EXPERIMENTAL JET AIRCRAFT SERIES. EJA1- 30

EJA1a

15 May 96 - BFPS 2516 - 55th Anniv.Gloster E28/39. Signed.by Gloster Meteor pilot.

20 Sep 98 - Hatfield - 55th Anniv.of De Havilland.

20 Sep 98 - Hatfield - 55th Anniv.of De Havilland.Pilot signed.

16 Jul 97 - Cowes - 50th Anniv. of Saunders - Roe SR A/1 Special.Signed.by John Oliver Lancaster DFC - Experimental test pilot Saunders - Roe 1946 - 49 & Robert Stanley Strath Saunders - Roe Ltd • 1939 - 59 & Westlands 1959 - 86.

RAF FDC Hawker Signed N Duke Test Pilot & Stanbury Eng
2 Sep 97 Kingston 50th Anniversary of Hawker P1040 Special Postmark. Picture cachet depicts First Prototype P1040 VP401, After Conversion P1072,Sea Hark FGA6 & First Sea Harw Prototype. Hawker P1040 First Flight 2 September 1947. Personally signed by Sqn Ldr.Neville F.Duke Hawker test pilot 1948 - 56.chief test pilot 1951- 56 & J.Vivian Stanbury Project Engineer/Chief Project Engineer Hawker Aircraft Ltd.1940 - 56.Details enclosed. Certified Copy No of 500 Signed by Project Officer.

13 Nov. 97 - Baginton - Armstrong Whitworth AW 52.

Signed by Meteor pilot.

13 Nov. 97 - Baginton - Armstrong Whitworth AW 52.Special signed by Eric G.Franklin OBE DFC AFC. Chief test pilot Armstrong Whitworth 1948 - 1965 and Alan J.Troughton MA CEng FRAeS FIMechE Armstrong Whitworth 1945 - 1965
13 Nov. 97 - Baginton - Armstrong Whitworth AW 52.Special signed by Eric G.Franklin OBE DFC AFC. Chief test pilot Armstrong Whitworth 1948 - 1965 and Alan J.Troughton MA CEng FRAeS FIMechE Armstrong Whitworth 1945 - 1965

50th Anniv of Armstrong Signed 2 Test Pilots
13 Nov. 97 Baginton Armstrong Whitworth AW 52 Special Postmark on set of 4 Queen's Golden Wedding stamps 50th Anniv of Armstrong 13 Nov1947.Picture cachet of First Protype TS 363, Second Protype 368 and Glinder AW 52G RG 324. Re - flown from Chalgrove in Martin - Baker's Gloster Metor T7 ( mod) WL419 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the first Emergency ejection from a British Aircraft made by Jo Lancaster on 30 May 1949 & pilot W M Hodgkins. Personally Signed by John Oliver 'Jo' Lancaster DFC Ceng FRAeS on 30 May 1949. WW11 Wellington Pilot with 40 Sqn 31 operations including Berlin , Stettin and a formation daylight raid on Brest. Then posted to No 22 OUT for flying instructing duties during which he participated in the first two 1000Bomber raids on Germany. Full details enclosed. Experimental Test Pilot Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd 1949 - 62. & pilot W M Hodgkins Test Pilot Martin - Baker Aircraft 1988 - 99. Certified Copy No 0110 of 250. Details enclosed.

9 Mar 98 -- Hucclecote - 5Oth Ariniv. of Gloster 042 Gl/44.

Pilot signed.

9 Mar 98 -- Hucclecote - 5Oth Ariniv. of Gloster 042 Gl/44.Special . signed Sqn Ldr Jan Zurakowski Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Chief Development Test Pilot Gloster Aircraft Company 1947 to 1952.Harold Moon Head of Structures Gloster Aircraft Company 1947-62.

19 Nov.98 - Kingston-5Oth Anniv.Hawker P1052.

Pilot signed.

29 Dec 98 - Hursley - 50th Anniv.of Supermarine Type 510.

29 Dec 98 - Hursley - 50th Anniv.of Supermarine Type 510.Crew signed.

Special. signed Lt.D.W.Morgan Experimental test pilot 1950 - 1964 & Gordon Powell Vickers Supermarine 1941- 1959

4 Sep 99 - Woodford - 5Oth Anniv.of AVRO

Pilot signed.

