FIRST SERIES S 1 -10

RAF Upavon Concorde flown

RAF Middle Wallop

Pilot signed

Sc2lWW1 signed by Gp.Capt. G.E. Livock, DFC, AFC, Flt.Lt. RNAS in seaplane and flying boats.CO of Westgate R.A.C. No 1004 flew Hendon 1914

11 Nov 69 Hounslow Maurice Farman Shorthorn cover,Black flown cachet flown RAF Northolt to Le Bourget and return by Basset C C 1 of No 32 Sqn .

Pilot signed

As above but also Signed by the Navigator

Signed Zbigniew Wroblewski Polish Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot 302 Sqn Died 1995

Signed by Giles Tuberville WW1 Pilot who flew the Sopwith Camel & Shorthorn at RAF Northolt 1918 as per aircraft on the cover

23 Aug 69 BFPS 1089 RAF Chivenor Special Postmark. RAF Chivenor. Purple Flown cover Flown in Phanton from RAF Chivenor to RNAS Lossiemouth in Phanton.

Pilot Signed

RAF Abingdon

Pilot signed.

Signed by team leader M.Green.

Signed.Air Vice Marshal F. Sowrey former CO 46 Sqn. Abingdon.

as SC5a signed by General leutnant Adolf Galland,Knight’s Cross,Oak - leaves,Swords & Diamonds. Having led a squadron in the Spanish Campaign. Adolf Galland was an experienced Ace by the time World War 11 started. Adolf Galland fought in the Battles of Poland,France and Britain, leading the Famous JG26 Abbeville Boys in the West. He flew in combat against the RAF’s best including Douglas Bader , Bob Stanford – Tuck , Sailor Malan and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941 at the age of 29 was promoted to Inspector General of the Fighter Arm which he held until the end of 1944. In February 1942 The German Leader selected Galland personally to organise and conduct the fighter escort for the spectacular Channel Dash. He became the youngest general in the German high Command was given responsibility for the Fighter Operations in Sicily just before the Allied landings.As Allied air superiority increased he was given responsibility for the Night Fighter Arm but never succeeded in convincing German Leader to concentrate the Luftwaffe’s entire effort on air defence. Open disagreements with Goering’s tactics led to his dismissal. He reverted to combat flying, forming the famous JV 44 wing flying Me262 jet fighter to become the only General in History to lead a squadron into battle. With 104 Air Victories, all the the WestSigned.Air Vice Marshal F. Sowrey former CO 46 Sqn. Abingdon.Details enclosed

Signed by A.V.M.Roach ACM Sir Ivelaw Chapman WWI Ace MRAF Sir J.Slessor Sqn.Ldr.Bartlett WWI Ace.MRAF Neil Cameron Air Cdr.C. Adams & Leonard Cheshire VC Holder.

Signed by P.G.Leggett 615 245 & 46 Sqn's Sqn Battle of Britain pilot .

20 Sep 69 BFPS 1088 Battle of Britain postmark 1/- Raf stamp RAF Biggin Hill Battle of Britain cover

SC6b Signed by Spitfire pilot W.A.Moxon

RAF Linton on Ouse. Bishop cachet.

Waddington cachet

Pilot signed Bishop

Pilot Signed Waddington

5 Feb 70 BFPS 1103 . 50th Anniversary of the RAF College 5th Feb 1920 - 1970. Flown cachet flown from RAF College Cranwell to Yaernes Norway in Varsity WF 370 Pilot Group Capt D B Craig. Later became Marshal RAF

Personally Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, GCB, OBE (born 17 September 1929) is a retired Royal Air Force officer
After receiving his commission in 1951, the Lord Craig went on to fly Meteors and Hunters. In 1965, Craig was appointed Military Assistant to the then Chief of the Defence Staff, Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull. During this time, Craig witnessed many of the policy changes that came about whilst Denis Healey was Secretary of State for Defence.
Notably, he has commanded No. 35 Squadron, been Station Commander at RAF Cranwell, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command.
Lord Craig was Chief of the Air Staff from 1985 to 1988, and subsequently Chief of Defence Staff from 9 December 1988 to 1 April 1991.
and member of the House of Lords. He served as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the United Kingdom and thus the professional head of the British Armed Forces.

