Dambuster Flt Lt J F Leggo DFC typed signed letter 1975 to WW2 author Alan Cooper regarding 617 sqn. Rare autograph Navigator, Lancaster serial number: ED909 G Call sign: AJ-P, First wave. Third aircraft to attack Mohne Dam. Mine veered left after dropping and exploded at side of dam. After qualifying as a navigator, he arrived in England and was posted to 455 (Australia) Squadron, where he crewed up with Mick Martin in the autumn of 1941. Toby Foxlee and Tom Simpson joined Martin and Leggo in the crew over the next few months, and the fact that all four stayed together for almost two years illustrates the bond between them. In April 1942, 455 Squadron moved to Coastal Command, but the four Australians transferred together to 50 Squadron, a heavy bomber squadron, and retrained on Manchesters and Lancasters. They completed a tour there, and then went off separately to various training units. Leggo received a DFC for his work on the completed tour. When Martin was asked to join the new 617 Squadron, he brought his old team together as the core of the crew of AJ-P. Leggo was made the Squadron Navigation Officer, responsible for all the other navigators. After the raid, for which he received a Bar to his DFC, he carried on flying with Martin for a while, but then he put in for retraining as a pilot. Martin supported him in this, praising him for his exemplary character, loyalty, conscientiousness, and devotion to duty. 'No higher standard could be asked for, ' he added. Leggo qualified as a pilot and moved to 10 Squadron in Coastal Command, where he flew Sunderland flying boats for the rest of the war. Signs of age. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
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Dambuster Geoff Rice DFC typed signed letter 1975 on 617 Sqn Assoc. Letterhead 5 to WW2 author Alan Cooper regarding 617 sqn. He qualified as a pilot in February 1942 and was commissioned. On his return to the UK he underwent further training and was crewed up with the six other men who would eventually fly with him on the Dams Raid. They were finally posted together to 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton in February 1943 to begin operations. By the middle of March, they had undertaken nine operations, at which point they were placed in the squadron's new C Flight, under the command of Sqn Ldr Melvin Young, an experienced pilot about to embark on a first tour on Lancasters after winning a DFC and Bar for two tours on Wellingtons. By 26 March 1943 the flight comprised four crews, captained by Melvin Young, Bill Astell, Geoff Rice and Sgt Ray Lovell. It was decided to post the whole flight over to the new squadron being formed at the same base to undertake training for a special mission. Rice protested at this, but to no avail. However, the crew had gelled as an effective unit and the training for the secret operation went well. They achieved impressive scores in bomb aiming exercises and were chosen to fly in the second wave, tasked with attacking the Sorpe Dam. AJ-H took off from Scampton at 2131 and all went well for the first hour and a half of flying time. They crossed the narrow neck of Vlieland at 2259 flying very low and exactly on track. Past the danger point, Rice gained altitude briefly to check position and then went low again to turn south-eastwards towards the Ijsselmeer. The bright moon shining on the water made height difficult to judge and flight engineer Edward Smith was about to warn Rice that the altimeter was reading zero when there was a huge jolt. Instinctively Rice pulled upwards and felt another 'violent jolt'. AJ-H had hit the water twice. The first impact had torn the mine free and sprayed water up through the bomb bay. The second had forced the fixed tail wheel up through the fuselage and demolished the Elsan lavatory just in front of the rear turret. A revolting mixture of its contents, disinfectant and sea water had poured into the turret and immersed gunner Stephen Burns up to his waist. His shout of 'Christ, it's wet back here!' was pretty understandable. Everyone else was shaken up, but by some miracle the aircraft and crew had survived. Rice flew on for a minute or two while the