RAF Upavon Signed by A Humphrey Battle of Britain pilot, H Burton 1st British POW escapee. 31 Aug 72 BFPS 1295 Air ...

RAF Upavon Signed by A Humphrey Battle of Britain pilot, H Burton 1st British POW escapee. 31 Aug 72 BFPS 1295 Air Support Command Last Globe Flight. RAF Upavon. The Merger of Air Support Command and Strike Command. The Reformation of No 46 Group Flown in Pembroke WV 746 and Hercules XV 292. Flight details on the back Flown in Pembroke WV 746 Upavon - Lyneham 31 aug 1972 flight time 15 mins. Flown round the world in Hercules XV 292 flight time 86 hrs 04 mins. On the Front Flight cachet in red with place and date marked on the map giving details of flight. Personally Signed by ACM (later MRAF Sir Andrew Humphrey Battle of Britain pilot 266 Sqn died in 1977. and Signed by Air Marshal Sir Harry Burton served as a pilot with 215 Sqn and then 149 Sqn before being shot down over the Black Forest and taken Prisoner of War. He escaped from Stalag 1 ( Barth in Germany), making his way to neutral Sweden before being returned to Scotland, and is believed to be the first British POW escapee of WWII to have successfully made it back home AOC no 46 Group formerly AOC in C Air Support Command. RAF Museum Reference no C18c Certified Copy 249 of 500. 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