JS(CC)40a - JS(CC)49h

21.Mar.98 RAF Scampton - 55th Anniv.of No.617 Sqdn Special signed James Tait & 2 other OC’s.

Special signed by Air Cdre.Allen Gp.Capt.Vasey & Bill Reid Victoria Cross holder.

Special signed by Air Cdre.Allen, Gp.Capt.Vasey & Bill Reid,Victoria Cross holder. 1 May 98 Postmark

Special Signed by 3 actual Dambusters Sqn Ldr G L Johnson, Flt Lt G A Calmers & Flt Lt E C Johnson

Special Signed by 9 members of 617 Sqn including 5 of Tirpitz raid & 1 Gulf war Tornado pilot. Certified Copy of 150

1 May 98 40th Anniv of the Reformation of 617 Sqn

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

1 May 98 Different Vulcan postmark. Signed by John Reeve Flew Vulcan XM598 against the Argentineans in the Falklands,Added cachet Carried aboard Vulcan KL426 on a taxi run.

5 Nov 98 RAF Lossiemouth 55th Anniv.of No.617 Sqdn Flown in Avro Lancaster B1,PA474.
Signed by Flying Officer Raymond Grayston.Dambuster 16 -17th May 1943 the Eder Dam.10 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

80th Anniv of RAF Offensive Support.

80th Anniv of RAF Offensive Support.Signed by Gp Capt Moran,OC RAF Wittering.

80th Anniv of RAF Offensive Support. Signed by ACM Sir David Harcourt Smith.

Signed by ACM Sir Christopher Foxley - Norris.

Signed by Chief of Air Staff ACM Sir Richard Johns

Signed by Rex Hunt

RAF 80th Anniv FDC Signed Wheeler & Bird Wilson.
01 04 98 RAF 80th Anniversary first Day Issue on British Virgin Island $1.50 Harrier GR7 80th Anniv Stamp . 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Cover . Flown cachet on the reverse Flown in Harrier GR7 of No 1 Squadron from RAF Wittering to RAF Valley and return. Personally Signed Air Chief Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler GCB CBE DSO DFC*AFC FRAeS
Service biography
Joined RAF 1935; Bomber Command 1937-1940; World War II 1939-1945; Fighter Command and Coastal Command 1940-1945; RAF Staff College and US Army Staff College 1943-1944; Cabinet Officer 1944-1945; Directing Staff, RAF Staff College 1945-1946; Far East Air Force 1947-1949; Directing Staff, Joint Services Staff College 1949-1951; Bomber Command 1951-1953; Air Ministry 1953-1957; Assistant Commandant, RAF College 1957-1959; Officer Commanding RAF Laarbruch 1959-1960; Imperial Defence College 1961; Ministry of Defence 1961-1963; Senior Air Staff Officer, RAF Germany Headquarters (2 Tactical Air Force) 1963-1966; Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements), Ministry of Defence 1966-1967; Deputy Chief of Defence Staff 1967-1968; Commander, Far East Air Force 1969-1970; Air Member for Supply and Organisation, Ministry of Defence 1970-1973; Controller of Aircraft, Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive 1973-1975; Director, Rolls Royce Ltd 1977-1982
& Air Vice Marshal H A C Bird Wilson CBE DSO DF*AFC*Flying Officer from 1938 to Sep 1940. 17 Sqn Battle of Britian and WWII fighter Ace
Details enclosed. Certified Copy of 200. RAF Ref No JS (CC) 41h

01 04 98 8 FDI Postmark 80th Anniv of RAF Stamp. Flown in Tornado from RAF Marham
80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force.

Signed by Wg Cdr Bolsover OC RAF Marham.

Signed by ACM Sir Peter Terry

Signed by ACM Sir Andrew Wilson (Gulf War)

Signed by ACM Sir Frederick Rosier

Signed by ACM Sir John Gingell & Rory Underwood

Signed by Rt Hon Martin Bell

Signed by Gp Capt J Cunningham & Wg Cdr R Beamont Battle of Britain fighter pilot

80th Anniv of the RAF Training/Air display (Red Arrows Cachet) Signed by ACM Sir Patrick Hine

Signed by MRAF Lord Craig

80th Anniv of RAF Maritime Patrol / Seach & Rescue

Signed by Gp Capt Metcalfe OC RAF Kinloss.

Signed by ACM Sir Michael Stear

Signed by ACM Sir John Barraclough

Signed by ACM Sir Denis Spotswood

RAF 80th Anniv FDC Signed Sowrey & Severne .
01 04 98 RAF 80th Anniversary first Day Issue on British Virgin Island 50c 80th Anniv Stamp . 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Cover . Flown cachet on the reverse Flown in Nimrod of 206 Sqn on an anti submarine warfare mission from RAF Kinloss to West of St Kilda and return. Personally Signed by Air Marshal Sir Fred Sowrey KCB CBE AFC Air Vice Marshal F. Sowrey,Officer, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Sep 1916: Pilot, No 60 Sqn RFC. 10 Nov 1916: Flight Commander, No 60 Sqn RFC. (Nieuport 13, Nieuport 17 Western Front) Jan 1917: 1 Jan 1918: Squadron Commander, RFC
17 Aug 1918:Officer Commanding, No 50 Sqn. (Camel/SE5A Bekesbourne) 24 Nov 1918: Officer Commanding, No 152 Sqn.12 Sep 1919: Awarded Short Service Commission in the rank of Squadron former CO 46 Sqn. Abingdon & Air Vice Marshal Sir John Severne KCVO OBE AFC DL John Severne joined the RAF in 1944 and gained his wings two months after World War II ended.
His first posting was to No 264 Night Fighter Squadron flying the de Havilland Mosquito. On a flying instructor's course at the Central Flying School, he flew a Lancaster, Spitfire and his first jet - the Vampire.