damage was assessed, and it was confirmed that the mine had been lost. Then he turned for home. The anti-aircraft batteries on both Vlieland and Texel were waiting for him and sprayed flak across the gap between the two islands, but he sped underneath the fire. There was nearly another tragedy as they reached Scampton. The hydraulic fluid in the undercarriage had been depleted, so it had to be manually lowered with an air bottle. This took 20 minutes during which time Rice was circling the airfield at 1000 feet. Uncertain whether the flaps would then work, another warning message was sent to the control tower, and the crew prepared for an emergency landing. Rice and Smith remained in their seats while the rest sat with their backs to the main spar, facing aft. They were just about to make their approach when suddenly Les Munro's AJ-W, which had lost its radio, flew in below them and landed on the main runway. Rice held off, and touched down a few minutes later. The next day, Gibson quizzed him over the cause of the loss of his mine, but took no further action. He knew from his own experiences in training how difficult it could be to judge an aircraft's height when flying low over water. Rice flew on the operations to Italy in July and August, and was then selected for the very dangerous attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal with the new 10, 000lb 'thin case' bomb in September 1943. Of the eight pilots who flew on that raid, only Geoff Rice, Mick Martin and David Shannon survived. In appalling weather conditions, Rice spent 70 minutes searching for the target but was eventually ordered home by Martin, who had taken over temporary command of the operation. He jettisoned his giant bomb over the Waddensee. On 11 November he took part in an attack on the Antheor viaduct, and later that month was awarded the DFC. The citation singled out his work at the Dortmund-Ems canal, praising his 'great determination and courage. ' On 20 December, eight 617 Squadron crews, led by the new CO Leonard Cheshire, were sent on an operation to attack an armaments factory in Liege in Belgium. Geoff Rice and his Dams Raid crew were amongst them. The target marking wasn't visible, so Cheshire ordered the crews to return with their bombs. However, Rice and his crew were unlucky and were hit by flak 14, 000 feet above Merbes-Le Chateau. The last thing Rice remembered was giving the order to bale out. Unfortunately, there wasn't time and the aircraft exploded. Rice appears to have been thrown clear, protected by the pilot's armoured seat and with his parachute deployed, but all his colleagues died as it crashed. Their bodies were found near the crash site, but Rice regained consciousness in a wood, his parachute snagged in a tree, and with a broken wrist. The first people he met were three farm labourers, who took him to the Resistance. His wrist was set in plaster by a friendly doctor, and he spent the next five months on the run. Unfortunately, he was then betrayed to the secret police and became a prisoner of war, ending up at the notorious Stalag Luft III, scene of the Great Escape. As the Russian army approached, the prisoners were forcibly moved, but were eventually liberated by the Americans. Rice was repatriated after the war, and left the RAF in 1947. He went on to work for Shell BP and was very active in setting up the 617 Squadron Association. Signs of age. Good Condition. 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RAF Official VIP signed First Day cover collection. Complete series of the RFDC official covers 1 - 100, Mainly official First Day Covers with BFPS postmarks; these were each individually flown by the RAF with details on a flight cachet on the cover. They are also signed by VIPS, dignitaries, WW2 aces and many more. Includes Rare covers RFDC39 British Film Year signed Richard Todd Cat £50, RFDC87- 11 09 90 Gallantry Awards - 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Flown by HS125 & signed by WWII hero Wg Cdr R Learoyd VC. Biggin Hill Westerham pmk. Cat £50, RFDC49 - 16 09 86 Royal Air Force - 50th Anniversary of the reorganisation of the RAF into Operational Commands. Flown by Lancaster PA474 and signed by WWII