RAF COMMANDERS SERIES CDM1 - 22

16 Sept 86 BFPS 2114- 50th Anniversary of the operational reorganisation of the RAF . Marshal of the RAF Viscount Trenchard. signed Air Vice Marshal E N Macey OBE Air Officer Commanding and Commandant RAF College Cranwell & Gp.Capt. T G Thorn AFC MRAeS .Officer Commanding Flying Training School Cranwe,,

Special Signed Visc.Trenchard MC.

13 Apr 87 BFPS 21921 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir F.Sykes. Special l Signed.Lady Sykes.

As CMD2a but also Signed by Sgt R L ' Bob ' Rennick RAAF the 2nd Pilot of Whitley 'G' BD220 Sank U - Boat U564 on 14 6 43. Whitley hit Ditch in the sea floated in a rubber dinghy for 3 nights & 2 days before being rescued by a French fishing boat. Handed over to the Luftwaffe sent to Stalag Luft 6.

18 Jun 88 BFPS 2168 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Signed Lord Newall. Flown in Lancaster Signed by Lord Newall ( 2nd Lord Newall, the son of MRAF.

BFPS 2114-Visc.Portal of Hungerford.Special Signed Baroness Portal of Hungerford.

As CMD2a but signed by Sgt Denis Keith Parker Pilot 616 & 66 Sqns Battle of Britain fighter pilot..

16 Sept 86 BFPS 2123-46th Anniv of the Battle of Britain Lord Dowding. Special Signed by Wg Cdr Dowding ( Son ) Battle of Britain Pilot 74 Sqn.

16 Sept 86 BFPS 2114 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder Blue flown cachet flown in Shackleton,Jaguar, Buccaneer from RAF Lossiemouth . Personally Signed by Gp Capt K B Latton Officer Commanding RAF Lossiemouth

16 Sept 86 BFPS 2114 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedde Special Signed Lord Tedder ( Son )

16 Sept 86 BFPS 2114 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris Signed by John Guy Cardew Barnes 600 Sqn Battle of Britain Was a composer on broadway in the Thirties, Officer I/C Troops on board both the Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth on the Atlantic runs, also RAF liaison Officer of Occupation Forces at Belsen Concentration Camp 1945

Special l Signed. Lady Douglas

1 Apr 88 BFPS 2170 Sir J.Slessor
Signed by G H E Welford 607 Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Died 1996

MRAF Sir William Dickson FDC Signed
11 Nov 87 BFPS 2147 Lest We Forget Those Men of The Royal Navy Who Gave Their Lives WWII.Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson. Cover depicts Sir William Dickson. Chief of the Air Staff 1953 to 1956, Chief of the Defence Staff 1958 to 1959.Blue flown cachet flown in Dominie XS 730 of No 6 Flying Training School from RAF Finningley over the flight path taken by Captain F W Dickson on 19th July 1918 when together with 6 other Sopwith Camel Pilots he flew from HMS Furious to take part in the first stratetic bombing raid from an aircraft carrier which resulted in the destruction of Zeppelins L54 and L60 at Tondern in Schleswig Holstein. Personally Signed by Group Captain W Mc C Rae Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Finningley and Wing Commander L Hakin Officer Commanding Support Flying Wing. Certified Copy of 2000 Signed Sqn Ldr J Shaw.

Special l Signed.Sir William Dickson MRAF.

As above but also Signed by Flt Lt J V Renvoize 247 Gladiators ( China British) Sqn., Battle of Britain pilot and Hurricane Pilot 1940 -41. Details enclosed.

13 May 89 BFPS 2205- Sir Dermot Boyle MRAF. Signed.Sir Dermot Boyle.

10 Apr 90 BFPS 2220- Sir Thomas Pike MRAF Signed. Lady Pike

27 Jun 87 BFPS 2139- Lord Elworthy. Signed.Gp.Capt.Bonner.

Signed.Lord Elworthy MRAF

also Signed by Lieutenant Commander John Humphrey Charlesworth Sykes RN Fleet Air Arm Battle of Britain with 64 Sqn & 807 FAA Sqn. Signed with details.

BFPS 2209-Sir D Spotswood

1 sep 88 BFPS 2172-Sir A.Humphrey Special l Signed.Lady Humphrey

21 jul 87 BFPS 2144-Lord Cameron of Balhousie-Signed. Gp.Capt.Terry.

21 jul 87 BFPS 2144-Lord Cameron of Balhousie Signed by Lady Cameron of Balhousie.

! SEp 87 BFPS 2138-Sir Michael Beetham. Signed.Gp.Capt. Norriss.

1 Sep 87 BFPS 2138 50th Anniversary of the Re Opening of RAF Marham Special Special postmark . Marshal of The Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC FRAeS. Chief of the Air Staff 1977 to 1982 Blue flown cachet Flown in Victor K2 XM 715 from RAF Marham on an air to air refuelling sortie during which fuel was transferred to Tornado GR1, ZA 563 . Personally Signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham,Chief of the Air Staff 1978 . Joined RAF 1941; World War II 1939-1945; Staff Headquarters 1947-1949; 82 (Reconnaissance) Sqn, East Africa 1949-1951; RAF Staff College 1952; Directorate of Operational Requirements, Air Ministry 1953-1956; Commanding Officer, 214 (Valiant) Sqn, Marham 1958-1960; Group Capt, Operations, Bomber Command Headquarters 1962-1964; Commanding Officer, RAF Khormaksar, Aden 1964-1966; Imperial Defence College 1967; Director of Operations (RAF), Ministry of Defence 1968-1970; Commandant, RAF Staff College 1970-1972; Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policy), Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe 1972-1975; Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command 1975-1976; Commander-in-Chief, RAF Germany, and Commander, 2 Tactical Allied Air Force 1976-1977; Chief of Air Staff 1977-1982 Certified Copy 0145 of 1200 Signed Gp

Marshal of RAF Signed Williamson
22 Aug 87 BFPS 2133 RAF Binbrook open day Lightning special postmark. Cover
depicts RAF Binbrook badge, Marshal of the RAF Sir Keith Williamson was Marshal of the Royal Air Force . Flown in Lightning from RAF Binbrook on an interception training sortie pilots Marshal of the RAF Sir Keith Williamson and Gp Capt J H Spencer .Personally Signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Williamson . Backstamped RAF Binbrook Copy of 1050 Signed Thorpe RAF Binbrook 37

11 Sep 90 BFPS 2232 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Marshall of the Royal Air Force -Sir David Craig.
Black flown cachet flown in HS 125 of No 32 Sqn from Madir to RAF Northolt.

Marshall of the Royal Air Force Signed Sir David Craig.
11 Sep 90 BFPS 2232 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Marshall of the Royal Air Force -Sir David Craig. Black flown cachet flown in HS 125 of No 32 Sqn from Madir to RAF Northolt. Personally Signed by Air Vice Marshal Sir David Craig returned to flying duties in Vulcans as Commanding Officer of No 35 Sqn from 1963 to 65. Certified Copy No 32 of 993 Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot