MILITARY COVER SERIES

10 Mar 71 - Boscombe - 15th Anniversary of first MACH 1 flight of Fairey Delta. Peter Twiss.

as Above but 3p QE stamp Signed By the Pilot Flt Lt C J H Richardson.

As above but 5p QE stamp and signed by Chief Test Pilot Peter Twiss.

8 Apr 71 - Brockworth Special - 2.5p QE stamp - 30th Anniversary of Whittle Jet first take off and landing experimental flight..Flown Meteor

As above but signed by the pilot Sqn.Ldr. A.C.E. Holbourn 3p QE stamp.

24 Jul 71 - Chalgrove - 25th Anniversary of First Live Ejection in the Martin-Baker ejection seat.

29 Sep 71 - Oldham Special - reformation of 33 Sqn. Puma Helicopter 2.5p stamp.Flown in Puma Helicopter

As MIL4a but 3p defin stamp. Signed by the pilot.

As MIL4a but with 3.5p stamp and Personally Signed by OC of 33 Sqn and on the back two cachets Loaded by 47 Air Dispatch Squadron Royal Corps of Transport and unloaded by Headquarters 14 Air Dispatch Regiment Royal Corps of Transport. Also Signed on the back by OC 47 AD Sqn & OC 14 AD Regt. Certified Copy No of 300.£1.95

8 Jan 72 - Kinloss Special - Reformation of 8 Sqn. with Shackleton with 2.5p stamp. Flown in Shackleton

As Above but Signed by the Pilot Sqn Ldr E C Park AFC

.As above but with 3.5p stamp.Signed by old and new OC's of 8 Sqn. 260 ISSUED.

1 Apr 72 - BFPS 1293 - Reformation of 41 Sqn. Phantoms at RAF Coningsby.Flown in Phanton

Signed by the Phantom crews on the two High/Low reconnaissance sorties. 3p defin. stamp.

Signed by Wg.Cdr. B.J. Lemon Phantom pilot - with 2.5p defin. stamp.

Signed by AVM S F Vincent CB DFC AFC RAF Former CO of 41 Squadron. Commissioned in the RFC in 1915 joined 60 Sqn 5 May 1916 shoot down his first Victory he also flew in WW11 and shot down two aircraft. Total of 4 victories 2 in WW1 & 2 in WW11. Died in 1976.

1 Sep 72 - Bouches du Rhone - Farnborough Air Show. Blue cachet flown in Gazelle helicopter.

as above but Signed by Gazelle Pilot Monsieur D Prost.

3 Jan 73 - The maiden flight of the second European Airbus.