RAF PLANES AND PLACES P&P1 - 31

10.6.97 Lancaster postmark Lancaster cover Flown in Lancaster Special Signed Flt lt Bill Reid VC and Gp Capt James Tait

9.9.97 Southampton —Supermarine Southampton Flown Nimrod

Pilot signed.

9.9.97 Southampton Supermarine Southampton Signed Mayor & Chief Executive

13 11 97 Sunderland Pmk Short Sunderland No202 Sqn RAF Pilot Signed

Signed Mayor & Chief Executive

As P&P3b but Special Signed by Air Vice Marshal G A Chesworth CB OBE DFC with 201 SQn when equipped with the short Sunderland. Later commanded 201 Sqn also Signed by Wg Cdr R E C Van Der Kiste DSO OBE commanding Officer 201 Sqn May 1943 to July 1944 when equipped with Sunderlands. Certified Copy No 383 of 550.

27.10.97 Halifax.

Crew signed.

Halifax RAF Flown FDC Signed Mayor & Chief Executive of Halifax
27.10.97 Halifax Special Postmark. Cover depicts Handley Page Halifax No 10 Squadron Royal Air Force flying over Halifx Red Flown cachet on the back Flown in VC 10 of No 10 Sqn RAF Coningsby to RAF Brize Norton overflying both Pole Hill, Halifax and RAF Lyneham Personally Signed by The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Calderdale Councillor Susan Tucker & Chief Executive of the Calderdale Council Mr Paul Sheehan . Certified Copy No of 237 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot and Evader

Signed Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges Halifax Pilot & Flt Lt W F O Thompson Halifax crew

9 Apr 1998 Canberra FDI on Australia 45c Stamp. Canberra Flown in Canberra from RAF Marham

9 Apr. Canberra Crew signed.

Special Signed by the Kate Carnell MLA Chief Minister Treasurer Member for Molonglo Australian Capital Territory. Executive of Hastings.

Special Signed by Wg Cdr R P Beamont & Wg Cdr G M Telford

Stirling RAF Flown FDC Signed Provost J Paterson & Chief Executive of Stirling
3.2.98 Stirling Special Postmark. Cover depicts Short Stirling No 7 Squadron Royal Air Force flying over Royal Burgh of Stirling Red Flown cachet on the back Flown inVhinook Mk2 ZD574 of No7 Sqn from RAF Odiham to Edinburgh and Kinloss overflying the Royal Burgh of Stirling Personally Signed by Provost J. Paterson Stirling Council and Mr.K.Yates Chief Executive Stirling Council. Certified Copy No of 250 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot and Evader.

24.2.98 - Lincoln.

Lincoln RAF Flown FDC Signed Crew of 3
24 02 98 Lincoln Special Postmark. Cover depicts Avro Lincoln No 9 Squadron Rouyal Air Force flying over Lincoln ( Twinned with Neustadt an der Weinstrasse )Red Flown cachet on the back Flown in Boeing Sentry of No 8 Sqn RAF Waddington which holds the Freedom of the city of Lincoln on a flight over Lincoln on the day of the 80th Anniversary of the Formation of the Royal Air Force.Personally Signed by Boeing Sentry AEW Mk1, ZH107 Crew Captain Flight Lieutenant P Bradshaw, Co - Pilot Flight Lieutenant G P Jenkins and Navigator Flight Lieutenant A D Werner

SpI.signed by Right Worshipful the Mayor ofLincoln & Chief Ex. & Town Clark.

24 3.98-Hastings pmk- Hastings.

24,3.98-Hastings pmk- Hastings. Crew signed.

24 3 98 -Hastings pmk- Hastings. Signed by the Mayor & Chief Executive of Hastings.

Signed by Air Commodore J Hardstaff MBE Commanded 47 Sqn from 1974 to 1976 & Sqn Ldr H.G.Hazelden DFC chief test pilot Handley Page from 1947 to 1967 and responsible for much of the original development of the Hastings.

