WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English scientist & inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on 16th May 1943. Signed Royal Air Force Museum cover issued to commemorate Barnes Wallis and featuring a colour image of an R-100 airship and with an inset portrait of Wallis, post marked 15th June 1976 on the 40th Anniversary of the first flight of the Wellington bomber. Signed by Wallis in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX
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WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English scientist & inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on 16th May 1943. Signed Royal Air Force Museum cover issued to commemorate Barnes Wallis and featuring a colour image of an R-100 airship and with an inset portrait of Wallis, post marked 15th June 1976 on the 40th Anniversary of the first flight of the Wellington bomber. Signed by Wallis in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX
Auction: Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents - Timed Auction, 17th Apr, 2024