Pathfinders CO & bomber pilot AVM Don Bennett DSO. BFPS 2114 Official pmk. - £30, RFDC5 1981 Royal Wedding Cat £25, RFDC22 1983 Fairs flown by Red Arrows Cat £15, RFDC26 Urban Renewal Concorde Flown Cat £15, RFDC31 1984 British Council signed James Lacey Cat £50, RFDC42 - 18 02 86 Halley's Comet - Launch of Skynet 4a Communications Satellite. Flown by Tornado, signed by Sqn Ldr N Wood. Launch of Skynet 4a BFPS 2109 official pmk. Cat £14, RFDC43 - 21 04 86 60th Birthday of HM The Queen - 50 Years of Royal Flying. Flown in Wessex from Buckingham Palace with HM QEII on board. Signed by Wg Cdr Schofield OC Queens Flight & Grp Capt A Willis OC RAF Benson. 50 Years of Royal Flying BFPS 2106 Official pmk. Cat £15, RFDC47- 23 07 86 The Royal Wedding - Royal Wedding RAF Benson. Flown by CONCORDE and Bae146 carrying the Royal Couple. Signed by Wg Cdr Schofield OC Queens Flight. Double pmk, RAF Benson & BFPS2120 - £20, RFDC54 - 12 05 87 British Architects in Europe - 200th Anniversary of the Royal Engineers Flown by Gazelle. Signed by Brig. R Kelly Director Postal services200th Anniversary of the Royal Engineers BFPS 1987 official pmk. Cat £10, RFDC70 - 31 01 89 Greetings - Greetings from the Lord Dowding Sheltered Housing Appeal. Flown by Piper twin & signed by WWII fighter pilot Air Marshal Ivor Broom DFC, DSO, AFC Lord Dowding Sheltered Housing Appeal BFPS 2192 official pmk. Cat £20, RFDC86 - 2 08 90 90th Birthday of the Queen Mother - Flown by Wessex & signed by WWII fighter ace and later CO Queens Flight Air Cdr Archie Winskill DFC. Congratulations BFPS 1990 official pmk. Cat £25, RFDC94 - 11 06 91 Sport 1991, Rugby World Cup - England's Grand Slam. Flown by Canberra & signed by Flt Lt Rory Underwood. 1991 Rugby Union Twickenham special pmk. Cat £15, RFDC100 - 6 02 9240th Anniversary of HM The Queen's Accession - 40 Years of Flying the Queen. Flown by Bae146 & Signed by Wg Cdr Beresford OC Queens Flight. 40 Years of Flying the Queen BFPS 1992 official pmk. Cat £12. Catalogue value must be over £1200 Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
First Flight Special signed RAF flown covers. Complete set of the 40 FF first flight series of covers commemorating the greatest achievements in flight, has some Concorde flown covers, Zeppelins, Air Races and commercial flights. Each cover has a nice illustration of the plane which carried out the flight and has a flight cachet detailing the RAF flight on which each cover was flown. Better autographs include Hughie Edwards VC, Jean Batten, Bert Evenden, J Kelly Rogers, Adolf Fisher, Erich Warsitz, Lettice Curtiss, Judith Chisholm, Oskar Fink, Red Arrows Team, Grp Capt Gatward, Air Cdre Donaldson, Michael Donnet, Oskar Rosch, Red Arrows 1980 team signed. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers London Sydney, Sydney London 1985, both signed by 13 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Columbo Sydney, Sydney Columbo 1985, both signed by 7 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Perth Sydney, Sydney Perth 1985, both signed by 4 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Bahrain Perth, Perth Bahrain 1985, both signed by 4 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Bahrain Sydney, Sydney Bahrain 1985, both signed by 10 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Columbo Bahrain, Bahrain Columbo 1985, both signed by 4 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers Perth Columbo, Columbo Perth 1985, both signed by 4 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers London Perth, Perth London 1985, both signed by 10 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
