THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CATALOGUE July 2019 Issue 10

RYD019D £100 £25 per month over 4 months 1998 55th Anniversary of the Dambusters signed by Squadron Leader George L Johnson, Flight Lieutenant George A Chalmers and Flight Lieutenant Edward C Johnson

RYW015N £500 £50 per month over 10 months 19th August 1919 Combat in the Air Report for 203 Squadron signed by Commanding Officer Raymond Collishaw CB, DSO & Bar, DSC, RYB001 £150 £50 per month over 3 months DFC (1893 - 1976), a World War I Ace, Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC &Bar, during World War II he FRAeS, DL (1910 - 1982). We think Bader is the best known was a commander in fighter pilot of World War II. He has an amazing story, losing North Africa both legs after a plane crash in 1931, but at the outbreak of World War II was back in the RAF, becoming an Ace fighter pilot with 22 Victories. In 1941 he bailed out over France and was taken prisoner of war and after several escape attempts he ended up in Colditz. Signed 1965 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain small cover, Fareham CDS postmark.

RYW015K £500 £50 per month over 10 months 8th May 1918 Combat in the RYD617FR £100 Air Report for 208 Flight Sargent Grant S MacDonald (1921 - 2012), took part in Squadron signed by the Dambusters raids with 617 Squadron, Rear Gunner on AJ-F Commander Major for Freddie, our choice of signed cover Christopher Draper DSC (1892 - 1979), a World War I ace known as ‘The Mad Major’ known for RYJ024T £50 flying under bridges. 1998 80th During World War II Anniversary became a double of the flown agent for Germany Falklands cover, signed by former Prime Minister James Callaghan 01303 278137 (1912 - 2005) EMAIL: [email protected]

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RYG040R £35 1978 RAF Museum, signed by Hermann Hogeback (1914 - 2004) - German Bomber pilot who took part in 585 missions plus Battle of Britain pilots Alan Gear, Graham Leggett, Joceyln Millard and Richard Haine. Certified limited edition of 15 covers

RYG040Q £50 1971 RAF Andover cover, signed by Adolf Glunz RYG040S £35 (1916 - 2002) - Luftwaffe ace with 71 victories from 1980 Royal New Zealand 574 missions Harold Vita (1921 - ) American ace with Air Force cover, signed by 6 victories Certified limited edition of 16 covers Johannes Lutter (1912 - 2004) - German ace with 12 victories, plus 15 tanks and 30 aircraft on the ground plus Battle of Britain pilots Graham Leggett, Trevor Gray, Alan Gear and Jocelyn Millard

RYG040T £75 £25 per month over 3 months 1974 RAF Gliding cover, signed by Leo Schimacher (1914 - 1997) - German ace with 23 victories from 250 missions Heinz Ewald (1922 - 2002) - German ace with 84 victories from 395 missions Gerd Achgelis (1908 - 1991) - German Test Pilot and Helicopter pioneer plus Battle of Britain pilots Graham RYG040U £50 Leggett, Jocelyn Millard, Alan Gear and Trevor Gray 1979 Captain Liddell Historic Aviators cover signed by Otto Schultz (1920 - 2013) - Greman ace with 73 victories from over 800 missions Commander W Robert Maxwell (1919 -2016) - American ace with 7 victories RYG041A £35 1978 Anthony Fokker Historic Aviators cover, signed by Rudolf Szardening 01303 278137 German Night EMAIL: [email protected] Fighter Ace with NJG 3, credited with 12 victories

RYG041C £50 1987 Iron Cross Medal cover, signed by Walter Krupinski Flexi-pay available (1920 - 2000) - on all items! German ace pilot with 197 victories No interest charged - payment

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2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAFC10 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RYM015A £25 1978 Anthony Fokker Historic Aviators cover, signed by Otto Kutzner German Nightfighter ace with 9 Victories

RYL010 £35 1979 Jet First Flight RAF cover, signed by Hans Jochin Langer German ace with 58 confirmed victories from 1136 missions

£50 per month over 2 months RYP007Z £100

1981 First Flight between Japan and USA Anniversary flown cover, signed by Nobuo Fujita (1911 - 1997) the only Japanese pilot to bomb mainland USA during World War II

RYA013 £20 Peter Ayerst, signed RAF cover, Battle of Britain pilot.

RYS005G £35 1979 Baron Michael Donnet cover, which he has signed plus Peter Duttmann (1923 - 2001) - German ace with 153 victories from 398 missions Plus Battle of Britain pilots Graham Leggett, trevor Gray, Jocelyn Millard and Alan Gear

RYA014K £35 40th Anniversary of VJ Day cover, signed by Rex Barber, Doug Canning, John Mitchell and Delton Goerke.