RAF Brize Norton

Pilot signed.

RAF Binbrook 50th Anniv of the 1st double - crossing of the atlanic R.34

Pilot Signed £5.00

RAF Lyneham

Pilot Signed

Flown Endland to Australia signed by Auster pilot R.E.Rudd.100 issued

Special as SC11b but including FPO 186 ( RAF Muharraq ) and Bangkok GPO backstamps. Only 60 issued

Flown Darwin to Melbourne With 3 x 5c Australian Stamps.

RAF HendonArrow 9 cachet Haddock

Apollo cachet Smith

Concorde cachet Hazell

Delta cachet Rust

Wine Glass Perraux

1 Aug 70 BFPS 1118 Special Postmark.RAF Halton Flown from RAF Abingdon to Bordeaux France in Andover of 46 Sqn.

as SC13a but Special postmark omitted

Pilot signed

Flown from Bordeaux to Abingdon. 80c Franc stamp postmarked Rochefort.

RAF Halton Flown from Bordeaux to Abingdon. 80c Franch stamp postmarked Rochefort. pilot Signed

As SC13b but also Signed by Erich Hartmann, the son of a doctor, was born in Weissach,Germany, on 19th April, 1922. He joined the Luftwaffe and was sent to the Eastern Front in the autumn in 1942. An outstanding pilot he was appointed Squadron Commander of Fighter Group 53 in 1944. Flying a ME109 it is claimed he made 352 kills during WW11. In 30 months of fighting he flew 1,425 combat missions and was shot down sixteen times but was never wounded. Erich Hartmann was captured by the Red Army in 1945 and held in a prison camp for ten years. After his release in 1955 he joined the West German Air force Top WW11 Fighter pilot Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Knight's Cross. B of B. Messerschmitt fighter pilot. About 700 missions & 59 victories. And Capt W J Cullerton with 357th Fighter Sqn of the 355th Group 8th Air Force in England. Cullerton was shot down in April 1945 and was taken prisoner but Escaped 5 Victories 13 ground. Details and photo's.

RAF Hullavington 6th World Aerobatic Championships

Pilot signed.

Special signed C.K.Turner - Hughes. British Judge as World Championships with extra cachet.

Signed.World Male Champion Igor Egorov USSR

6th World Aerobatic Chahpionships Signed Female World Champion
13 Jul 70 BFPS 1117 Sixth World Aerobatic Championships Royal Air Force Hullavington.Cover depicts 56 Squadron A W Siskin 3a 18641 in 1927 also RAF Hullavington and Royal Aero Club Badges.Personally signed by S Savitskaya Born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. She is the daughter of a Soviet military commander Yevgeniy Savitskiy.While on the Salyut 7 space station on July 25, 1984, cosmonaut Savitskaya became the first woman ever to perform a space walk. She was outside the space station for 3 hours 35 minutes.She was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal.She is also a test and sports pilot - starting from 1974 she set 18 international world records on MiG aircraft and three records in team parachute jumping. She also won the first place in the 6th FAI World Aerobatic Championship in 1970.

As Sc14a but added blue cachet and signed by Wg Cdr Coombs the OC RAF Hullavington.Few issued.

Signed by Wg.Cdr.W.F.Wallington DFC RAF.Flew 1st aircraft (Anson K8765) into RAF Hullavirigton 17 Jun 1937.

SC14aW Signed by Neil Williams Reflown Cover Aircraft Bristol Boxkite pilot Neil Williams Approx 20 mins Date 25 July 71 Venue Old Warden Shuttleworth Collection.Red Reflown cachet on the back.

RAF Marharn

as above but Trident missing from the design.See RAFM Catalogue note 1

Pilot signed.

Flown Marham - Tengeh Signed.