BA First Flight Concorde multiple signed covers London Columbo, Columbo London 1985, both signed by 7 crew members, Flown on BOAE. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Concorde flown cover collection, 26 inc few signed, Tony Meadows, John Hutchinson, Ken Granville. Mainly BA first flights including London Glasgow, London Copenhagen, London Amsterdam, London Orlando, Riyadh Dhahran, Bahrain Riyadh, London Toronto, London Kuwait, RAF Finningley specials, London Cairo, Cairo London, Singapore London. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Space FDC collection 5 superb 30th Anniversary of the Apollo II First Moonlanding commemorative covers PM Solomon Islands First Day of Issue 20. 7. 99. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Three WW2 Lancaster veterans cover collection. Three RAF flown covers produced in 2003 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Hamburg 1943. There were varieties produced signed by veterans of the raid and only 200 of each were signed. There is a career biography of each signatory printed on the cover. These were flown twice on a Vickers VC10 in the Queens Flypast 14 June 2003 and then reflown in Avro Lancaster PA474 of the Battle of Britain memorial flight. The full details are printed on the back of each cover. It has a nice Lancaster Special postmark BFPS 2750. Flt Lt H Hoey DFM flew on the raid in a Lancaster of 12 Squadron on 24 25 July and 27 28 as Navigator. He completed his first tour in 1944. Sqn Ldr D Butler DFC flew on the raid as Pilot in a Lancaster of with 12 Squadron on 24 25 July as Rear Gunner. He completed two tours in 1944 ending with 171 Halifax Squadron. Sqn Ldr A Heyworth DFC flew on the raid as Pilot in a Lancaster of with 12 Squadron on 24 25 July 29 30 and 2 3 August, this was his second tour. He was later Chief Test Pilot for Rolls Royce 1955 Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Aviation cover 50th Anniversary first airmail flight England to Australia 1919-1969 signed by aviation pioneer Jean Batten and two other PM RAF Lyneham 12th Nov 1969. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
World War Two aviation flown cover signed by Flugkapitan Erich Warsitz (German Test Pilot). 40th Anniversary of the First Flight by a Jet-Propelled Aircraft, 27 Aug. 1939. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
R. N. A. S flown cover signed by Lt. -Cdr. Peter Twiss OBE, DSC (World Air Speed Record holder: Fairey Delta 2). Fleet Air Arm Series No. 3. 60th Anniversary First Naval Flying Training, Isle of Sheppey, 15 March 1911. British Forces 60th Anniversary postmark, 15 March 1971. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
R. N. A. S flown cover signed by Vice Admiral Sir Charles L. G. Evans KCB, CBE, DSO, DSC (Senior pilot, 803 Sqn, in the action) and Vice Admiral T. V. Briggs CB, OBE (Gunnery Officer, HMS Ark Royal in the action). RNSC (2) 21. 40th Anniversary of the Shooting Down of the First Enemy Aircraft by the FAA, 26 Sept. 1939. HMS Ark Royal. British Forces 40th Anniversary postmark with 803 Sqn, crest, 26 Sept. 1979. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Concorde Flown FDC 50th Anniversary of the First Crossing of the Atlantic by a formation of Aircraft signed by Commander W. O Alderson . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Concorde Flown FDC 50th Anniversary of the First Non Stop Flight Between Japan and the United States of America PM Tokyo 3. x. 81. 8. 12 signed by Captain John. D. Eames. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
World War Two 19x25 framed and mounted print titled Typhoon Attack by the Artist Robert Taylor signed in pencil by Wing Commander Roland Beamont. Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (10 August 1920 - 19 November 2001) was a British fighter pilot for the Royal Air Force and an experimental test pilot during and after the Second World War. He was the first British pilot to exceed Mach 1 in a British aircraft in level flight (P. 1A), [Note 1] and the first to fly a British aircraft at Mach 2. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Morris Jepson signed Historical Aviation US Patriot First Day Cover, 25c Air Mail Postage Stamp 1960, Cancelled San Francisco, First Day of Issue, 22 April 1960 Over 25c stamp 'Of the People - By the People - For the People' Signed Morris Jepson (Weapons Officer - Hiroshima Mission. Ensured all was well with the fateful cargo carried by the 'Enola Gay' and supervised the arming and dropping of the bomb). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Ed Newton (Doolittle Raid veteran flew crew 10) signed Historical Aviation first day cover US Patriot First Day Cover, Honouring Octave Chante, Engineer, Aviation Pioneer. Cancelled Chanute, KS. First Day of Issue 21c Airmail stamp. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lt. -Gen. Hugh M. Elwood signed Historical Aviation flown cover dedicated to AM William Avery Bishop VC. Cover illustrates Attack on Jasta 5 Dawn, 2nd June 1917. Special hand-stamp cancelled 'Honouring 60 Squadron, Jersey, 2 June 1977. Signed Lt. -Gen. Hugh M. Elwood, USMC (Operations Officer, Joint Army Air Corps Maine Corps Air Defence Command, Invasion of the Marianas. This unit participated in the capture of Saipan, Tinian - origin of the first nuclear bomb deliveries). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Sir George Edwards OM, CBE, FRS, DL and Sir Peter Masefield signed Historical Aviation flown cover Brooklands Museum. Vickers Type 950 Vanguard Prototype, 30th Anniversary of First Flight at Brooklands, 20th January 1959. Colour photograph of Vickers Vanguard on the cover in red border. 30th Anniversary pictorial postmark, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, 20 Jan. 1989. Carried on Vickers Type V-953c Vanguard. Flight details on the cover. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
RAF flown cover The English Electric Canberra - The RAF's First Jet Bomber. Cover illustration: Canberra B2s of No. 101 Squadron, the First Squadron to be equipped, May 1951. Cover was flown in a Piper Cherokee from Biggin Hill to Duxford. British Forces pictorial postmark (features the Canberra) 54th Anniversary 'Canberra' First Jet Bomber of the RAF, 15 Dec. 2004. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Sqn. Ldr. V. C. Lockwood pilot signed RAF flown cover 'Bristol Blenheim' 50th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Bristol 'Britains First' 12th April 1985. Cover design illustrates Bristol Blenheims of No. 107 Sqn. , attacking German shipping off the Frisian Islands, July 1941. 50th Anniversary postmark, Jersey, 2 April 1985. Flown in BAC 111, ZE432 Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Air Comdr. G. C. Cairns CBE, AFC (Commandant Boscombe Down) RAF flown cover RAF Boscombe Down. 'First Intercontinental Jaguar Flight, July 1974, Boscombe - Goose Bay - Offut AFB - Nellis AFB. Flown in Jaguar XX720. Cancelled Boscombe, Salisbury, 9 July 1974. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Historical Aviation flown cover First Day Cover (14) British Aerospace - Engineering Achievements, Sea Harrier FRS Mk1 of 801 Naval Air Squadron, 1983. Special hand-stamp 'The Harrier - Birthplace' Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, 25 May 1983 over 3 Europa stamps. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
ACM Sir Michael Knight KCB, AFC, BA, DLitt, FRGS, FRAeS (Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group, RAF Strike Command, South Atlantic, Falklands Conflict 1982) signed RAF flown cover The First Vulcan to Enter RAF Service - Vulcan B. Mk2 XH558 (G-VLCN) - Delivered to RAF Waddington, 1st July 1960. Cover commemorates the aircrafts 'Last Flight to Bruntingthorpe, 23rd March 1993 and shows the iconic aircraft in flight. Cachet: The Vulcan bomber XH558, Restored to flight, 18th October 2007. Special postmark 'Falklands Conflict 'Remembered', Portsmouth, 18 Oct. 2007. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Wg. Cdr. B. L. Robinson (Pilot) signed RAF flown cover No. 4 Flying Training School Royal Air Force Valley. Commemorating the First Training Flight in a Hawker Siddeley Hawk at RAF Valley. Cover features the Hawk, Gnat and Hunter aircraft. Jersey hand-stamp Introduction to the Hawk into the Royal Air Force, 28 April 1977. Flown in Hawk 167 Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