RYA014S £20 Norfolk Island cover, signed by Lt Cdr RYA014C £25 Frederick Ashworth,

40th Anniversary of VJ Day, signed by Julius commanding Torpedo Aces Jacobson, dropped a 500lb on, and stopping a Squadron 11 1943 Japanese Cruiser and Capt David McCampbell, and Jim Billo Fighting attacked 60 Aircraft shooting down nine, awarded Squadron ten USS the Medal of Honor. Enterprise 1942 - 43.

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3 www.buckinghamcovers.com RYB049A £35 1984 DSO small medal cover, signed by winners Joseph Singleton and Lewis Brandon.

RYA015A £15 Captain H P Ady, signed Norfolk Island 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway, pilot Strawberry 5, Midway June 4th 1942. www.buckinghamcovers.com

RYC004 £15 Winston S Churchill Grandson of the Wartime leader and MP in his own right Signed 1990 Airborne Forces Golden Jubilee cover.

RYD004Z £75 £25 per month over 3 months RYG004P £30 Mitchell Bomber cover, signed by James Doolittle and American Ace Donald Gordon. RAF cover, signed by German Ace pilot Friedrich Korner and Colonel James Johnson.

RYG035S £100 £25 per month over 4 months 54 Squadron, Atlantic Crossing cover, signed by World War I German Ace Fritz Jacobsen.

RYG035T £200 £50 per month over 4 months Squadron Leader Bulloch Historic Aviators cover, signed by Karl Dontiz, Otto Schuhart and Hans Rosing. FLIGHT

4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAFC10 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RYG037N £25 Boeing B17 Bomber cover, RYG037L RYG037M £20 £35 signed by Col James Major George Carpenter, signed RAF cover, 1972 No3 Squadron cover, signed by World War I Morehead, Col John Loisel and American Ace with 14 Victories. flying ace Paul Strahle. Lieu Ken Hippe.

RYG037P £50 1977 RAF Museum cover, signed by Oskar Romm, Adolf Glunz and Herbert Whiltmann plus three Battle of Britain pilots.

RYG037O £35 RAF Museum cover signed by Commander Robert Thelen and Lieu Wilhelm Noller plus 4 Battle of Britain pilots.

RYG037R £35 1977 RAF Andover cover, signed by Erich Rudorffer, RYG037Q Wilhelm Crinius and £35 Friedrich Korner, 1976 No 35 Squadron cover, signed by Hartmann plus three Battle of Grasser and Colonel Donald Hillman. Britain pilots.

RYG037T £25 FLIGHT 1982 Washington Bomber cover, signed by Lum Lamoreaux, Major Joseph Foss and RYG037S £20 Major General Marion Carl. Lt Col Ken Walsh, signed Bomber cover, American Ace 21 Victories.

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5 www.buckinghamcovers.com RYG037V £100 £25 per month over 4 months 1980 Battle of Britain 40th Anniversary signed by 17 Battle of RYG037U £20 Britain pilots. 1982 RAF cover, signed by Battle of Britain pilots Eric Barwell, G Benion, Archie Winskill, J Millard and John Keatings.

RYG037X £20 1989 Microscopes Battle of Britain RFDC First Day Cover signed by pilots Ludwick Martel and Herbert Wolton.

RYG037Y £50 1989 Microscopes RYG037W £75 £25 per month over 3 months Battle of Britain 1987 Lord Dowding Sheltered Housing Project cover, cover, signed by signed by 11 Battle of Britain pilots. pilots Stephen, Gibson, Ayerst, Leigh, Keatings, Haine and Jones.

RYG039E £40 1987 Mitchell Bomber cover, signed by Walter Goehausen, Bruce Carr and Harry RYG037Z £50 Brown. 1985 VE Day cover, signed by Francis Gabreski, John Truluck, Robert Johnson and Jerry Johnson.

01303 RYG039D £35 FLIGHT RYG039F £40 1991 Greetings RFDC91 First Day cover, signed by 1975 VE Day cover, signed by Erich Rudorffer, 278137 John Peters and John Nicholls shot down during the Helmut Bennemann and Wilhelm Crinius. Gulf War, note on the back states only 10 were signed. 6 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAFC10 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Flexi-pay available on all items! No interest charged - payment options up to 12 months RYG039G £15 RYG039H £50 1970 VE Day RAF cover, signed by Lieu Gen 1978 Bulldogs Air Display cover, signed by Hans Jay Robbins. Welk, Wilhelm Crinius, Adolf Galland and Frank Hill, plus three Battle of Britain pilots.