10 Oct 95 - BFPS 2485 - 45th Anniv.of Boulton Paul Pill.

10 Oct 95 - BFPS 2485 - 45th Anniv.of Boulton Paul Pill. Pilot signed.

10 Oct 95 - BFPS 2485 - 45th Anniv.of Boulton Paul Pill. Special.Signed.A.E.(Ben)Gunn Chief Test pilot & C.V. Kenmir Flead of Aerodynamics Boulton Paul.

13 Mar 96 - BFPS 2502 - 5th Anniv. Fairey F.D.l.

Crew signed.

13 Mar 96 - BFPS 2502 - 5th Anniv. Fairey F.D.l. Special.Signed.by P.Twiss OBE. DSC & Bar - Test pilot & John Hillard Experimental Flight Manager 1950 - 62. Both worked for Fairey Aviation Co.1946 - 60.

21 Jun 96 - BFPS 2524 - 45th Anniv.of Handley Page HP88.

Signed VC crew.

21 Jun 96 - BFPS 2524 - 45th Anniv.of Handley Page HP88.Special Signed.by Sqn.Ldr.H.G.Hazelden DFC & Bar Chief test pilot Handley Page Ltd.l947 - l967 & Godfrey Lee(facsimile).

10 Aug 96 - BFPS 2536 - 45th Anniv.of Short Sperrin

Signed by Captain

45th Anniv Short Sperrin 1st Flight Signed Test Pilot
10 Aug 96 BFPS 2536 45th Anniv of Short Sperrin 1st Flight 10 August 1951 . Red Flown cachet flown from Defence Test & Evaluation Organisation Boscombe Down in BAC 1 11 . Personally Signed by Wg.Cdr.E.John Shaw AFC, Service test pilot RAF Farnborough 1954 to 57 & Malcolm l.Wild, flight test development Engineering Short Brothers 1952 to 1966. Certified Copy No 0376 of 500 Signed by Wing Cdr Greaves JSCC.

31 Aug 96 - BFPS 2538 - 45th Anniv.of Supermarine Type 508.

Signed.by Sea Harrier pilot.

Supermarine Type 508 Signed Commander Orr WW11 Ace
31 Aug 96 BFPS 2538 45th Anniv.of Supermarine Type 508 Special Postmark.Red Flown cachet Flown in Sea Harrier F/A2 ZD612 of theSea Harrier Operational Evaluation Unit attached to No 899 Naval Air Squadron on an air intercept and air combat sortie to evaluate aircraft radar and weapon system prior to departing for Puerto Rico for the Royal Navy's initial in service firings of the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile AIM 120B.
Personally Signed.by Commander .S.G.Orr DSC & 2 Bars. AFC. Commanding Officer Naval Test Squadron. A & AEE Boscombe Down 1953 to 1956. & M.W.Salisbury member Aerodynamics Dept.Vickers 1974 to1978, Head of Engineering Military Aircraft Division BAe ( Retd)
Commander .S.G.Orr Rank: Lt (1941), Lt Cdr (A) (1943)
Honours and Awards: DSC (4.1941) & 2 Bars (6.1941, tirpitz 4.1944), AFC (1946-1948 test pilot)
Other information
- air ace with 6 confirmed destroyed enemy aircraft, 6-8 shared destroyed, 1 shared probable 2 shared destroyed on water.
- one of the first RNVR Sub Lts to see action.
- Orkneys for ops against southern Norway, 5.1940 (806 sqdn)
- flew over Dunkirk during evacuation, 5.1940 (806 sqdn)
- onboard HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean till 1.41, 13 enemy aircraft shot down over at this time (806 sqdn). - operations over Syria 7.1941
- leading fighter cover in Operation Tungsten, attack against the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway, 3.4.1944, received DSC - 3 He115 shot destroyed on operations in Rorvik, Norway, 14.5.1944 (804 sqdn)
- AFRAeS
- Seniority 6.1954 (Cdr) Commands: 896 Sept 1942 March 1943, 804 Aug 1943 to June 1944
Certified Copy of 500 Signed.

2 Dec 97 - Belfast - Short S.B.S.First Flight flown Tornado.

Crew signed.

EJA18a 4 Oct 98 Belfast - 45th Anniversary of Short S.B.4 Sherpa. Flown in Shorts 360-300 G-BNMU £2.50

4 Aug 99 Warton - 45th Anniv.of English Electric.

Crew signed.