First Day Medal cover issued in 2004, 'Spanning the Oceans'. Celebrating steamships and Ocean Liners, the PNC medal cover features the RMS Queen Mary 2, Cunard Ocean liner on the medal. The cover has six stamps of renowned ocean going vessels. The cover was jointly published by the Royal Mail and the Royal Mint in association with Cunard Queen Mary 2. Postmarked Southampton and dated 13th April 2004 unsigned. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Royal Mail First Day cover 'D-Day 6 June 1944'. Cover design by John Gorham, SHAEF insignia and flags of the services. Imperial War Museum hand-stamp 50th Anniversary of the D-day Landings, London, SE1, 6 June 1994. Set of six Royal Mail commemorative stamps D-Day Issue. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lt. Cdr. R. V. Moore, Captain F. Ashe Lincoln, Cdr. G. Gutteridge, and Lt. Cdr. W. B. Filer signed Royal Navy Cover Series Two No. 42. 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe, 8th May 1945. Produced as a tribute to the men who undertook the task of Mine and Bomb Disposal and Clearance operations. Cover features an archive photograph of Lieut. George Gross, RANVR, with the VE-Day 'Oyster' mine at Bremen. 50th Anniversary 'Victory in Europe' postmark for Buckingham Palace, London 8 May 1995. Multi-signed Lt. Cdr. R. V. Moore GC, CBE (Mine Disposal), Captain F. Ashe Lincoln (OC RNVR< First 'G' Mine), Cdr. G. Gutteridge OBE (Grosse's 2nd in Command) and Lt. Cdr. W. B. Filer MBE (GM for Italian Torpedoes, bay west of Alexandria). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Flying Officer Henry A. King and Captain Urban L. Drew signed RAFM HA11. Cover dedicated to Flt. Lt. D. S. A. Lord VC, DFC. Cover design illustrates David' Lord's Dakota in flames over the dropping zone at Arnhem. British Forces postmark for the Disbandment of 14 Air Despatch Regiment (RCT), 1 July 1976. Double signed by:- Flying Officer Henry A. King (Lord's Navigator) and Captain Urban L. Drew (357th Fighter Sqn. USAF, first Allied pilot to shoot down 2 enemy jet aircraft in aerial combat). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
JS 50 45 15. The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs. British Forces 50th Anniversary postmark 'The Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb. Flown in a VC10 of No. 101 Sqn. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Captain R. Davies and First Officer T. Levitt signed RNPC - RNSC(6)6 CPS8. 50th Anniversary of Operation Frankton 'The attack on enemy shipping at Bordeaux' 7 - 11 December 1942. 'Cockleshell Heroes' Cancelled Gibraltar, 11 Dec. 1992. Same design as the cover above. Flown cover, signed by the Captain: R. Davies and First Office: T. Levitt. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Sgt. David Cox signed JS 50 45 15. The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs 6 - 9 August 1945. British Forces 50th Anniversary postmark 'The Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb' 6 Aug. 1995. Sgt. David Cox DFC*, Croix de Guerrre (Battle of Britain, Spitfire pilot, No. 504 Sqn. ). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Grp. Capt. W. I. Farquharson signed JS(MIL) 13. '1942'. Cover design illustrates scenes from World War Two in 1942. Depicts 'Operation Millennium' first 1, 000 bomber raid, The Russian Convoys, The Battle of El Alamein and in addition illustrates the Air Crew Europe Star Medal. Special postmark 58th Anniversary 'Operation Millennium' Cologne, cancelled Whitehall, London, 18 Jan. 2000. Signed Grp. Capt. W. I. Farquharson DFC* (No's. 115 and 195 Sqn's. Bomber Command). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Great War flown cover . The First Participation of an Aeroplane in a Sea Battle, Jutland, 31st May 1916. Cover illustrates a Short 184 aircraft from a Royal Navy cruiser as she spots German destroyers. Special pictorial 86th Anniversary postmark. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Gibraltar First Day Cover '100th Anniversary of the First Powered Flight. 100th Anniversary postmark, Gibraltar, 31 March 2003 over Six Gibraltar issued stamps Powered flight though the ages). Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Aerodrome Hotel commemorative cover, 75th Anniversary of Amy Johnson, pioneering flight from England to Australia - the first ever by a solo woman pilot, 5 May 1930. Extreme Endeavours, Amy Johnson postmark, Hull, 29 April 2003 over an Amy Johnson stamp. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Louis Bleriot - The first man to cross the English Channel in a powered aeroplane, 25th July 1909. Oval postmark, Across the English Channel, Dover, Kent 27 March 2003. Cover design shows Louis Bleriot and his aeroplane about to cross the Channel. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