RAF Marham Flown Gan - Hong Kong Signed.
12 May 70 BFPS 1113 RAF Marham. Exercise Bersatu Padu Malaysia May - July 1970.Cover depicts Vicvers Virginia 10 J7275 at RAF Hendon in 1934 and RAF Marham Badge.Flown in Victor K1 tanker XA 926 RAF Marham - RAF Akrotiri ( Cyprus ) - RAF Masirah (Oman) RAF Gan ( Maldive Islands) - RAF Tengah - RAF Hong Kong.Total flying time 21 hrs 20 mins. Signed by the Captain Flt Lt J.R.McEvoy.Backstamped FPO 233 26 My 70. (SC15d ) 243 issued.)numbered

Flown Singapore - Marham

Flown in Phantom - XV419 - lst Non - stop London - Singapore Phantom flight signed by crew.

Flown in Phantom XV409-lst Non - stop London - Singapore in a World Record time.

Signed.Sgt.K.Squire gunner 115 Sqn.3 Grp.Shot down P.O.W. various camps.

RAF Henlow

as above but added Jersey 5p Southampton 50th Anniv of RAF stamp. Postmarked 30th Oct 1975 FDI

Pilot signed.

RAF Hartland Point

Pilot Signed

Signed by Wg Cdr G.Harkness O.B.E.,A.F.C. who flew the Bulldog at Northolt before instructing the R.A.F.V.R. at Rochford and Hatfield.He was later chief Flying Instructor at Staverton and Hatfield,C.O. of an un - numbered sercret Mosquito unit and then with S.E.Asia Command.

10 Jan 71 BFPS 1160 RAF Tern Hill Commemorating the Formation of the RAF Rotary - Winged Force. Flown in Westland Whirlwind

Pilot signed

Flown in Augusta Bell 205 No 4012 by Lt Col H Alonso Vega ( Spanish Forces ) from the Helicopter Training School at Cuatro Vientos.The Cover bears an additional 20c Spanish stamp,depicting a Helicopter and was handstamp at Cuatro Vientos. (100 issued )Signed Lt Col Alonso Vega

As SC18c but with a 2p spanish stamp depicting a Helicopter

Reposted and Personally Signed by outgoing Station Commander Gp Capt J Corbishley , OBE, AFC,ACA,(NZ ) , MBIM, RAF Officer Commanding Flying Wing 1961 to 64 and incoming Station Commander Gp Capt P J Murch AFC RAF . Copy No 113 of 200 serviced Signed Philatelic Officer.

RAF Tern Hill Commemorating the Formation of the RAF Rotary - Winged ForceReflown by Sioux Helicopter to RAF Sealand Signed by Sioux and Whirlwind pilots

RAF Tern Hill Commemorating the Formation of the RAF Rotary - Winged Force Signed by German World Aerobatic champion Gerd Achgelis and 2 big fighter aces,Adolf Galland,104 victories and Gunther Rall 272 victoriesand Eugene P.Roberts US fighter ace 9 victories against the Luftwaffe.14 numbered & issued.

As SC18a but with additional red cachet for delivery to Leeming during GPO strike by Jet Provost. With Northallerton Backstamp and signed by Jet Provost Crew. 50 issued.

RAF Cosford

Signed.J.Fellows

Special trial Green damaged by Fire during flight cachet,black flight cachet pilot signed.

Special trial Green damaged by immersion in River Soar cachet black flight cachet pilot signed.

as SC19d endorsed Colour trial with both additional cachets in green & black on front & Recovered from River Soar cachet in green & black on reverse with green & red Cosford backstamps.

SC19ah Signed by Wg Cdr G.Harkness O.B.E.A.F.C. who flew the Bulldog at Northolt before instructing the RAFVR at Rochford and Hatfield.He was later chief Flying Instructor at Staverton and Hatfield,C.O. of an un - numbered sercret Mosquito unit and then with S.E.Asia Command.Flew Fury pre War,Wellingtons with 70 Sqn

RAF Finningley

SC20b Signed by both pilots

Signed by original Record Breaking crew.

Canada return flight

Signed by all 7 Hercules Crew.

