RAF Flown Admiral Sir John Bush CIC NATO 1967-70 signed 50th...

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RAF Flown Admiral Sir John Bush CIC NATO 1967-70 signed 50th Ann of NATO 15 Mar 1999 JS(CC)61 WW2 FDC. Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush GCB DSC** (1 November 1914 - 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet. Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and served in World War II. He became Commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Undine as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 1955, Flag Officer (Flotillas) in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1961and then Commander of the British Naval staff in Washington, D.C. in 1962. In January 1967 he led a British delegation to South Africa to renegotiate the Simonstown Agreement. He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1965[6] and the first Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet in 1967. He retired in 1970. In retirement he held the posts of Rear-Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom. RARE only 200 issued. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.