WW2 Mosquito Test Pilot William Pat Fillingham signed Raf Leeming Mosquito flown RAF cover. Also signed by the ...

WW2 Mosquito Test Pilot William Pat Fillingham signed Raf Leeming Mosquito flown RAF cover. Also signed by the pilot Sqn Ldr Lockhart. William Patrick Ingram Fillingham FRAeS was an English test pilot for the de Havilland company. Fillingham flew 120 different types of aircraft during his career including all variants of the de Havilland Mosquito. With the start of the Second World War the company had an increase in aircraft production and by April 1940 Fillingham was test flying 150 de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane trainers a month. By September 1942 he was the chief production test pilot flying new de Havilland Mosquito twin-engine light bombers. In 1943 he went to the de Havilland subsidiaries in Toronto and Sydney to advise them how to test fly the Mosquito, during his stay in Canada he demonstrated the Mosquito at a number of Canadian air bases and also to the United States Army Air Force. With production of the Mosquito in England increased to a five a day Fillingham flew a record 2,200 flights in the Mosquito. As well as the Mosquito he also flew the twin-engined De Havilland Hornet, at the time the fastest propeller aircraft in the world. 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