2022 FALKLAND ISLAND - 70th Anniversary of the First Direct Airmail Flight FDC F
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- Brand : FALKLANDS
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- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : TheAladdinsCave (+83)
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- Start : Wed 29 Nov 2023 16:35:31 (EDT)
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FALKLAND ISLANDS 2022
2022 FALKLAND ISLAND -
70th Anniversary of the First Direct Airmail Flight F D C
POSTMARKED FOX BAY
SET of 2 STAMPS
On Tuesday 2 June 2020, a Voyager aircraft flew return flights from RAF Brize Norton, England, to Mount Pleasant Airfield, the Falkland Islands, breaking the existing 30-year-old record on each journey, with the return journey to the UK of 6,948 miles taking a mere 13 hours and 22 minutes.
The flights were carried out non-stop, with no inflight refuelling - a far cry from the 1952 flight!
In 1952, the Falkland Islands Company commissioned Aquila Airways to conduct the first airmail survey and expedition flight – Aquila were already used to long-range flights in their small retinue of flying boats, having made their name during the Berlin Airlift.
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Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 208430577 |
| Start Time | Wed 29 Nov 2023 16:35:31 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | New |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 97 |
| Dispatch Time | Next Day |
| Quantity | 3 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