Signed.by Edward Essex Virginia Hyderabad pilot 9 & 10 Sqdn.in 1929.5 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

RAF Finningley RAF FDC Reflown Vickers Varsity
21 Feb 72 BFPS 1281. 21st Anniversary 1st direct Jet crossing of Atlantic
Cover depicts 7 Squadron Handley Page Heyford K4872 at RAF Finningley in 1936 and RAF Finningley Badge. Flown in 7 Squadron Canberra TT18 - WJ715 RAF Finningley - RAF St Mawgan by Fg Off Jamieson and in 47 Squadron Hercules C1 XV219 RAF Lyneham - Goose Bay ( Canada ) by Flt Lt Johnson . This cover commemorates the first direct Jet crossing of the Atlantic.Flown on 21 February 1951 by a Canberra WD932 from A & AEE Boscombe Down World Record Crew of Pilot Sqn Ldr A.E. Callard DFC, Navigator Flt Lt E.A.J.Haskett,Signaller Flt Lt A.J.R. Robson DFC. Green reflown added cachet , reflown 2nd April 1976 In X Vickers Varsity T.MK1 WL 668. The display Aircraft used to mark the disbandment of No.6 F.T.S. Varsity Training Squadron RAF Finningley Crew Flt Lt R J Adams RAF, Flt Lt R S Taylor RAF Display Sequence tast run, wingover, chandelle Low speed run,steep turns. Cachet. Backstamp Goose Airport & 2 Apr 1976 RAF Post Office Finningley.

60th Anniv Central Flying School 19 Jun 72 BFPS 1287 60th Anniversary of the Central Flying School RAF Rissington.

Pilot signed

Special.Red Arrows to USA.

Special Signed by the the 9 members of the Red Arrows display team.
27 May 1972 Transpo 72 Dulles Washington D.C. 60th Anniversary of the Central Flying School RAF Rissington.Cover depicts CFS Gloster Gamecock J8047 at RAF Wittering in 1926 and the Central Flying School Badge. Flown by the Red Arrows Formation Team on the Transit Flight from the United States of America to England.Aircraft :- Gnats T MK1, XR955, XR540, XR993, XR991, XS111, XP514, XS107, XS101.Red Arrows Team. Pilots Sqn Ldr Dick, Flt LT Aspinall, Flt Lt East, Flt LT Somerville, Flt Lt Tait, Flt Lt Day, Flt Lt Binnie, Flt Lt Girdler, Flt Lt Roberts. Route Dulles - Reading - Plattsburgh - Bagotville - Goose Bay - Frobisher - Sondrestrom - Keflavik - Lossiemouth - RAF Kemble.. Personally Signed by the 9 Red Arrows Pilots. ( as above). Certified Copy.

Signed by E.G.Barwell 264 Sqn Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot.WW11 Ace ( 9 ) 10 numbered & issued.

As SC21a reposted on the 16th Oct 72 and then reflown over the route of the original competitions,signed by Sioux Helicopter pilotwith added GB 3.5 stamp and Salisbury postmark,and appropriate competition cachets.Approx 30 issued.

RAF Boscombe Down

Pilot signed.

RAF Pitreavie Castle 30th Anniv of the inauguration of Coastal Command Air Sea Recue Service.

Pilot signed.

Covers posted at Biggin hill post Office during Postal Strike delivered to RAF Biggin Hill Station Post office by Mr Smith.Cover has a BIGGIN HILL FREE POST 1971 stamp Signed by Mr Gilbert Smith ( 60 issued).

RAF Andover Signed Henon last pilot to land
18 6 1971 Val de Marne postmark 60th Anniversary 1st Long distance international Air Race Circuit of Europe.Royal Air Force Andover.On the back black flown cachet flown at 2000 feet over the route of the 1911 Circuit of Europe in Devon VP 976 of 21 Squadron RAF Andover on 18th June 1971 Pilot Captain Sqn Ldr N G Lea. Cover depicts a Bristol Blenheim Mk1 Personally Signed by Lt Col Henon French Air Force one of the last pilots to land at the airfield.The cover was flown to Liege where a Belgian stamp was added and postmarked, then flown to Soesterberg in the Netherlands where a stamp was added to be postmarked and finally to shoreham England where a stamp was added to be postmarked on GB stamp.RAF Ref no SC24c

Special Signed by Veteran French pilot Maurice Tabuteau ( 108 issued ). Maurice Tabuteau flew a Bristol Biplane in 1911 race and finished 9th.

