RAF30e 60th Anniv Formation of the Squadron Signed Field Mar...

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RAF30e 60th Anniv Formation of the Squadron Signed Field Marshal Lord Harding. 10 Jan 75 Valletta 13(PR) Sqn. RAF. 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the Squadron 10th January 1975. Cover depicts 13 Squadron BE2c 2017 in France in 1917, Hawker Hector K8108 at RAF Odiham in 1937, EE Canberra PR7 WH773 at RAF Luqa 9 Malta ) in 1975 and 13 Squadron badge. Flown in X111 ( PR ) Squadron Canberra WJ821 from RAF Luqa, Malta to KAF Eastleigh, Kenya via Cairo. Subsequently flown from KAF Eastleigh to RAF Luqa via Khartoum, Sana'a Yemen Arab Republic and Cairo. Personally Signed by Field Marshal Lord Harding Territorial Army and Machine Gun Corps, World War I 1914-1918; Lt Somerset Light Infantry 1920; Staff College 1928; World War II 1939-1945; General Officer Commanding Central Mediterranean Force 1946-1947; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1947-1949; Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces 1949-1951; Commander-in-Chief, British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) 1951-1952; Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1952-1955; Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Cyprus 1955-1957; Director and subsequently Chairman of Plessey Co, Ltd 1962-1970. RAF Ref No 30e Certified copy 349 of 1175 signed by the Project Officer. 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