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FF05B SIGNED 70th Anniv of 1st Air Crossing of Channel COVER

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FF05b SIGNED 70th Anniv of 1st Air Crossing of Channel

Backstamp OMNI-FLIGHT Airport-Gent 9820 SINT DENUS WESTFIEIVI 25.7.79

Total Number Issued 14960

FF5a Cover flown in one of the following aircraft taking part in the Stella Artois Air Race 1979:
Pilot Aircraft Stamp
Dennis Creswell Auster G-AJEH 6p
Susan Saggers Prentice G-APPL Sp
Edward Wein Piper  G-ATKW 6p
Peter Crispe Cessna G-AWVS 8p
Maurice Seymour Piper G-LUNA 8p
Chris Virley Flobin G-ROBN 8p
Peter Cremer Jobel G-AVIU 8p
John Stuart Wood Cessina G-BAMJ 10p
Allan Cameron and
Keith Munro Beechcraft G-BDYL 11p

Each Cover is signed by the respective Pilot except that the Beechcraft Cover is signed only by Allan Cameron (13,500 split equally between each of the nine aircraft)

FF5b Cover bearing a 13p Jersey "lnternational Air Rally" commemoretive stamp. It was flown in Fuji F200 G-BFDS from Biggin Hill to Ghant and is signed by Anne Carding, the Fuji pilot. It is also signed by the Winner of the Air Race, Alan Dyer who flew a Cessna 3100 G-BAUE. (1460 numbered & certified)
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Notes
l. The original for this Cover was painted by Michael Lethbridge.
2. No unsigned Covers were officially issued.

CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE

***** PLEASE DO LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER RAF COVERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THIS STORE**********

Price: £2.00

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