23 Apr 98 - Manchester postmark - Manchester Flown in Piper Cherokee

23.4.98 Manchester prnk- Manchester pilot signed.

23.4.98 Manchester prnk- Manchester pilot signed.Signed by Mayor & Chief Executive of the City of Manchester

23.6.98-Beverley Flown Hercules of 30 Sqn Sqn

23.6.98-Beverley 2Op NHS stamp. Hercules crew Signed.

Beverley Flown FDC Signed 2
23 06 98 Beverley Special Postmark . Blackburn Beverley No 30 Squadron Royal Air Force. Personally Signed by The Right Worshipful Mayor of Beverley Councillor Norman Dickinson and The Clerk to the charter trustees of the Town of Beverley Mr Darry Stephenson . Flown Details on the back Flown in Hercules of No 30 Sqn ofrom RAF Lyneham to Templehof Berlin for the celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift in which an aircraft of No 30 Squadron made both the first and last resupply sorties. The aircraft returned to Lyneham via Hannover and RAF Leeming. Certified Copy No 0048 of 250 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot

Beverley FDC 47 Sqn Signed 2
23.6.98 Beverley Special. Blackburn Beverley No 30 Squadron Royal Air Force. Personally Signed by Gp Capt D H M Chandler Commanded No 47 Squadron at RAF Abingdon from October 1964 until October 1967 when the Squadron was equipped with Blackburn Beverley C1 & Wg Cdr H W Guile Flew the Blackburn Beverley when Flight Commander on No 47 Sqn at RAF Abingdon from April to October 1956, when Officer Commanding No 84 Sqn at Khormaksar from June 1958 to September 1960 and finally when Officer Commanding No 34 Sqn in Seletar from June 1966 until its disbandment in December 1967. Certified Copy No 0125 of 498 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.Details

21.7.98 - Belfast. Delfast Flown in Hercules of No 30 Sqn

21.7.98 - Belfast.Flown in Hercules of No 30 SqnSigned by Wessex crew

Signed by Mayor & Chief Executive of Belfast.

25-8-98-Lerwick pmk Saro Lerwick No.209 Sqn.Signed Nimrod crew.

Signed Convenor of Shetland Islands Council & Deputy Chief Executive of Shetland Islands Council.

29-9-98-Harrow-HandLey Page Harrow No.115 Sqdn. RAF

29-9-98-Harrow-HandLey Page Harrow No.115 Sqdn. RAF Signed crew of BA 146 Royal Flight.

Signed by Mayor & Chief Executive of the City of Harrow

29-9-98-Harrow-HandLey Page Harrow No.115 Sqdn. RAF Personally Signed By Douglas F Endsor Shot down on his 13th operational flight in a Handley Page Hampden on 8th September 1941 when a sergeant Pilot with 50 Sqn and help prisoner in various camps until he escaped from Fallingbostel on 6th April 1945 & Flt Lt G K Smith DFM* flew 68 hours on Handley Page Harrows with No 115 Sqn from January to July 1939 and parachuted from Harrow K6969 during the night of 15th March 1939 landing safely at Long Helford Suffolk Completed 1st Tour of operations with No 115 . Red Flown cachet on the back flown in Bae 146 of No 32 Sqn . Certified Copy No of 500

02.11 .98-Oxford-Airspeed Oxford E.T.S. RAF

RAF Flown Airspeed Oxford FDC Signed
02.11 .98 Oxford Special Postmark. Airspeed Oxford F.T.S. RAF Flown . Oxford Twinned with Leiden, Bonn, Leon, Grenoble. Blue Flown cachet Flown in Piper Cherokee. pilot signed Peter Lord of Abbots Hay. Backstamped Biggin Hill Airport. 1 Jan 99.

Signed by The Lord Mayor of Oxford & Chief Executive of Oxford City Council

Special Signed by Sqn Ldr K R H Girdwood & Flt Lt W L B Walker

02-3-99-Perth-Blackburn Perth N-29 Sqdn. RAF

Signed.

2 Mar 99 - Perth - Blackburn, Perth - 209 Sqn. RAF.Signed by Provost Culliven Perth & Kinross Council and Robertson Chief Executive.facsimile The Lord Mayor of Oxford & Chief Executive of Oxford City Council

6.4.99-Bristol-Bristol Blenheim No.107 Sqdn.RAF

6.4.99-Bristol-Bristol Blenheim No.107 Sqdn.RAFCrew signed.

