1976 RAF Flown Cover signed by Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1992)...

Hammer

£75

1976 RAF Flown Cover signed by Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1992), English engineer and inventor, best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid). Illustrated Sir Barnes Wallis cover ‘Flown From RAF Upper Heyford to the Mediterranean on a Simulated Attack Against HMS “Ark Royal” in a Variable Geometry F-111E No. 051 of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, USAF, 8 Oct. 76. Wing Commander: Colonel Robert D. Anderson Pilot: Major John C. Aarni, Jr. Navigator: Major Louis I. Erdos Flight Time 6hrs.50mins’. Sticker address to Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Biggin Hill Kent.