As Sc24a but reflown in Belgian Air Force Team In Helicopter H - 34OTZKD 10 July 72 in the 6th International Helicopter rescue competition .with added GB 7.5 Coastguard stamp and special rescue postmark,and appropriate competition cachets 15 numbered and issued.

Signed.by Sgt.R.Wolton. British Battle of Britain pilot with 152 Sqn. & Sgt.K.R.Lusty British Battle of Britain Air Gunner with 25 Sqn. Details encl. 20 Observer with 236 Sqdn. Battle of Britain.

As Sc24a but Signed by Francis J Tearle DFC Air Gunner with 600 Sqn Battle of Britain. Wynn details enclosed. Died 1990.

Signed by G.T.Williams 219 Sqn. Battle of Britain Air gunner.

RAF Colerne 50th Anniv of No 2 Sqn RAF Regiment

Pilot signed

RAF Colerne Signed Air Vice Marshal B.P.Young
SC25a 7 Apr 72 BFPS 1282 Jersey. 50th Anniversary of No2 Squadron RAF Regiment RAF Colerne. Flown cachet Flown Handley Page Hastings from Jersey to RAF Brize Norton then taken by road to RAF Colerne. Personally Signed by Air Vice Marshal B.P.Young. A South African, he attained the rank of Under Officer and was awarded the Sword of Honour on graduating from Cranwell, following which he was posted to No 32 Squadron flying Hurricanes. Moving to France in 1939 as part of the Air Component/AASF?, he was shot and badly wounded in 1940 resulting in his hospitalisation through 1941 and into 1942. When recovered he was posted to fly Sunderlands in Coastal Command from Northern Ireland. In 1939, he represented the RAF in Athletics and in later in Rugby (1947/48). Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment/Inspector of Ground Defence.And in 1968

RAF Topcliffe. Signed both pilots.

RAF Topcliffe.

1st RAF Night Bomber Sqn Signed by 1942 Wellington Crew.
1 Feb 72 BFPS 1280. 55th Anniversary of the first RAF Night Bomber Squadron. Cover depicts Vickers Wellington B.Mk 3 No 150 squadron at RAF Snaith in 1942 and RAF Topcliffe Badge.Flown in Army Air Corps Beaver XP819 from Snaith to RAF Topcliffe by Major Pullen Royal Anglian Regiment, and flown also in Varsity WF369 of Air Electronics and Air Engineer School from RAF Topcliffe to RAF Wildenrath,Germany,and return by Sqn Ldr Lawrenson.3 Backstamps.Handsigned by CCGp Capt Randle - Pilot,Scotty Brazil - Navigator & Bob Frost - Rear Gunner, crew members of Wellington BJ877 shown on cover on Night Bomber Raid on Maastricht 16 Sep 1942.

Var flown 100 Sqn. Canberra.

15 May 71 BFPS 1165 RAF Kenley 30th Anniversary of 1st U.K.Jet Flight

Signed 5 pilots

as above but also signed by passenger.

25th Anniversary of the RAF Escaping Society.

Pilot Signed

25th Anniversary of the RAF Escaping Society. Special signed by Chairman and six members of the Executive Committee of the RAF Escaping Society; W.J.Brazil,W.S.O.Randle;T Hannan;P.W.Walker;W.J.Norfolk;B Morgan; Jean Jaques Piot ( 200 )

SC28 Signed Signed Galland . Personally Signed General Adolf Galland Luftwaffe WW2 Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain , who fought throughout WW2. General of the Fighters; ace with 104 victories in the west; jet ace with 7 victories; RK with diamonds Swords and 2 Escapers
Chairman of RAFES Mr.W.J.Bazill & John Hauise ? ( sorry thats what it looks like)

As SC28a but Signed by Dieppe Arnold Resistance.Escape route operator And Adolf Galland

SC28aba Signed by Anne Brusselmans SOE Agent Belgium Resistance And General Adolf Galland, and charles Fischette USA Ace with 5 Pilot Spitfires & P 47 Sqn Co.

Signed by Wellington pilot & escaper Gp.Capt.W.S.O. Randle also designed the RAFES cover & Handstamps.

