Bidspirit auction | FF7c 1st UK Service signed
FF7c 1st UK Service signed A C Campbell Orde. Pilot WWI Veteran. 25 August 1979 BFPS 1647 50th Anniv of 1st UK Regular freight service special postmark. 60th Anniversary of the First United Kingdom Regular Commercial Passenger and Freight Service 25 August 1919.Red flown cachet flown on the special British Airways Flight Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the First Regular International passenger and Cargo flights from London Airport to General De Gaulle Airport Paris in Trident 3 G - AWEK Flight on 25th August 1979. Personally Signed A C Campbell Orde WW1 Pilot. served European War 1916 to 1918, Flight Sub Lieut Royal Navy and Flying Officer Royal Air Force, Active service in Belgium, 1917 one of original commercial Pilots on London to Paris route with Aircraft Transport & travel Ltd, 1919 to 1920 Instructor and advisor to Chinese Govt in Peking, 1921 to 1923, Instructor and Latterly Chief Test Pilot to Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Black & White Photo and details. Good condition Est.