The Wright Brothers - Centenary : First Machine Powered Flight, 17th December 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Oval postmark 'Historic Moments in Aviation, Southampton, 27 March 2003. Cover design features the Wright Brothers and their 'Flyer'. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Gulf Crisis 1990 'Operation Desert Shield' Gulf Crisis R. F. A. Fort Grange on Gulf Supply and Support Operations, September 1990. Black White photograph (top left) R. A. F. Fort Grange' Cancelled London, Maritime Mail, 17 Sept. 1990. Maritime cover Limited Edition. . First Officer (s) stamp RFA Fort Grange 7 Sept. 1990. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Commodore Ronald W. Warwick signed Gibraltar Official First Day Cover. Cruise Ships III. Cover features the Queen Elizabeth 2 as she glides past the rock of Gibraltar. Special Handstamp 'Cruise Ships III', Gibraltar, 15 May 2007 over a set of four Gibraltar issued stamps 'Cruise Ships' visiting the Rock: Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2, P & O's Oceania and the Oriana. Signed Commodore Ronald W. Warwick OBE, LLD (Master Queen Elizabeth 2) Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum. Commemorating the first visit to the Mersey of Queen Elizabeth 2. Celebrating the Cunard Line's 150th Anniversary Year. Cover design illustrates the 'Queen Elizabeth 2' 1990. Cachet for the 'Second Visit of 'QE2' to River Mersey 1994. Cancelled Liverpool, 24 July 1990 over a 20p 'Black' commemorative Definitive stamp (150th Year of the Penny Black). Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Cunard 'Queen Mary 2' First Sea Trails from the shipyard of Alston Chantiers de L'Atlantique in St. Nazaire, France, 25th -29th September 2003. Cancelled Southampton, 25 Sept. 2003. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Cunard 'Queen Mary 2' - 'Queen Elizabeth 2'. Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Maiden Voyage in tandem with her Royal Sister Queen Elizabeth 2 on a historic occasion. The first time two Cunard 'Queens' greeted each other since Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary in 1967. 'Queen Mary 2' departure from New York 25th April 2004 in Tandem with 'Queen Elizabeth 2'. Carried on Board Queen Mary 2 cachet. Cancelled New York, 25 April. 2004. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Cunard 'Queen Mary 2' - 'Queen Elizabeth 2. Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Maiden Voyage in tandem with her Royal Sister Queen Elizabeth 2 on a historic occasion. The first time two Cunard 'Queens' greeted each other since Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary in 1967. 'Queen Elizabeth 2 departure from New York 25th April 2004 in Tandem with 'Queen Elizabeth 2'. Carried on Board Queen Elizabeth 2 cachet. Cancelled New York, 25 April. 2004. Unsigned! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
ACM Sir Frederick Rosier DSO (Battle of Britain Fighter Association) signed Duxford Spitfires. Cover design illustrates Jeffrey Quill delivering the first Spitfire to enter Squadron service to No. 19 Sqn. , 4th August 1938. Special handstamp 'The Spitfire Anniversary Air Display' Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, 10 July 1988. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
The First Woman to Fly Across the World Solo - Croydon, England to Darwin, Australia. Amy Johnson's 11, 000 mile flight. Special pictorial British Forces Anniversary postmark: 72nd Anniversary of the First Woman to Fly Across the World Solo, 24 May 2002. Flown cover pilot signed? Unknown signature! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
The First Non-Stop Crossing of the Atlantic (Alcock and Brown), 14 15 June 1919. British Forces pictorial postmark 83rd Anniversary of the flight, 15 June 2002. Unknown signature! Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Black white small portrait (135mm X 80mm) of Sir Bernard Lovell. Signed in black ink by Sir Bernard Lovell (First Director of Jodrell Bank). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
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