RAF ColtishalI 30th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Pilot signed.

signed Air Commodore A C Deere. 54 Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot WW11 Ace

18 Sep 71 BFPS 1172 31th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Special Postmark RAF Uxbridge.31th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

RAF Uxbridge.pilot signed.

Special Signed by Air Cdre.A.L.Deere. Red tail plane cachet. Battle of Britain & WWII fighter Ace

Personally Signed Lt Gen Baron Michel Donnet
Michael Donnet In the second World War took part in the campaign of May 1940 with the 9th reconnaissance squadron. Prisoner of War from 1st June 1940 and was re-patriated to Belgium on the 10th January1941 after passing through 11 different prisoners camps.
On the night of the 4th /5th july 1941, he escaped from occupied Belgian in a training aircraft which had been kept in a heavily guarded German Ammunition depot. Having arrived in great Britain he joined the RAF on the 26 July 1941 .He underwent fighter training in No 61 operation training unit and on the 6th September was posted to No 64 fighter squadron ,equipped with Spitfires. In this Sqn took part in fighter operational missions from September 1941 to November 1943.He commanded No 64 Sqn from March 1943 until November 1943.He took part in the operations against the cruisers Sharnhorst and Gneisenau, in the Dieppe Operation and in the provision of fighter escort for the first of the United States Flying Fortresses missions..in March 1944 appointed to command No 350 sqn, which was the first Belgian Sqn formed in Great Britain.As commander of the Sqn took part notably in the support operations for the landings in Normandy, operations against the flying bomb, the Arnhem operation and in fighter escort of strategic bombers. November 1944 promoted to Wing Commander and appointed to command the Hawkinge Wing comprising Nos 432,440 (Canadian)450 (Australian)and 611 Squadrons. Total offensive operation undertaken by General Donnet were 375,comprising 615 operational flying hours.He was credited with 4 victories and 5 enemy aircraft damaged. He took part in the destruction of enemy vehicles, locomotives, ships and submarines. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Croix de Guerre.

RAF St Mawgan

Signed by Catalina Pilot

signed by Zero pilot Ryoji O'hare Japanese pilot WWll fighter Ace

signed by Japanese pilot,Zenji Abe, who flew off aircraft carrier Akagi, led the 2nd wave Pearl Harbour.

RAF Benson

Sqn.Argosy & Wessex FIt.

As SC32a but 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

RAF West Mailing 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the Royal Flying Corps

Pilot signed

RAF West Mailing 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the Royal Flying Corps Special Signed Wg Cdr Parratt glider pilot.Only 300 issued

RAF West Mailing 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the Royal Flying Corps Special Signed MRAF Sir Dermot A.Boyle and Wg Cdr Parratt glider pilot.Only 300 issued

Special Signed by MRAF Sir Dermot A.Boyle /Wg Cdr Hanson /Wg Cdr Parrot. Only 100 issued.

Cover taken to Arnhem Signed the the Pilot and Navigator with Dutch.

Reflown and Signed Wg Cdr Hanson /Wg Cdr Parratt.The glider pilots. Only ( 114 ) issued.

As SC33a but with added red detailed cachet for Rear Admiral H.C.N.Goodhart Records held, 1962,67, 71 British Chapionship 1955 US National Championship, 1956 World 2 seater, 1955 British altitude, 1959 UK Distance. Personally Signed by for Rear Admiral H.C.N.Goodhart.Copy No 30 of 70.Signed.

RAF North Coates

Crew signed

RAF Thorney island

Pilot signed

Signed by courier

GB & Australia stamp.

3 Dec 70 BFPS 1138 RAF Scampton 617 Sqn The Dam Busters Flown Vulcan & Lancaster Special Signed by both Pilots Capt Sqn Ldr Stanley AFC & Wg Cdr C A Vasey 617 Sqn

Special Signed by Gp.Capt.J.B.Tait 617 Sqn.led attack on the battleship Tirpitz. Awarded 4 DS0’s. Mauve flight cachet.

