Military Aviation On Stamps

Here is an image of a stamp depicting Russian aviator (or mechanic?, note wrench) and French aviator shaking hands, plus some Russian-built Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter aircraft, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France on October 18, 1969 to honor the French aviators of the Normandie-Niemen (aka Normandy-Neman) Squadron of the Free French Air Force who fought on the Russian front, 1942-45, Scott No. 1253, Y&T No. 1606. Historical note: Marcel Albert (1917-2010), the official top-scoring World War II French ace, who flew the Yak-3 in the USSR with the Normandie-Niemen Squadron and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union, considered it a superior aircraft to the P-51D Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire.

- nethryk

Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (1894-1956) was a Canadian flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace in World War I. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Billy Bishop and a French-built Nieuport 17 biplane fighter aircraft, printed by lithography, and issued by Canada on August 12, 1994 to commemorate the ace's birth centenary, Scott No. 1525, plus a photo of Lieutenant Colonel Bishop standing in front of a Nieuport 17.

- nethryk

Nethryk, I want to continue your topic about «Normady-Niemen»
In Russia, remember with respect participation French pilots in combat in World War II on the side of the Soviet Union. In the USSR was released a few stamps, art envelopes and postcards devoted to "Normandy - Neman".






Squadron "Normandy" was established in Ivanovo in 1942 and later became a regiment of three squadrons - "Ruan", "Le Havre" and "Cherbourg".



Here is a postcard with a picture of Marcel Lefebvre, commander of the squadron, "Cherbourg" - killed in action and posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.


On this envelope regimental commander in 1943-44 Pierre Pouyade.


During the war the regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Alexander Nevsky.



Regiment's pilots flew the Yak-1, Yak-3 and Yak-9.

Got this Petlyakov Pe-2 on a recent postcard from Russia. From the same excellent 2011 series as that Yak-3, above.

The Pe-2 was an exceptional WWII-era dive-bomber.



P.S. A longtime lurker, this thread got me to join and post. It's nice to see so many excellent military aircraft stamps.

It's all set "The Arms of Victory"

The PZL.37 Los (English: Elk, or Moose) was a Polish twin-engine medium bomber, used in the defense of Poland against the Nazi German invasion in 1939. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Los, designed by A. Szczepaniak, printed by photogravure, and issued by Poland on August 23, 1988 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the State Air Works, Scott No. 3861, plus a photo of one of these aircraft.

- nethryk

CHILE - Issued in 2005
75 anniv. FACH - Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Chilean Air Force)
F-16

Fighter planes and a grinning Saddam Hussein, printed by lithography, and issued by Iraq on July 28, 1986 as one of a set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Iraqi Air Force, Scott No. 1243.

- nethryk

The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber which became the main heavy bomber used by the RAF in its strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Lancaster bomber, printed by lithography, and issued by Barbados on May 8, 1995 as one of a set of four common design stamps commemorating the end of WW2, Scott No. 892, plus a photo of a Lancaster B1 in flight.

- nethryk

This is a nice military set I picked up on my travels. I like the added three view on each stamp.

The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. The principal users of this aircraft were the RAF and the air forces of Belgium and Peru. Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a Fairey Fox in flight, engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Peru on February 1, 1934, Scott No. C5, plus a photo of a Belgian Air Force Fairey Fox Mk.IV, circa 1930. Bonus: Coat of arms of Peru.

- nethryk

This was a nice set I was given by someone who knew of my interest in aviation. Nice to have friends like that!

A nice NZ First Day Cover on the Military History theme.

A nice NZ military set issued last year.

I am looking for stamps pertaining to one man- Manfred von Richthofen.