Lettice Curtis Dambusters Lincoln WW2 LTD TO 50 Hand Signed FDC

STB08  This is stunning collectors official limited Lincolnshire Dambusters first day cover hand signed by Lettice Curtis 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 in absolute brand new mint condition. You wont source better. This was limited to only 50 autographed and hand numbered 44 from the 50 edition on reverse. 

Eleanor Lettice Curtis (1 February 1915 21 July 2014) was an English aviator, flight test engineer, air racing pilot, and sportswoman. She commenced her ATA career by delivering primary training aircraft such as the Tiger Moth, progressing to the Miles Master and North American Harvard advanced trainers. During her ATA service she graduated to fly all categories of wartime aircraft and was one of the first dozen women to qualify to fly four-engined heavy bombers. She was the first woman pilot to deliver an Avro Lancaster bomber and also flew 222 Handley Page Halifaxes and 109 Short Stirlings.

She flew continually during World War II from various Ferry Pool locations delivering all types through all weather to various destinations. According to Whittell she flew "thirteen days on, two off, for sixty-two consecutive months", between July 1940 and September 1945.  On 26 October 1942 she was introduced to US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as the first woman pilot to be trained on four engined bombers, during Roosevelt's visit to the ATA at White Waltham Airfield in Maidenhead. By that point, Curtis had already flown 90 different types of aircraft. Her final ATA rank was as First Officer