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Welcome to an Aviation Collectables item .... About AV600-SP1 2003 Tribute to CONCORDE commemorative cover signed Peter Baker, a former Concorde BAC test pilot Although primarily dealing with military aviation, the chance to produce a cover to commemorate the final bowing out of service of the legendary Concorde could not be missed. We are therefore please to mark the occasion with a visually stunning cover which features full cover artwork giving Concorde pride of place. We have elected to show Concorde in its full splendor during the 1980s coming into land with the characteristic British Airways markings of the period. The scene shows Concorde in a strike pose - nose high and looking quite purposeful. The cover bears 1st Class Gold stamp cancelled with Concorde Coming Home - Final Flight into Filtonn Filton Bristol 26 November 2003 also showing Concorde. Regrettably we were unable to have these flown on the last flight of Concorde so they were flown prior to the final flight. The cover artwork has been painted by artist Ross Wardle, who has produced many superb aviation paintings, including many for Matchbox which were used for their aircraft kits until they dropped out of the market. More recently he has won great praise for his work protraying Formula 1 cars from the 1950s through to present day. Peter P Baker AFC MRAeS MSETP MAIAA MBAC MAIAA Concorde Test Pilot 1967-1982(100 Signed, Numbered and Certified) This cover is handsigned by Peter P Baker AFC who joined the Royal Air Force as an aircrew cadet in 1944 and after training at the General Reconnaissance School and between 1945-1949 served with Nos 201, 209 and 230 Squadrons, which were equipped with Short Sunderlands flying boats. He then took the QFI course at the Central Flying School and as a flying instructor flew the Meteor, Prentice and Harvard from 1950 through 1952. In 1953 he was selected for the Empire Test Pilot's Course at Farnborough and for the next three years he was at A&AEE Boscombe Down testing helicopters and various marks of Vulcan, Valiant, Victor and Canberra aircraft. In 1958 he retired from the RAF, with the rank of Squadron Leader, and joined Handley Page and spent five years as a test pilot on the Victor B Mk2 test programme. In 1963 he left Handley Page to join the British Aircraft Corporation (later becoming British Aerospace) as a test pilot principally on the VC10 and BAC1-11 test programmes and was the project pilot on the BAC1-11 from 1964-66. In 1967 he was appointed assistant Chief Test Pilot for Concorde and in 1980 he was promoted to Deputy Chief Test Pilot BAe Filton. In 1982 he left BAe to become Senior Test pilot with the CAA Airworthiness Division becoming Chief Test pilot in 1986. After retiring from the CAA he spent two years as freelance airline pilot before becoming an aviation consultant. His awards include the Air Force Cross following his work with A&AEE, a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air and the RP Alston Medal. Click here to see more covers in our shop We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look at our other auctions Aviation Collectables is a Registered Dealer of the UACC #219 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS*All* signatures on all our signed items are 100% genuineWhere ever possible each item comes with an insert or information cardAll Official Editions are numbered and certified VISA/DELTA, MASTERCARD/EUROCARD and SOLO/MAESTRO Cards AcceptedWe also accept cheques in UK Sterling and British Postal OrdersPaypal payments accepted - GBP transactions only(Click to see to view our payment methods) Pay us with PayPal — it's free. Item is as per image below ....
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