Special signed by Gp Capt L.Cheshire VC holder.former member and leader of No 617 Sqn green flight cachet

Special . Flown on return flight of Vulcan XM595 from Goose Bay, Labrador to RAF Waddington in 4hrs 25 mins. The Cover bears a 15c Canadian Christmas stamp,postmared at Goose Airport on 8 Dec 70.Cover Signed by both pilots Sqn Ldr J.Stanley AFC pilot of the last Lancaster and Captain Wg Cdr C.A.Vasey RAF CO 617 Sqn and Vulcan pilot.

As SC36a but blue cachet but with 5d Alcock & Brown is Windscreen missing ( 120 issued )

As SC36a Signed by Les Munro Dambuster pilot with 617 Sqn. Operation Chastise May 16/17 1943.

Signed by H B ( Basil ) Feneron Flight Engineer Brown's crew on the Dams Raid, 17 May 43.

Special . Flown on return flight of Vulcan XM595 from Goose Bay, Labrador to RAF Waddington in 4hrs 25 mins. The Cover bears a 15c Canadian Christmas stamp,postmared at Goose Airport on 8 Dec 70.Cover Signed by both pilots Sqn Ldr J.Stanley AFC pilot of the last Lancaster and Captain Wg Cdr C.A.Vasey RAF CO 617 Sqn and Vulcan pilot. Signed by Les Munro Dambuster pilot with 617 Sqn. Operation Chastise May 16/17 1943.

25 Aug 71 BFPS 1170 70th Anniversary of the Royal Aero Club. Royal Air Force Fylingdales . Commemorating The Joint RAF USAF BMEWS Operation. Cover depicts Handley Page Halifax No 158 Squadron 1944. .Carried to RAF Lyneham and flown on a Gyro Steer Polar Navex Lyneham to Goose Bay to Thule Lyneham routed over the Magnetic North Pole by Hercules of 36 Sqn.

Personally signed by the crew Captain Flt Lt A F Quartly, Co Pilot Fg Off P R Beck, Navigators Flt Lt D Betton & Fg Off J Gentleman. Few crew signed.

RAF Fylingdales Commemorating the Joint RAF / USAF BMEWS Operation Special Signed by AVMarshal Groom ( AOC No 11 group and General Ingelido commander 14th Aerospace ForceSC37c Special Signed by AVMarshal Broom ( AOC No 11 group and General Ingelido USAF commander 14th Aerospace Force
During World War II, he flew 195 combat missions in the European Theater of Operations in British Spitfires and U.S. P-39 and P-47 fighter aircraft. From June 1942 to June 1945, while commanding the 2nd and 412th Fighter Squadrons and the 373rd Fighter Group, he destroyed 22 German aircraft - 12 in the air and 10 on the ground.
Shortly after the Allied invasion in June 1944, he led his group in three dive-bombing attacks on German fortifications at Brest, France. After leading the first squadron of P-47 Thunderbolts in the initial attack, General Ingelido, his aircraft damaged, stayed in the area to lead the dive-bombing attacks of two other squadrons when they were unable to locate the primary target through the smoking ruins. For his devotion to duty at great risk to his own life, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Cover bearing a pair of 3p British Legion stamps,the right - hand stamp having the variety of the neckflaw ( 154 Numbered )

Signed by Ralph Van Rettberg Knight’s Cross.Cdre.of 11/2G26 led it in France & against England.200 missions 8 aerial victories. 12 aircraft destroyed on the ground.

Signed by Sqn Ldr Weldy Phelps WW2 Halifax & POW Escaperwith added Resolute Bay 28 X 1971 N.W.T. cachet on the back.

Flown RAF Fylingdales Signed Pilot
3 9 71 Dundas Greenland special Postmark Royal Air Force Fylingdales . Commemorating The Joint RAF USAF BMEWS Operation. Cover depicts Handley Page Halifax No 158 Squadron.Carried to RAF Lyneham and flown on a Gyro Steer Polar Navex Lyneham to Goose Bay to Thule Lyneham routed over the Magnetic North Pole.Personally Signed by the Captain Flt Lt A F Quartly. Official RAF Museum Ref No SC37d .497 issued T
.

RAF Manston

Pilot signed only.

