Bidspirit auction | Great War I Shaw, D

Great War I Shaw, D Clappen, WW2 Gen L Clay signed RARE 18 sqn RAF cover. No18 Squadron Royal Air Force 25th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift 26th June 1948 FDC 25th Anniversary Berlin Airlift 26 Jun 73 British Forces 1401 Postal services Signed by Air Commodore D W Clappen CB Bleriot Aviation Co ( Apprentice ) 1910 Pilot Certificate No 591 August 1913 in a Bleriot monoplane. Ian Shaw 1917 RNAS 55 Sqn and WWII General Lucius D. Clay Lucius Dubignon Clay (23 April 1898 - 16 April 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945; deputy military governor, Germany, in 1946; Commander in Chief, United States Forces in Europe and military governor of the United States Zone, Germany, from 1947 to 1949. Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949) when the USSR blockaded West Berlin. Photos of Clay inside numbered 15 of 18 issued. . Good condition Est.