Lot 9
1929 (Dec. 17th) letter recovered from fatal Jones-Williams/Jenkins crash ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1929 (Dec. 17th) letter on RAF Cranwell headed notepaper dated 13th December. Carried on a London to Cape Town speed record attempt flight by RAF Flight Commander Arthur Jones-Williams and engineer A.H. Jenkins, who both perished in a crash in the Atlas Mountains. This letter recovered at the crash site

