NEWFOUNDLAND C1 HAWKER AIR MAIL ON COVER $18,000.00 LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE OF THE RAREST FLIGHT COVER Start Price USD 15,000.00 Current Price USD 15,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 13, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location West Hollywood, California See more about 'NEWFOUNDLAND C1 HAWKER AIR MAIL ON COVER $18,000.00' Description Great Air mail rarity fully waranteed. Here is a brief history of the Hawker Cover Newfoundland C1 'The Transatlantic Flight' 1919 report of the departure of Hawker & Mackenzie Grieve from Newfoundland on their attempted transatlantic flight and The Transatlantic Flight' 1919 report of the departure of Hawker & Mackenzie Grieve from Newfoundland on their attempted transatlantic flight and concern about their safety. In complete issue of 'The Times' weekly edition,23 May 1919, Their single engined Sopwith 'Atlantic' left Newfoundland on 18 May 1919 They were forced to ditch in the Atlantic some 14 hours later & were rescued but the news did not arrive in London for a week. LONDON, July 12.--While testing his airplane for the aerial derby, Harry Hawker, the famous airman, was killed this evening at Hendon, his machine crashing to the ground in flames. On Nov-14-08 at 09:29:54 PST, seller added the following information:The TransAtlantic flight crashed in the ocean; all the covers were soaked including the stamps coming off the covers (all were reaplied), and the following handstamp was placed on the back of the cover: Place a Bid!