Buckingham first day Cover with Prestige Stamp Booklet pane, issued 18 September 2008 and signed by both Wing Commanders Bob Fisher and Tom Neil. The background of the pane shows a technical illustration of a Hawker Hunter.

The stamps are:-

1st Drum Major RAF Central Band 2007

1st Helicopter Rescue Winchman 1984

1st Hawker Hunter Pilot 1951

Postmarked:- Royal Air Force Uniforms, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincs, 18-9-08 

Pictorial centre.

Great illustration on the cover of BEMF Spitfire. 

There is a cachet on the reverse which states:- Wing CD-R R.W. Foster DFC (D) & Wing CD-R R.F. Neil DFC* have both signed no more than 45 Buckingham, Royal Air Force covers featuring the Hawker Hurricane pane from the prestige booklet & Cranwell pmk issued 18/9/08.

This cover is number 14 of 45.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Francis ‘Ginger’ Neil, DFC & Bar, AFC, AE (1920–2018) was a British aviator, fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force. He flew during the Battle of Britain, and shot down 14 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. He served from 1938 to 1964 and achieved the rank of Wing Commander. His unit was No. 249 Squadron and the commands he held were No.41 Squadron and No.208 Squadron.

Robert William Foster, DFC (1920- 2014). He was one of the heroes of the Battle of Britain, flying hurricanes and spitfires with 605, Squadron. He was credited with destroying and damaging a number of enemy aircraft; later in the war, he destroyed at least five Japanese aircraft flying from airfields in northern Australia. When he died in 2014 a Hurricane R4118 flew over, he had flown this in the Battle of Britain.

He was chairman of the Battle of Britain, fighter Association and president of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust.

Information sheets about both of them enclosed.

The reverse of the cover has information entitled 

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