JS(CC)46 - 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Numbered RAF(80)6 as part of the 80th Mini Series
AIR TRANSPORT
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules or more affectionately known as the ?Herky? bird is pretty much the mainstay of the RAF?s transport fleet, we have chosen to feature both the common place C-130H model and the new C-130J model, which entered service in 1998. The cover has been flown in a Hercules from RAF Lynheam to Split and then to RAF Bruggen in support of Operation Lodestar.
Hand signed by Rt Hon Lord Owen CH, co-founder of the SDP and former Labour politician, and was the Opposition Defence Spokesman during 1970-72 until his resignation over the EEC. In recent years he has been a key figure in negotiations in the former Yugoslavia
Official special, numbered and certified on reverse
Flight details on reverse
Cover size 210mm x 110mm