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50th Anniversary of World War II Events (JS50) Series...Operation Overlord The Air Forces 6 June 1944 JS 50/44/4D...Between 1989 and 1995 the JS50 Series commemorated the major events of the Second World War starting with Britain Declaring War in 1939 and finishing with Victory over Japan in 1945. This is one of the most popular series ever produced, and we believe, that it is one of the best series ever produced by Group Captain Bill Randle. The cover has been flown and the flight details are on the reverse of the cover with one stamp : RAF Lyneham 5 June 1994...Flown from RAF Lyneham on Exercise Normandy Salute , first overflying the D-Day Celebrations in Portsmouth and then proceeding to Normandy to drop units of the Parachute Regiment on the DZ at Ranville during the Airborne Forces Celebrations...A commemorative cover sponsored by THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF THE EAGLE LODGE APPEAL...This cover has been signed by Air Vice Marshall James Edgar Johnson CB CBE DSO DFC DL who led the No 144 Canadian Wing of 36 Spitfires on four sorties over the Normandy beaches during the day of 6th June 1944...it is certified No 638 of 802 counter signed by Group Captain W.S.O. Randle J.S.P.C.C...priced @