RYG039J £50 1969 Army Air Day cover, signed by Friedrich Lang, Rudolf Opitz and Oskar Romm.

RYG039I £20 1989 Microscopes RAF RFDC First Day Cover, signed by Battle of Britain pilots Peter Ayerst and Bernard Jennings.

RYG039L £35

1974 RAF Gliding cover signed by Willi Unger and Colonel Phillip DeLong plus four Battle RYG039K £35 of Britain pilots. 1990 Battle of Britain cover, signed by Avis Hearn, John Keatings, Elizabeth Mortimer, Alan Gear, Graham Leggett, Elspeth Green and Frederick Thomas.

RYG039N £25 1985 VJ Day cover, signed by Herschel Green and Eugene FLIGHT Hanks. RYG039M £30 1985 VE Day cover, signed by Clayton Gross, Walter Cook and Glenn Duncan.

RYG039O £20 Flexi-pay available 1985 VJ Day on all items! cover, signed by Colonel Henry No interest charged - payment Brown. options up to 12 months

7 www.buckinghamcovers.com RYG039P £50 1972 RAF Hendon cover, signed by Erich Rudorffer, Paul Zorner and Paul Douglas.

RYG039Q £35 1973 RAFLET cover, signed by Richard Griffin and Klaus Neumann plus four Battle of Britain pilots.

RYM010F £795 Wernher Von Braun signed 1971 RAF Cosford cover.

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RYM017A £20 Captain E Scott McCuskey, signed 40th Anniversary of the first use of the Mitchell by the RAF.

RYH024 £20 RYB004J £35 1980 10th Anniversary of the First Deployment 1989 Industrial Archaeology Overseas of Operational VTOL Aircraft Battle of Britain Hawkinge (Harrier), signed by the pilot Mike Stear, Sir First Day Cover, signed by Peter Terry and Battle of Britain pilot Arthur pilots John Keatings, John Leigh (64 and 72). Ellacombe and Peter Ayerst plus Avis Hearn MM

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8 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAFC10 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RYB004K £40 1987 RAF Hendon flown cover, signed by Battle of Britain pilots Marsh, Gray, Gear, Russel and Leathart plus Avis Hearn

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RYJ023G £200 £40 per month for 5 months 1996 75th Anniversary of the British Legion cover flown in a Lancaster as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, signed by Margaret Thatcher and 23 other Victoria Cross, George Cross and Battle of Britain signatures. This cover is supplied with a list but will RYB004M £100 £25 per month over 4 months need checking 1990 Battle of Britain Anniversary cover signed by 19 Battle of Britain pilots

01303 278137 FLIGHT RYR016 £25 RYG040O £35 Group Captain Bill Randle, signed 1990 Battle of Britain Jersey cover, the Lancaster he flew Johannes Steinhoff, signed 1984 27 Squadron is featured on the 37p stamp (BLCS57). flown RAF cover

