JS(CC)60a - JS(CC)69c

31 3 99 Closure of RAF Manston

Signed by Wg Cdr p Kennedy & T Girdler former Red Arrows pilot.

Signed by AVM John Howe & Dame Vera Lynn.

15.3.99 Bruxelles.17c F16 Stamp NATO 1949-1999

Pilot Signed

Fist Day Cover with 5 Belgium NATO 17c Stamps(featuring Ship Tank aircraft field Hospital & map briefing.

Special signed Field Marshal. Lord Vincent Chairman NATO 1993-96.Chief of Defence 1991-92

Special signed 3 distinguished Service chiefs Lord Craig Lord Inge Adr Sir Benjamin Bathurst.

Special signed Lord Carrington Foreign Secretary

RAF FDC 50th Anniv NATO Signed General Haig
113 Oct 1999 Bruxelles Sta APO AE 09724 First Day of Issue. NATO 1949 to 1999. Flown in VC 10 of No 10 Sqn RAF Brize Norton on flight JGN 70 to Thessaloniki ( Greece ) - Ancona( Italy ) - RAF Bruggen ( Germany ) and Back, supporting NATO operations in the Balkans. Personally signed former US Secretary of State & Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexander Haig Jnr
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. (December 2, 1924 - February 20, 2010) was a United States Army General who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the second-highest ranking officer in the Army,[ and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.
A veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, Haig was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Certified copy No 31 of 150. Signed by Project producer.

Special Signed Admiral Sir John Bush Commander in Chief Eastern Atlantic and Commander in Chief Channel North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 1967 to 70.

Berlin Airlift (Blockade)

Berlin Airlift (Blockade) Signed A.V.M.B.Bailey (a pilot on the Airlift.)

Special Signed by Maj Gen P.Downward A.V.M.F.Johnson both involvd in the airlift.Pilot & supply officer.

Special signed by Sir Freddie Laker MD laker Airways

26.6.99 Biggin hill Air Fair The Caterpillar Club.

Signed By Wg Cdr Haydn Jacobs rear Gunner of Lancaster 60-N & holder of 2 Catapillars.

Special Signed by the Falcons 1999 Parachute Display Team

26.6.99 Biggin hill Air Fair The Caterpillar Club Special postmark The Caterpillar Club. Personally Signed by Trudy Goodwood ( june Ackland) & Graham Cole PC Stamp from the TV Series The Bill.On the reverse flown cachet flown in Hercules of No 70 Sqn, RAF Lyneham from RAF Brize Norton anf carried by the Falcons on a display parachute drop on the County Ground as a curtain raiser to the Swindon Town v Barnsley football match. Certified Copy No 12 of 100 Signed project officer.Backstamped Biggin Hil 26 Jun 99

Special Signed by Jim Davidson with added Tornado stp.

Signed by A.W.Joplin, pilot with 617 Sqn. Tirpitz raid.

30th Anniv !st Manned Moon landing.Set of 4 Soloman space Stps

Signed Dr C Hicks.Director General British National space centre

Signed by Kenny Baker R2D2 star Wars.

Signed by Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds.

FDC Signed astronaut Dr J Fabian.
20 7 99 Tuvalu FDI Postmark on set of 4 Tuvalu 30th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing. 30th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing Apollo 11 The Eagle has landed. Personally Signed by Dr John M Fabian ( Colonel USAF Retired) Orbiter Challenger STS7 & STS51 G Mission Specialist . Black flown cachet on the back flown in VC10 of no 10 Squadron over Cape Kennedy en route from Brize Norton to Washington Dulles International Airport.

NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, and became an astronaut in August 1979. During the following years, he worked extensively on satellite deployment and retrieval activities, including development of the Canadian Remote Manipulator System. A veteran of two space flights, he has logged over 316 hours in space. He served as a mission specialist on STS-7 (June 18-24, 1983) and STS-51G (June 17-24, 1985). He was scheduled to fly next in May 1986 on STS-61G. This flight was one of several deferred by NASA in the wake of the Challenger accident . Fabian left NASA on January 1, 1986 to become Director of Space, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters USAF.
Colonel Fabian retired from the USAF in June 1987 and joined Analytic Services Inc (ANSER), a non-profit aerospace professional services firm in Arlington, Virginia, where he is now President and Chief Executive Officer.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Fabian first flew as a mission specialist on STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 18, 1983. This was the second flight for the Orbiter Challenger and for the first mission with a 5-person crew. During the mission, the crew deployed satellites for Canada (ANIK C-2) and Indonesia (PALAPA B-1): operated the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to perform the first deployment and retrieval exercise with the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01): conducted the first formation flying of the Orbiter with a free-flying satellite (SPAS-01): carried and operated the first U.S./German cooperative materials science payload (OSTA-2): and operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) and the Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR) experiments, in addition to activating seven Getaway Specials, Mission duration was 147 hours before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1983.
On his second mission, Fabian flew on STS 51-G which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 17, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1985, after completing approximately 170 hours of space flight. This international crew deployed communications satellites for Mexico (Morelos), the Arab League (Arabsat), and the United Stated (AT&T Telstar). They used the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to deploy and later retrieve the SPARTAN satellite which performed 17 hours of x-ray astronomy experiments while separated from the Space Shuttle. In addition, the crew activated the Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (ADSF), six Getaway Specials, participated in biomedical experiments, and conducted a laser tracking experiment as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Certified Copy No of 115 Signed by Project Officer.

3 10 99 Whitehall Scramble-59th Anniv of Battle of Britain Flown in Hurricane

Signed by the Aviation artist Brian Patch.

Special signed by Op. Capt.W.D.David Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 87 & 213 Squadrons.Certified Copy No of 300

Scramble-59th Anniv of Battle of Britain-Flown in Hurricane Signed by Ulrich Steinhilper,Luftwaffe Me109 pilot. Battle of Britain Luftwaffe.Shot down POW

Signed by the Aviation artist Brian Patch.Signed by V.R.Snell 151 & 501 Sqdns. & J.G.P.Millard 1 & 242 Sqdns. Both Battle of Britain fighter pilots.

Signed by 5 Battle of Britain fighter pilots L.W.Harvey 54 & 245 Sqdns. K.N.T.Lee 501 Sqdn. K.W.Mackenzie 43 & 501 Sqdns. V.R.Snell 151 & 501 Sqdns.& K.A.Wilkinson 616 & 19 Sqns.

‘Safely Home’ 59th Anniv. Battle of Britain. Flown in Hurricane.

‘Safely Home’ 59th Anniv. Battle of Britain. Flown in Hurricane. Special signed by Wg.Cdr.R.F.T.Doe Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 234 & 238 Squadrons.

Signed by Bill Pond founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society by T.Pickering. 501 Sqdn. Battle of Britain fighter pilot.

Signed by 5 Battle of Britain fighter pilots. L.W.Harvey 54 & 245 Sqdns.K.N.T.Lee 501 Sqdn. K. W Mackenzie 43 & 501 Sqdns. V.R.Snell 151 & 501 Sqdns.& K.A.Wilkinson 616 & 19 Sqns.

Signed by L.W.Harvey 54 & 245 Sqdns. Battle of Britain fighter pilot.

Signed by K.N.T.Lee. 501 Sqdn. Battle of Britain fighter pilot.

Signed by K.W.Mackenzie 43 & 501 Sqdns. Battle of Britain.

Signed by K.A.Wilkinson 616 & 19 Sqdns. Battle of Britain pilot.

Signed by Bill Pond, founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Societyand by Ulrich Steinhilper,Luftwaffe Me109 pilot. Battle of Britain Luftwaffe.Shot down POW

11 Nov 99 50 years of Probe & Drogue Flight Refuelling

Signed Station Cdr RAF Brize Norton & OC NO 101Sqn

Special Signed Air Chief Marshal Sir M.Knight

Spec Signed By Sir M.Cobham

Special Signed by Marshal of the RAF Sir M.Beetham.

Special signed by Oberst Hans - Joachim Hajo Herrmann Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Famous for developing the 'Wild Boar' tactics.9 Victories

7 May 2000 BFPS 2598 German Jet & Rocket aircraft of World War 2 Special signed by Oberst Hans - Joachim Hajo Herrmann Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Famous for developing the 'Wild Boar' tactics.9 Victories