45th Anniv English Electric P1 Signed 3 Test Pilots and Engineer.
4 Aug 99 Warton Preston 45th Anniversary of English Electric P1. First Flight 4 August 1954. Cover depicts first Prototype P1 WG760, Prototype P18 XA847,Second Prototype P1A WG763, Lightning F8, Lightning F2 and Lightning T4. Red Flown Cachet Flown in Tornado F3 ZE155 a NAMMA/BAe flight development aircraft on a sortie from BAe Warton flight testing software for integration of the advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile ( AMRAAM ) and Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile ( ASRAAM). Personally .signed by Wg.Cdr.J.L.Dell Electric Aviation Chief test pilot 1961 - 70, J.W.C.Squier Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 64 Sqn., Test pilot 1946 - 1966, Sir F.Page,Chief Engineer 1950 - 59 & Wg.Cdr.R.P.Beamont,Chief test pilot 1947 - 61.Battle of Britain fighter pilot.Certified copy no 264 of 499 signed by project officer.

11 Aug 99 - Hamble - 45th Anniv.of Folland Midge FO 139

Flown in Gnat Signed Pilot

6 Oct 99 - Hayes - 45th Anniversary of Fairey FD2

Crew signed.

2 Ap 97 Belfast 40th Anniv. of Short sc1 First Flight.

Crew signed.

40th Anniv of Short SC1 Signed Test Pilot design Staff
2 Apr 97 Belfast Northern Ireland 40th Anniversary of Short SC1 . Cover depicts Short SC1 First Flight 2 April 1957, Rolls Royce Thrust Measuring Rig Flying bedstead XJ314, First Prototype XG 900 Later Configuration and Second Prototype XG905. Flown in VAAC Harrier T4 XW175 of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Boscombe down, on the latest in a long series of trials on the Vectored thrust and advanced Aircraft control ( VAAC ) Harrier which are working on the development of advanced flight control techniques for future V STOL aircraft.Personally signed by Alexander Frederick Cecil Roberts OBE Development Test Pilot Short Bros 1956 to 1968 and Charles Denis Hatton member of design staff & Head of Quality Short Bros 1936 to 1982.Certified Copy No 137 of 500 Signed by Wing Cdr Greaves JSCC.

16 May 97 Cowes 4Oth Aniv.Saunders - Roe SR 53.

21 Oct 95—BFPS 2486—35th Anniv.of Hawker P1127.

Crew signed.

Reflown in the lead aircraft of a formation display during the inauguration ceremony of Joint Force 2000 at RAF Wittering on 31 March 2000. Subsequently the cover was reflown in a Sea Harrier for deck landing on HMS Invincible.The cover has been Signed by Rear Admiral I.R.Henderson CBE, Air Officer Commanding No 3 Group Royal Air Force, and by the Commanding Officers of the two Harrier squadrons who flew in the inauguration display, Wing Commander S.M.Bell BSc, OC No 1 Squadron RAF, and Commander D.H.Mackay, CO 899 Naval Air Squadron.Certified Copy of 200 Signed by Wg Cdr Greaves JSCC project Officer.

17 Aug 96 BFPS 2537 35th Anniv.Handley Page H.P.115. 1st flight.Flown in Concorde

Concorde Flown Heathrow to Farnborough Signed Pilot Ross
17 Aug 96 BFPS2537 35th Anniversary of Handley Page H.P.115 First Flight - 17 August 1961.Blue flown cachet.Flown in British Airways Concorde G - BOAC from Heathrow Airport to Farnborough International 96 organised by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC).Farnborough home of the Royal Aircrat Establishment and doyen of Britain's aviation research and of experimental flying,has been the centre of aviation excellence from 1904 to the present day.Personally Signed by the Concorde pilot Capt .D.Ross.Backstamped Heathrow Farnborough.

14 Apr 97 - Filton - 35th Anniv. of Bristol Type 188 - Flown in Bristol Blenheim from Duxford to North Weald to take part in the Air Show.

Signed pilot.

26 Mar 98 Luton Hunting H 126 First Flight

26 Mar 98 Luton Hunting H 126 First Flight.Pilot signed.

27 Sep 99 - Weybridge - BAC TSR2 1st flight.

Crew signed.

8 Aug.96 - BFPS 2535 - 10th Anniv.British Aerospace EAP - First Flight.

18 1 2000 Muncaster FDI Cancelled Aircraft Projects 1950 & 1960s