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RYJ023B Last VC10 UK to Wasington, signed by Air Attache British Embassy Washington and Manager Dulles International Airport. . £15 RYJ023C 1995 Battle of Britain Open Day, signed by Lt General Walter Krupinski...... £20 RYJ023H 1996 Belgium Air Force cover, signed by Lieutenant General Baron Michael Donnet...... £10 RYJ023I 1997 United States Air Force, signed by Colonel Francis Gabby Gabreski...... £25 RYJ023J 1997 United States Air Force, signed by Colonel Bernard Fisher...... £25 RYJ023K 1997 United States Air Force, signed by James P Fleming...... £25 RYJ023L 1997 United States Air Force, signed by John L Leviow...... £25 RYJ023M 1997 United States Air Force, signed by Colonel Joe M Jackson...... £25 RYJ023N 1997 Battle of Britain Open Day, signed by Bob Doe, Ulrich Steinhilper, Laddie Lucas and a member of 601 Squadron Michael ?...... £35 RYJ023Q 1997 Battle of Britain Open Day cover, signed by Alan Lockwood, Cive Rowley, Jack Newton and three others. . . £25 RYJ023S 1998 Biggin Hill Air Fair cover, signed by Ulrich Steinhilper, Bill Randle and Dennis David...... £30 RYJ023T 1998 60th Anniversary f the Spitfire, signed by George Unwin ...... £25 RYJ023U 1998 Adlertag, signed by Dennis David and Ulrich Steinhilper...... £35 RYJ023V 1998 British Achievements in Speed, signed by Neville Duke and Peter Twiss...... £35 RYJ023W 1999 Scramble cover, signed by Dennis David...... £25 RYJ023X 1999 Safely Home cover, signed by Bob Doe...... £25 RYJ023Y 1999 Safely Home, signed by Leslie Batt...... £25 RYJ024A 2000 Battle of Britain, signed by Leopold Heimes...... £25 RYJ024B 2000 Strike Command Restructure, signed by Peter Harris, Keith Filbey and Iain Henderson ...... £15 RYJ024C 2000 RAF News, signed by Cliff Michelmore...... £15 RYJ024D 2002 20th Anniversary Operation Black Buck, signed by Sir Rex Hunt and Sir J Keith Williamson ...... £35 RYJ024F 2003 Battle of Hamburg cover, signed by Jim Heyworth...... £25 RYJ024G 2003 Battle of Hamburg cover, signed by David Butler...... £25 RYJ024H 2003 Battle of the Ruhr, signed by R C E Law...... £20 RYJ024I 2003 Battle of the Ruhr cover, signed by G L Mandeno...... £20 RYJ024J 2002 1000 Bomber Raid cover, signed by Ted Sismore...... £25 RYJ024K 2002 Augsburg Raid cover signed by P A Dorehill...... £20 RYJ024L 2002 Augsburg Road cover, signed by E E Rodley...... £20 RYJ024O 2000 Battle of Britain cover, signed by K N T Lee...... £20 RYJ024P 2000 Battle of France cove, signed by Peter Ayerst ...... £20 RYJ024Q 2000 Battle of France cover, signed by Guy Harris...... £20 RYJ024R 2000 Battle of France cover, signed by G R Wheeldon...... £20 RYJ025B 1987 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight cover, signed by Bill Reid VC...... £15 RYJ025H 1971 RAF Uxbridge cover, signed by Air Cdr J Leatheart DSO ...... £25 RYJ025X 1971 RAF Uxbridge cover, signed by Air Cdre Widdow, OC29 Night Fighter Squadron, Battle of Britain ...... £35 RYJ025Y 1971 RAF Uxbridge cover, signed by Air Cdre Fenton, OC238 Squadron, Battle of Britain...... £35 RYJ025Z 1971 RAF Uxbridge cover, signed by Group Captain Kent ...... £35 RYJ026B 1996 Ejection Seat testing cover, signed by joint Managing Directors James and John Martin plus test pilots Jack Scott and John Fifield...... £35 RYJ026C 1985 P1127 Lift Off Anniversary cover, signed by designer Ralf Hooper and test pilots Bill Bedford, Hugh Merewether and Cliver Rustin...... £35

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RYJ023F £75 1996 75th Anniversary of the British Legion cover flown in a Lancaster as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, signed by Victoria Cross winners Eric Wilson, Richard 01303 Annand and John Kenneally, plus George Cross winners Tony Gledhill, Eynon Hawkins, Frank 278137 Naughton and Carl Wilcox

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RYJ025P £50 1974 342 French Squadrons flown cover, signed by Bob Stanford Tuck, AVM Ian Spencer and one other we can’t identify

RYJ025I £50 1973 92 Squadron 33rd Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Spitfire flown cover, signed by Edward Donaldson, Harold Roach, Donald Hardman, Neville Duke and two others we can’t identify

RYJ025U £100 £25 per month for 4 months 1986 RAF Royal Mail flown First Day Cover, signed by Bill Reid, E Rodley, C Tappin, James Lacey, Lewis Brandon, Jack Unwin Mann, Harold Bird Wilson and J J Booth

RYJ026A £75 1973 World Helicopter Championships flown cover, signed by Gerd Achgelis (1908 - 1991) - Helicopter Test pilot Colonel Bob Thelen - American Ace Plus Battle of Britain pilots Graham Leggett, Alan Gear, J Millard and Trevor Gray

RYJ026D £75 1971 Set of three 25th Anniversary of the First Live Ejection cover, which has been ejected, signed by J Fifield, James Martin and J E Scott, plus 4 Battle of Britain pilots

RYJ025Q £50 1974 543 Squadron Disbandment flown cover, signed by Duggie Hine, Lewis RYK002 £100 Hodges, John Slessor, 1998 Opening of the Battle of Britain Suite at The Royal Bob Stanford Tuck Star and Garter Home cover, signed by The Duke of and one other we Kent who did the opening can’t identify

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