SC20d RAF Finningley Signed Canberra World Record Crew recor...

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SC20d RAF Finningley Signed Canberra World Record Crew record 21 2 1951. 21 Feb 72 BFPS 1281. 21st Anniversary 1st direct Jet crossing of Atlantic. Cover depicts 7 Squadron Handley Page Heyford K4872 at RAF Finningley in 1936 and RAF Finningley Badge. Flown in 7 Squadron Canberra TT18 - WJ715 RAF Finningley - RAF St Mawgan by Fg Off Jamieson and in 47 Squadron Hercules C1 XV219 RAF Lyneham - Goose Bay ( Canada ) by Flt Lt Johnson. This cover commemorates the first direct Jet crossing of the Atlantic. Flown on 21 February 1951 by a Canberra WD932 from A and AEE Boscombe Down World Record Crew of Pilot Sqn Ldr A. E. Callard DFC, Navigator Flt Lt E. A. J. Haskett, Signaller Flt Lt A. J. R. Robson DFC. Backstamp Goose Airport and 2 Apr 1976 RAF Post Office Finningley. and Green Details cachet on the back. Personally Signed by Canberra World Record Crew of Pilot Sqn Ldr A. E. Callard DFC, Navigator Flt Lt E. A. J. Haskett, Signaller Flt Lt A. J. R. Robson DFC. Certified Cover Number 351.. Single Vendor RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99