Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers Dfc (2 results)

8½'' x 5''. Certified Copy No. 588 of 1207 first day cover stamped envelope. No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus Voyager in the air-to-air refuelling and transport roles from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Triple SIGNED by 'Peter Scoffham' and 'Martin Withers DFC | 101 Squadron Black Buck 1 Falklands 1st May 1982' | and one other indecipherable to the rear '? Group Captain 101 Squadron 1951-1964'. Royal Air Force | Brize Norton stamp. In Fine condition. One cachet insert x 2. Certification signed by Group Captain W. S. O. Randle. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

6½'' x 4½''. Certified Copy No. 681 of 1696 first day flown cover stamped envelope. Operation Black Buck was a series of seven ambitious long-distance ground-attack missions conducted by the Royal Air Force during the Falklands War in 1982. It was the RAF's most daring attack since 'Operation Chastise' - the Dambusters raid in WWII. 30 April - 1 May 1982: Vulcan XM607 made the first Black Buck sortie to the Falkland Islands to make an attack on Port Stanley airfield. XH558's Chief Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers, carried out that first raid. With a full load of bombs and fuel, a sixth crew member and a fresh coat of paint, the Vulcans were well over their rated maximum take off weight of 204,000 pounds (93,000 kg) and incredibly was refuelled seven times on the outward journey, the logistics of which are beyond belief, they refuelled only the once on the return journey. Martin and the crew of Vulcan XM607 flew the first and last of the missions. SIGNED 'Martin Withers' to the front cover. Four cachet inserts. 44 Squadron Orderly Room R.A.F. Waddington stamp to the rear. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. FALKLAND ISLANDS.