Special-signed G.Robertso Mayor Bristol & Lucy de Groot Chief Executive Bristol Council

4.5 .99-Andover-Hawker Siiddeley Andover.

Pilot signed.

Special signed Mayor of Test Valley Councillor A.V.Jackson & Chief Executive A.Jones.

Special-signed D.Fulluck- flew Andover CC2 V.I.P.Transports No.32 Sqdn. 1970- 74 & AVM. D.O.Crwys-Williams flew Andover C1 transports OC with 46 Sqdn. 1969-71.

1-6-99-AlderShot- Avro Aldershot No.99 Sqdn.

Pilot signed.

Special signed Major of Rushmoor & Chief Executive

Special-signed by Gp.Capt.J.R.Goodman DFC* & President99 Sqdn. & A Cdre A.N.Nicholson.

06.07-99-York- Avro York No.242 Sqdn. RAF

Signed.

Special-signed Lord Mayor of York & Chief Executive.

Special-Signed Canon J.H.Armstrong present York Branch RAF Association & A.M. Sir John Curtiss - flew with 59 Sqdn. onYork aircraft durting theBerlin Airlift.

7.3.00-Hendon-Fairey Hendon of No.38 Sqdn. RAE over RAF Hendon.

4 Apr.2000-BEPS 2598 -Blackburn-Blackburn No. 449 Flight Fleet Air Arm.

4 Apr.2000-BEPS 2598 -Blackburn-Blackburn No., 449 Flight Fleet Air Arm.Flown in Piper PA – 31 from Carlisle to London City Airport obverflying Blackburn and darwen Pilot Captain Bill Mojar. Personally Signed by Captain Bill Mojar

2nd May 2000-BFPS 2592 - Ripon-Blackburn,Ripon No. 820 Sqdn.Fleet Air ArmSigned by Mayor and Clerk of Ripon

6 Jun 2000-BFPS 2593 Felixstowe-No.230 Sqdn.

Pilot signed.

Special signed Mayor &Town Clerk of Felixstowe.

Special signed Air Marshal Sir J.Sutton President Eastern Area & Wg Cdr H.W.Nash OC 230 Sqn (230 Sqn.Flew

15-6-2000 Vimy Vickers Vimy Flown in Piper Chieftain

Pilot signed.

5-6-2000 Vimy Special signed Mme. Louis V.E.Guidot

Special signed Air Vice Marshal N.E.Noad O.C.216 Sqdn. 1960-62 & A.V.M.Howlett Chairman RAF Association Council.

16-6-2000-Amiens. De Havilland Amiens

16-6-2000-Amiens. Pilot signed.

1st Aug.2000-BFPS 2608-Stranraer. Supermarine Stranraer

Pilot signed.

Special signed by Chief Executive & Chairman

Special signed A.V.M.J.Morris Prosident RAFA Scottish Area & Air Commodore J.A.Holmes Flew Stranraer aircraft with 240 Sqdn. in 1940-41.

5th Sep 20O0-BFPS 2609 Pembroke Crew signed.

Special signed Chairman & Chief Executive of Pembroke.

3rd Oct.2000-BFPS 2610 Warwick.Vickers Warwick. Flown Hercules

Pilot signed.

Special signed Air Commodore B.W.Opie President RAE Association Midland Area & Flying Officer Barney Whitehead. Flew Warwicks with 292 Sqdn. 1944-46.

7th Nov.2000-BFPS 2819 Saro London Saro London No.201 Sqdn.

Pilot Signed

Special signed Gp.Capt.H.T.Haggar. Flown Londons with 201 Sqdn. 1936-1940 & Wg.Cdr.C.J.Birks OC 201 Squadron.

15 Dec Malta Valletta Postmark. Valletta Cover depicts Vickers Valetta No 30 Squadron Royal Air Force. Flown in Hercules of No 30 Sqn from RAF Lyneham to Iraklion, nikos kazantzakis, Crete. The return was made the same day and Valletta in Malta was overflown.

Signed by Gp Capt A E Hotchkiss & Wg Cdr T N Staples OBE DFM