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First Day Cover – GIBRALTAR – ROYAL AIR FORCE

Jul 3rd, 2009 by IndianStampGhar.com

First Day Cover – GIBRALTAR – ROYAL AIR FORCE

Royal Air Force Gibraltar celebrated 60th Anniversary in 1978 releasing five stamps on Aircrafts . A cover with 9p stamp showing Cauldron was issued to honour Air Commodore F M F West ,VC, MBE, MC. This Particular cover was flown in from Gibraltar in a Hawker Nimrod during 60th Anniversary flypast before Governor General on 16 Sep 1978. Air Commodore West was awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I.

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Tags: Air Commodore F M F West, Air Commodore F M F West -VC MBE MC, Cauldron, First Day Cover - GIBRALTAR - ROYAL AIR FORCE, Hawker Nimrod, Royal Air Force Gibraltar 60th Anniversary, Victoria Cross

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