HA18c  Signed E Percival WW1 Pilot & Bishop son of Air Marshal D Spencer B of B Pilot  

2 6 1979  Estoubmel Nord Postmark on French Stamp  Air Marshal William Avery Bishop VC Cover depict Bishop VC attacks on Jasta 5 dawn  2 June 1917. Personally Signed by Air Marshall W A Bishops Son Art Bishop and Lt Edgar Percival.   Australian Edgar Percival was a WW1 Fighter Pilot who served with 60 Sqn, Commanded by AVM Billy Bishop VC in France and then with 111 Sqn in Palestine. During the 1920's he operated many former WW1 aircraft in Australia and in 1931 founded Percival Aircraft, famous for the Gull, Mew Gull and Vega Gull, which built nearly 3000 proctors for military use in WW11.This cover was taken by courier from Estourmel in France to Wildenrath in Germany on the 2 June 1977, the 60th Anniversary of the attack that led to the award of the Victoria Cross to Billy Bishop. It was later flown to London by No 60 Sqn  Subsequently Flown by Air Canada  across the Atlantic to Toronto and back to London. RAF. Details and 3 Black & White Photos  enclosed. With Backstamp Air Canada YYZTCAC Oct 4'77 Toronto Canada

Aosl Signed on the back by  Capt D G H Spencer  266 Sqn Battle of Britain Pilot   Details enclosed.  Certified Copy 460 of 1312. signed Project Officer.Very few additional Signed by D G H Spencer .                                                                       

                     

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