EXPERIMENTAL JET AIRCRAFT SERIES. EJA1- 30

EJA1a

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

55th Anniv.Gloster Signed Brown Test Pilot & Engineer
15 May 96 - BFPS 2516 - 55th Anniv.Gloster E28/39. First Flight 15 May 1941 Red Flown Cachet Flown from DTEO Llanbedr in Gloster Meteor . Personally Signed.by Capt.E.M.Brown, chief Naval test pilot 1944 to 49 & G.W.Done, RAFVR senior development engineer Power Jets 1940 to 45.Certified copy of 498

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

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

Special.signed J.W.Wilson Test pilot -.Ass.chief Test pilot 1949 - 57. Chief Operation Engineer 1957 - 87 & D.R.Newman De Havilland Aircraft 1936 - 1968. Chief Aerodynamicist 1958 - 1968.

15 May 96 - BFPS 2517—50th Anniv. of De Havilland.

Signed.by Havilland Comet crew.

Special.Signed.by John Cunningham Chief Test pilot de Havilland 1946 - 1977 & Ralph Marcus Hare member of de Havilland Stress Office from 1945.

27 Jul 96 - BFPS 2534 - 50th Anniv.of Supermarine Attacker. Signed by Spitfire Pilot Sqn Ldr Day.

16 Jul 97 - Cowes - 50th Anniv. of Saunders - Roe SR A/1

Crew 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.

2 Sep 97 - Kingston - 50th Anniv.of Hawker P1040.flown in hawker Hunter T 7 Signed by Flt.Lt.P.Baker BA test pilot.

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.

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

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

Special.signed by T.D.Lucey Test pilot 1952 - 54 Chief production Hawker test pilot D.Lockspelser. Hawker production test pilot 1955 - 58. J.H.Simmonds Design dept. 1934 - 83.

Special Signed by Sqn Ldr Neville .F.Duke DSO OBE DFC & 2 BarsHawker Aircraft Company Test Pilot 1948 - 1956 Chief Pilot 1951 - 56.Air Commodore Roger Lesie Topp AFC & 2 Bars OC111(Fighter )Sqn and leader of the black arrows 1955 - 1958,AVM.Peter A.Latham CB AFC OC111(Fighter )Sqn and leader of the black arrows 1958 - 1961and Wg Cdr M.B.Stoner pilot of Hunter which re - flown this Cover.

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

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

4 Sep 99 - Woodford - 5Oth Anniv.of AVRO Special Signed by J G Harrison OBE AFC Avro Test Pilot 1954 - 58 and Chief Test Pilot 1958 - 1970 and J R Ewans Avro 1954 - 1958.

10 Oct 95 - BFPS 2485 - 45th Anniv.of Boulton Paul P 111 flown in Beagle Basset

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

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

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.

11 Aug 99 - Hamble - 45th Anniv.of Folland Midge FO 139 Flown in Gnat Signed Pilot

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.

Crew signed.

16 May 97 Cowes 4Oth Aniv.Saunders - Roe SR 53. Special.Signed.Lt.Cdr.P.M.Lamb DFC & Bar AFC Chief test pilot West land Aircraft 1958—73 & R. B .Stratton, chief development Engineer. Saunders - Roe SR 53 Project 1954to 60.

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

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.

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.

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

Pilot signed.

Special.Signed.by John David Eagles - Director of Flight Operations British Aerospace Warton 1983 - 86 & John Vincent Project Manager 1984 - 87.

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

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

Special Signed by A D Theobald Graphic designer & illustrator,International Stamp designer. RAF Philatelic Consortium and Wg Cdr Greaves producer and R A Smith Facimile Signature Aircraft Flight Test A & AEE Boscombe down 1966 to 1969 and 1985 to 1990.Author of Inserts for JSCC,EJA series of Covers.