Brian Trubshaw Concorde Pilot Filton Flown 1980 Hand Signed Flown FDC

STB023  This is stunning collectors official limited 1980 specially flown first day cover hand signed by historic Concorde pilot Brian Trubshaw where the signature rests perfectly accompanying the special hand commemorative franks.  This comes with full lifetime COA as the signing has been officially certified by the publishers with full hallmarking and authenticity of the series further detailed on reverse in absolute brand new mint condition and specially flown over Filton with details of the 1980 flight on the cover too.

Ernest Brian Trubshaw, CBE, MVO was a leading test pilot, and the first British pilot to fly Concorde, in April 1969  on a flight from Filton to its test base at RAF Fairford. He emerged from Concorde 002's futuristic cockpit with the words: "It was wizard a cool, calm and collected operation." Weeks earlier he had piloted an early test flight of the identical French prototype Concorde 001, commanded by André Turcat. Trubshaw and Turcat were both awarded the Iven C. Kincheloe Award in 1971, for their work on Concorde.He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 1948. He was awarded the OBE in 1964 and the CBE in 1970 and was awarded the French Aeronautical Medal in 1976.