Posted to Germany as a flight commander on a Venom squadron, he was awarded an Air Force Cross for landing an aircraft that had caught fire. As a Squadron Leader, he became Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh. Then followed a period as chief instructor on Britain's first supersonic fighter, the English Electric Lightning. Later he became 'Wing Commander Ops' at the joint HQ of Middle East Command where he was involved in counter-terrorist operations in Aden. As Station Commander of RAF Kinloss, he was responsible for the introduction of the Nimrod in 1971 and at the height of the Cold War when these new anti-submarine aircraft were a vital part of Britain's defence.Certified Copy of 200. RAF Ref No JS (CC) 44h

80th Anniv of the RAF Air Defence & Airborne Early Warning

80th Anniv of the RAF Air Defence & Airborne Early Warning Signed by Gp Capt Lockwood OC RAF Coningsby

Signed by ACM Sir John Allison

Signed by ACM Sir Joseph Gilbert & Wg Cdr Carden

Signed by MRAF Sir Keith Williamson

Signed by ACM Sir John Aiken and Gp Capt Des Sheen

Signed by Rt Hon Michael Portillo

signed A.V.M. Johnnie Johnson & Air Cmdre. Peter Brothers.Both Battle of Britain fighter pilots.

80th Anniv of the RAF Air Transport.

80th Anniv of the RAF Air Transport.Signed by Gp Capt Bullen OC RAF Lyneham

Signed by ACM Sir David Cousins

Signed by ACM Sir Lewis Hodges

Signed by ACM Sir John Cheshire

80th Anniv of the RAF Air Transport.Signed by Falcons Parachute Display team.

Signed by Rt Hon Lord Owen

Signed by ACM Sir Thomas Kennedy & ACM Sir John Rogers

80th Anniv of the RAF Support Helicopters

80th Anniv of the RAF Support Helicopters Signed by Air Cdre Luker then OC RAF Odiham

Signed by ACM Sir John Willis

Signed by ACM Sir David Evans

Signed by MRAF Sir Peter Harding

Signed by ACMs Sir David Lee & Sir Douglas Lowe

Signed by Rt Hon Dr Mo Mowlan

Signed by ACM Sir Ruthven Wade KCB DFC Air Cdre Sir Archie Winskill KCVO CBE DFC*AE MRAeS Gp Capt W S O Randle CBE AFC DM FRAeS

80th Anniv of the RAF Royal / VIP Flying.

80th Anniv of the RAF Royal / VIP Flying.Signed by Gp Capt Witts OC RAF Northolt.

Signed by ACM Sir Michael Armitage

Signed by ACM Sir Michael Alcock & AVM Pierse

Signed by MRAF Sir John Grandy

Signed by Rt Hon Lord Callagham

RAF 80th Anniv FDC Signed Signed Dennis Thatcher .
01 04 98 RAF 80th Anniversary first Day Issue on Cayman Islands 25c Hawker Siddeley Gnat Stamp. 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force First Day Cover . Flown cachet on the reverse Flown in HS 125 700 Series ZD703 of No 32 Squadron from RAF Northholt to Stuttgart to Simferopol to Vinnitsa to Kiev and return. Personally Signed by Sir Dennis Thatcher
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE TD 10 May 1915 to 26 June 2003) was a businessman, and the husband of the former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher. As of 2007, he is the last person outside the British Royal Family to be awarded a hereditart title.
During the Second World War, he served in the 34th Searchlight (Queen's Own Royal West Kent) Regiment of the Royal Engineers before being promoted to the rank of Major. Although, to his regret, he saw no real fighting, he was twice Mentioned in Despatches, and in 1945 was appointed an MBE. Leaving the forces in 1946, he returned to run the family business Certified Copy 0040 of 200 Signed Project Officer.

Signed by Rt Hon John Major MP.

80th Anniv of the RAF Strike Attack

80th Anniv of the RAF Strike Attack Signed by Air Cdre Maddox.OC RAF Bruggen

Special . signed A.C.M. Sir William Wratten Gulf War pilot.

Signed by ACM Sir Roger Palin

Signed by ACM Sir Anthony Skingsley

Signed by Sir Brian Burnett

Signed by Rt Hon George Robertson

Special . signed by The Dambusters G.L. Johnson observer/bomber aimer AJ-T; G.A. Chalmers wireless operator/air gunner AJ-O and E.C. Johnson observer/bomb aimer AJ-N.