To
celebrate the first flight of the R-100, the Airship
Heritage Trust with support from the Rolls Royce Heritage
Trust have created a 90th anniversary first flight
commemorative cover.
The covers have been flow in a Cessna 172-BJXZ by
pilot Martin Jones from Derby Airport, to Howden,
then via York to Cardington, along the same original
flight route during early December 2019, at which
time in 1929 bad weather delayed the R-100's maiden
flight. The covers are cancelled with the specially
commissioned postal "handstamp" from the
Airship Heritage Trust, to commemorate the 90th anniversary
of the R-100 airship's maiden flight from Howden Shed,
to the Cardington Mast on 16th December 1929.
At the 90th Anniversary time and date, 07.00 on 16th
December 2019, the rear covers were stamped at Howden,
nr. Selby Yorkshire where the R-100 was built 1924-29,
then driven via York south to Cardington, and arrived
at the famous Shorts Building, Shortstown, at 13.00
on Monday December 16th, to stamp the rear covers
with a timed commemorative mark for 13.30, the designated
arrival time at the mast, after 5hrs 47 mins in the
air. Both rear cover stamps are shown above.
With beautiful original artwork of the R-100 by Keith
Goldsmith, and to celebrate the work by Barnes Wallis,
with Nevil Norway as Deputy Chief Engineer, the 200
signed and numbered, plus the unsigned 340 commemorative
covers will become collectors' items.
Signing for Barnes Wallis Foundation: Chris Henderson,
Trustee and Treasurer, and for Nevil Shute Norway
Foundation: John Anderson, President.
There is a common insert in every cover as below:
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