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W. G. CARTER C. B. E., F. R. Ae. S., Former chief aircraft designer to the Gloster Aircraft Company, Hucclecote, GloucestershireA unique and historical collection of correspondence, post office telegrams and press cuttings relating to the successful first flight of the Gloster-Whittle E. 28/39 on 15th May, 1941, at the hands of Glosters` chief test pilot P. E. `Gerry` Sayer. Other correspondence, including Post Office telegrams relating to the successful attempt on the world`s Air Speed Record on 7th November 1945, Group Captain H. J. Wilson Flying Meteor F.4. "Britannia" EE454, achieving 606mph over Herne Bay, Kent. Correspondents include Tom Sopwith, Frank Whittle, Roy Chadwick, W.E.W. Petter, Stafford Cripps and others. Other correspondence concerns the award to Carter of the C.B.E. in the 1947 New Year`s Honours List, together with his decoration in original case, with miniature; his Royal Aeronautical Society silver medal engraved `Awarded to W. G. Carter F. R. Ae. S. for his work on jet propelled aircraft 1947` and other ephemera including various drawing instruments, a Regent-Plate Rolls-Royce `Spirit of Ecstasy` ash tray, pocket watch, spectacles in case, family photograph album, various diaries. Note: Wilfred George Carter C.B.E., F.R.Ac.S. (1889-1969) was chief designer at the Gloucester (later Gloster) Aircraft Company and ranks amonst the greatest of aircraft designers. He helped design biplane fighters for the RAF (The Gauntlet and Gladiator most notably), before becoming involved with the Jet aircraft alongside Sir Frank Whittle. Carter was asked by the Ministry for Aircraft to design a brand new aircraft for Whittle`s engine and the result was the Gloster E.28/39 `Pioneer`. The plane was built in secret at the Regents Garage in Cheltenham and had its first flight at Hucclecote, Gloucestershire on 8th April 1941. It subsequently became the first Allied jet aircraft. Following on from the Pioneer, the Ministry for Aircraft encouraged Carter to design a more practical fighter for warfare. Consequently Carter made the decision to design the next plane with two engines and the result was the F.9/40, which flew for the first time on March 5th 1943, giving much more satisfactory and reliable performances. This plane found worldwide fame as the Gloster Meteor. In the hands of the RAF the Meteors were the first jet aircraft in operational service and were used primarily against the V1 flying bombs. The first `kill` came when Flg. Off. Dean `knocked down` a V1 by flipping it onto its back with the Meteor`s wingtip. In total 3875 Meteors were built, in over 34 versions, for 14 different nations and it changed the course of military aviation across the world.
A quantity of Gorham sterling silver Coffee and Condiment Spoons, pair of Wallace Servers, a white metal "M" & "B", a Rolex Spoon and seventeen various foreign Teaspoons, a small plated Butter Dish in the form of a miniature entree dish, a sterling silver mounted Brush and another
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