B15c 59th Ann 1st Flight of the Fairey Fox Signed by N.C.S. Rutter (D)

59th Ann 1st Flight Fairey Fox Signed Rutter Pilot 3 Jan 84 59th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Fox Special Postmark. Fairey Fox 59th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Fairey Fox 3 January 1984. Black flown cachet flown in Buccaneer of No 12 Sqn on detachment to Gibraltar on an attack sorte against the Royal Navy ships en route to the Falkland Islands Simulating Sea to Skimming missile ( Exocet ) flight profiles. Personally Signed by Air Vice Marshall N C S Rutter CB CBE C Eng FInst Mech E FRAeS RAF ( Retd ) In Sep 1926 Aircraft Apprentice 14th Entry No 1 School of Technical Training. 1929 Flight Cadet B Sqn RAF College Cranwell 25 Jul 1931 Appointed to a Permanent Commission. He flew a variety of aircraft Avro 504 Bristol Fighters Atlas and Fairey Fox before joining Nos 12 and 18 Squadrons 23 Feb 1932 No 39 Sqn. flew Wapiti 1 Apr 1934 No 60 Sqn. Flew Wapiti 8 Mar 1935 Supernumerary RAF Depot. 23 Sep 1935 Attended Officers Engineering Course Home Aircraft Depot/RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering. 31 Jan 1938 Staff No 1 (General Engineering) Wing Home Aircraft Depot. 1 Aug 1938 Engineering Officer No 4 AntitoAircraft Cotooperation Unit. 24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch Attended RAF Staff College. 1945 Senior Engineer Staff Officer HQ No 47 Group. 1947 Deputy Director of Technical Policy. Attended Joint Services Staff College. Attended Imperial Defence College 1959 AOC and Commandant RAF Technical College Henlow 21 Aug 1961 Senior Technical Staff Officer HQ Bomber Command. Details & Black & White Photo enclosed. Certified Copy No 1199 of 1384 Signed. RAF Ref no B15c