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September 6, 2012 - LONDON
- The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the
British Empire Certificate electing John Cunningham
as a Full Member of the Guild, dated 8.4.1948; Copy
of Freedom of the City of London
- L’Academie Nationale de L’Air et de L’Espace
Certificate electing John Cunningham a Honorary
Member, dated 21.9.1983
- (5) Pilot’s Licences and Royal Aero Club
Competitor’s Licence
- a large quantity of photographs, mostly official
relating to de Havilland, Cunningham’s career with
the company, and the aircraft which he flew
- a leather-bound presentation photograph album
annotated, ‘John Cunningham This Album of
Photographs is presented to you by the Members of
the Directors and Executive Mess as a Cheerful
Memento of over 45 years of association with Hatfield
people and aeroplanes, September 1980’
- a painting of a D.H. Comet, in oils, signed ‘Edmund
Miller, 1980’, framed
- a signed print of a D.H. Trident with BEA Markings,
by Edmund Miller, annotated, ‘Presented by the
Members of the Directors and Executive Mess to John
Cunningham on his retirement after over 45 years with
de Havilland, Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace,
September 1980’, with additional signatures of the
Mess Members and employees, framed and glazed; (5)
aircraft limited edition prints, all framed and glazed
- a set of four glazed and framed portrait prints of
Cunningham, Learoyd, Bader and Lacey, produced to
celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the R.A.F.
Benevolent Fund, all numbered 4 out of a limited
edition of 950
- approximately 150 books on military and civil
aircraft, with a number of titles relating to personnel
(lot)
£140,000-180,000
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