Parachute cachet

SC38e RAF Manston FDC Flown & Signed 8
1 Oct 71 BFPS 1171 25th Anniversary of the Formation of the RAF Education Branch RAF Manston Cover. This cover was flown on 1st October 1971 on the following Turbo,Prop,Piston and Jet Powered Flights. Personally Signed by Pilot and Seven Members of the Red Devils Parachute Regiment Free Fall team. Numbered 0288 with 460 issued.

Special Signed by AVM J.F.Powell,Director of Education Services in the Royal Air Force

RAF Leeming

Special signed by P.Fullingham member of the orginal Mosquito flight test team.

Signed by Air Vice Marshal Basil Embry . Embry saw action during WW II in Norway and France. On the 26th May 1940 he was shot down and captured by the Germans however he escaped and was on the run for two months in occupied France but eventually returned to England via Spain and Gibraltar.After two months sick leave Embry (now a Group Captain) was posted to No. 6 Group as Senior Air Staff Officer. After only three weeks he was offered command of a night-fighter wing in Fighter Command, which was accepted, although he reverted to the rank of Wing Commander. The wing disbanded in December 1940 and Embry became AOC RAF Wittering. Embry kept his hand in operationally by flying radar equipped night-fighters with No. 25 squadron.In October 1941 he was seconded to the Desert Air Force as an adviser and saw action in the Desert War." £79.95
Embry returned to Britain in March 1942 and served as AOC Wittering again and as AOC 10 Group, Fighter Command. He was passed over as the prime candidate for leading Bomber Command's newly formed Pathfinder Force in July 1942 before being given command of No 2 Group Bomber Command, which was about to join the 2nd Tactical Air Force in June, 1943. Although he was now an Air Vice Marshal, Embry continued to fly on operations where possible, piloting each type of light bomber in his command to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of the tools available to his aircrews. He usually flew as a 'wingman' in a formation, flying under the name of "Wing Commander Smith". This hands-on approach ensured Embry was worshipped by the men under his command, although his frank utterly honest criticisms made few friends within the Air Ministry.He pushed fervently for 2 Group's re-equipment with the Mosquito FB VI, which became the highly potent workhorse of the Group by 1944.
By October 1943 Embry's efforts had made 2 Group a highly effective weapon, with bombing accuracy and serviceability among the best in the Allied Air Forces. The group's contribution to the war effort, such as the bombing of V-1 launch sites in France and the anti-transportation offensive prior to D-Day was arguably decisive.Embry's Mosquitoes also undertook specialist precision bombing operations such as the attack on Amiens jail, and on Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Odense.After the war Embry was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces, Central Europe. He was Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command from 1949 to 1953. His outspoken criticism of the NATO chain of command and organisation framework ensured however that he was retired early from the Royal Air Force in 1956.In March 1956, accompanied by his wife Hope, he emigrated to Western Australia and began a new life as a sheep asil Embry died in Boyup Brook, Western Australia in 1977.farmer.

RAF Hendon

Signed. 3 pilots

SC40c Special Signed by MRAF Sir Dermot A.Boyle

Special Signed.Gp.Capt.Wilson.Special FDC PMK.BFPS 1307 on Wedding pair stamps.

SC40e Special Signed by his Excellency Mr A.R.K.Mackenzie British Ambassador in London only 100 issued.

Opening RAF Museum Signed Tunisia Ambassador
20 Nov 72 Windsor Special postmark on Silver Wedding Stamps & 15 X1 72 Sousse Postmark on Tunisia Socialist Party Congress Stamps. Opening of the Royal Air Force Museum Hendon. This Cover was Flown in the following aircraft BAC 111 Jet of Court Line from Luton to Tunis then by road to Sousse for posting. Flight cachet on the back. Personally Signed by Mons Bechir Mhedhebi Tunisian Ambassador in London Certified Copy No 060 of 160 covers issued Signed Project Officer. Backstamped Tunisian Embassy in London . RAF Ref No SC40f.

Cover with 25 mil Tunisia WHO stp.

As SC40g but Special, Signed by Mon Salem Haddad Head Postmaster at Sousse.100 numbered & issued