RED ARROWS FAREWELL TO THE GNAT...15-9-1979
(Signatures)	Luftwaffe Legends Adolf Galland and Johannes Steinhoff plus the Royal Air Force Red Arrows Display Team 15th September 1979 , Sqn. Ldr. B. R. Hoskins Leader , Flt. Lt. M. T. Curley No 2 , Flt. Lt. B. C. Scott No 3 , Flt. Lt. M. D. Howell No 4 , Flt. Lt. M. B. Stoner No 5 , Flt. Lt. R. M. Thomas No 6 , Flt. Lt. S. R. Johnson No 7 , Flt. Lt. N. J. Wharton No 8 and Flt. Lt. W. Ward No 9.
(Dimensions)	165.mm x 110.mm approx  Signed 1st Day Cover.
Price	£195.00

Description

First Day of Issue / 1st Day Cover commemorating the RAF Red Arrows Display Teams farewell to the Gnat...It depicts the last display using the Gnat aircraft on the 15th September 1979 at RAF Valley in Anglesey...It has a 10p stamp and is franked , Farewell to the Gnat-Red Arrows 15 September 1979 British Forces Postal Service 1969... The rear is stamped Royal Air Force Valley 15-9-79...It has the Royal Air Force Hendon Museum official stamp and is Numbered 1148 of 2910 certified by Flt. Lt F.W. Waters RAF Museum...Inside it has its Red Arrows information card...The front of the cover has been signed by the 9 RAF Red Arrow display pilots at the time : Sqn. Ldr. B. R. Hoskins Leader , Flt. Lt. M. T. Curley No 2 , Flt. Lt. B. C. Scott No 3 , Flt. Lt. M. D. Howell No 4 , Flt. Lt. M. B. Stoner No 5 , Flt. Lt. R. M. Thomas No 6 , Flt. Lt. S. R. Johnson No 7 , Flt. Lt. N. J. Wharton No 8 and Flt. Lt. W. Ward No 9...It has been counter signed by two Legendary Luftwaffe Generals Johannes ' Macky ' Steinhoff and Adolf ' Dolph ' Galland...This particular cover has just been purchased recently by ourselves from the Great Luftwaffe General Adolf Galland's widow Heidi Galland , it was a gift to the late General for signing the edition of this cover at the time , It is part of a large batch of covers that we have just purchased from the late Generals widow Heidi Galland...priced @ £195.00 for this one off cover that once belonged to the Great General Adolf Galland.