Rare and Interesting Autograph Auction
Lot 82:
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Description
Concorde French Test Pilot Gilbert Defer. 8×12 inch photo signed by early French test pilot, Gilbert Defer, who along with Andre Turcat were the first pioneering French test pilots on Concorde. This photo is of the early French Concorde 001. According to the British Concorde test pilot Peter Baker, Gilbert Defer was one of the most important of the Concorde Test Pilots. He has flown 70 different aircraft totalling 8500 hours of flying time 1450 on Concorde He was a fighter pilot in the French Air Force and became experimental test pilot, French Government. He then became an experimental Test Pilot, Aerospatiale – Senior Test Pilot for Aerospatiale and flight test manager. Gilbert Defer is today an aeronautical consultant. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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