RECORD FLIGHTS RD1 - 12

World Record 4 Capitals BEPS 100

RAF participation in World Rally Championships

RAF Participation in the World Rally Championships Italy Signed.
24.6.84. Albenga RAF Participation in the World Rally Championships Albenga - Viterbo - Salerno - Pescara - Parma 23 - 28 June 1984. Cover depicts map of Italy showing the World Championships flight route,Northumberland Universites Air Squadron Badge also Federation Aeronautique Internationale and Giro Aereo D'Italia logos.Flown in Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron Bulldog T1 XX633 from Albenga ( Italy) - Viterbo - - Salerno - Pescara - Parma in the Giro Aereo D'Italia and Parma - Parma twice in the World Rally Championships to finish 3rd and won the bronze medal.Handsigned by the British Team, Sqn Ldr Wooldridge,Flt Lt Adams, ( Bulldog T1 )R.Clarke,the Team manager and
S.Riddington ( Cessna Cardina) and J.Lord and Bob Bowles ( Cessna 182). 5 backstamps and photogragh of the RAF team.

Record Flight UK to Falklands signed

25 No 84 Falkland Island Port Stanley CDS Postmark on 17p Falkland Islands RAF First Anniversary of the Liberation stamp. World Record Flight Falkland Island to United Kingdom Port Stanley, Ascension Island Kinloss. Added flown label cachet flown in 201 Squadron Nimrod Mk 2 XV 228 from RAF Stanley ( Falkland Islands) - Ascension - RAF Kinloss in 18 hours 21 minutes . Pilot Wg Cdr Earl OC 201 Sqn and Navigator Flt Lt Davis. with 3 backstamps Personally Signed by Wg Cdr Earl the pilot and authenticated by Beverly Snook, Chairman Royal Aero Club. Certified copy 1819 of 2000

World Record Flight UK to Falkiands signed

World Record Flight Falks. to UK from Kt.Pleasant opening.

Special signed.RH Michael Heseltine MP Sec.of State for Defence and Pilot Wg Cdr Filbey and D Hamilton. Flown cachet Return of the inaugural flights to the Falklands. This cover was flown on 14th/15th May 1985, in a Tristar ZD 948 of the Royal Air Force. Pilot in Command Wing Commander K D Filbery RAF. Records
1 Mount Pleasant to Ascension Island 7 hrs 18 Mins 50 secs World Record.
2, Ascesion Island to Brize Norton 8hrs 29 mins 40 secs World Record
3, Mount Pleasant to Brize Norton 17 hrs 20 Mins 45 secs World Record.
Verified David Hamilton Vice Chairman Royal Aero Club.

World Record London - Bonn

Nat.Record Somme - Ypres Ypres - Cenotaph

Remembrance Day Records

The Big Freeze 1987 Flown Helicopter Signed Crew on Operations
15 Jan 87 Thanet The Big Freeze 1987 11 -21 January. Picture cachet of Wessex XR 504 landing at Ashford Hospital 15th January 1987. Cover was posted at Thanet General Sorting Office during the course of Rescue Operations 15th Jan 1987. . Blue flown in Wessex XR 504 on 4 Scramble's and Signed by all members of 2 Crews. Certified Copy No of 1500 Signed Flt Sgt Bastick RAF Manston.

St Valentines Day Rescue Signed Sea King Crew.
14 Feb 87 FPO 14 CDS St Valentines Day Rescue. Cover depicts 202 Sqn Sea King HAR3 Helicopter XZ585 winching survivors from dinghy by burning vessel Guide Onward and 202 Sqn Badge. Flown in 202 Squadron Sea King HAR3 Helicopter XZ585 from RAF Lossiemonth to rescue the crew of the fishing vessel Guide Onward at position 58 19 n 001 30 W on fire in the Moray Firth. Personally Signed by 4 Helicopter Crew Members Captain Flt Lt Hodgson, Co Pilot Pilot Officer S Willson , Radar Operator Master Air Electronics P E Challice and Winchman Master Air Loadmaster W Payne Violet backstamp D Flt 202 Sqn 14 Feb 1987 RAF Lossiemonth.Certified Copy No of 1500.

Interlude at Severley

Samson Reserve