute training.He dropped in Normandy with 6th Airborne Divison,and was wounded on D + 1 . He succeeded to the command of12th para and led it through the Ardennes, the crossing of the Rhine and in the advance to the Baltic. He then took it to the Far East for the Final phases of the War against Japan, where he was promoted to command 5th Parchute Brigade in Java..Full details enclosed.Certified copy and signed Colonel K.Coates airborne Appeal.

Signed by Mauno Frantila Finnish fighter Ace. WW11Details enclosed. 5 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

Signd by Capt.A.Joplin pilot 617 Sqn. Tirpitz raid.

24 3 95 BFPS 2446 50th Anniversary Operation Plunder Special Postmark Crossing of the Rhine Operation Varsity . Crew signed.

24 3 95 BFPS 2446 50th Anniversary Operation Plunder Special Postmark Crossing of the Rhine Operation Varsity

Special Signed Lt Col F Eadie commanded 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion through Germany 1945.

Flown Red Devils red cachet - Signed by parachutist

12 Oct 95 BFPS 2487 Ulster Operation Banner.Flown in Army Lynx from RAF Aldergrove

AC97b Crew Signed Commander WO2 A R Ansell, Pilot Cpl D A Thorpe, Air Door Gunner P Watson

12 Oct 95 BFPS 2487 Ulster Operation Banner.Special signed by General Sir Frank King GCB MBE.

1 Jan 96 BFPS 2488 Formation of Airborne Territorial Army The Airborne Territorial Army

The Airborne Territorial Army Signed 7
1 Jan 96 BFPS 2488 Formation of Airborne Territorial Army Special Postmark. The Airborne Territorial Army FDC. Picture cachets depict TA Paratroopers parachute from an RAF Hercules using the Irwin low level parachute to begin their annual camp, Para TA mortar platoon on Exercise White Rhino waiting to emplane on Chinooks. And drawing and fitting at RAF Northolt prior to parachuting onto Fassberg DZ in Germany at the start of annual camp 1980. Blue flown cachet flown on 19th Feb 96 in Hercules C130 Mk 3 No XV177 of No 70 Squadron RAF from RAF Lyneham and carring members of the Territorial Army on Exercise Lanyard 3 for a parachute drop onto Frog Hill on the Stanford training Area. Personally Signed by Air Commander Wg Cdr P Williams, Pilot ( Capt ) Flt Lt J Jones, Co Pilot Flt Lt C Hodgson, Navigator Flt Lt J Storer, Air Loadmastert Flt Lt J Dunne, Air Engineer Sgt P Lewis & 2nd Airloadmaster Flt Sgt A Seddon. RAF Ref No JS(AC) 98b.

Special Signed by Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs GCB CBE DSO MC JP.

15 Aug 95 Douglas 20th Anniversary World War 11 VJ Day Postmark Final Operations Far East. Flown in Tristar No 216 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to Kuala Lumpur and return. supporting Exercise Suman Warrior. Brize Norton - Bahrain Brize Norton. , Bahrain - Kuala - Colombo - Bahrain . two crews,