Autographs of Peter Twiss
Lionel Peter Twiss OBE, DSC & Bar (23 July 1921 – 31 August 2011) was a British test pilot who held the World Air Speed Record in 1956.
He was born in Lindfield, Sussex and lived with his grandmother while his parents were in India and Burma. He was the grandson of an admiral and the son of Colonel Dudley Cyril Twiss an army officer.\nTwiss went to school at Haywards Heath and later at Sherborne School. In 1938, he was employed as an apprentice tea-taster by Brooke Bond in London, before returning to the family farm near Salisbury.
Rejected as a pilot by the Fleet Air Arm, he was accepted as a Naval Airman Second Class on the outbreak of the Second World War. After training at 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Castle Bromwich, he went on to fly Fairey Battles and Hawker Harts. He underwent operational training at RNAS Yeovilton flying Blackburn Rocs, Blackburn Skuas and Gloster Gladiators. His next posting was at the School of Army Co-operation at Andover, flying Bristol Blenheims as a twin conversion. He was then posted to 771 Squadron in the Orkney Islands, flying a variety of naval aircraft on various duties, including met observations at 12000 ft in winter in the open cockpit of a Fairey Swordfish, and target-towing duties.
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Traded items with a signature of Peter Twiss
The most expensive item with a signature of Peter Twiss (Peter Twiss James Bond Genuine Signed Authentic Autograph - UACC / AFTAL.) was sold in October 2025 for £69.99 while the cheapest item (Peter Twiss – British Test Pilot – signed autograph - card) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2020 with an average selling price of £3.00 for an autographed item of Peter Twiss. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with £30.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2024. In average, an autographed item from Peter Twiss is worth £9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Peter Twiss were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1981 Peter Twiss cover signed by Peter Twiss OBE DSC. | £4.40 |  |
| Fairey Delta 2 Test Pilot PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed on own RAF Cover | £17.94 | |
| PETER TWISS DSC Signed Fairey Delta 2 World Air Speed Record 30th Ann Navy Cover | £10.99 | |
| PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed 100 Years Naval Aviation 807 Squadron FAA WWII Cover | £13.94 | |
| PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed COF42 The Breaking of the Sound Barrier Cover | £12.94 | |
| PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed Operation Torch 807 Squadron & HMS Furious Cover | £13.94 | |
| Peter Twiss – British Test Pilot – signed autograph - card | £0.99 | |
 | PETER TWISS, GODFREY AUTY & HAROLD COLLIVER Signed Fairey F.D.2 RAF EJA21c Cover | £18.94 | |
| PETER TWISS, GODFREY AUTY & HAROLD COLLIVER Signed Fairey F.D.2 RAF EJA21c Cover | £18.94 | |
 | RAF Peter Twiss OBE DSC signed cover on 25th ann of First record 1000mph+ Flight | £11.54 | |
| RAF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY PETER TWISS DSC TEST PILOT | £7.45 | |
 | Test Pilot PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed Fairey F.D.1 1st Flight RAF EJA13c Cover | £12.94 | |
| Test Pilot PETER TWISS OBE DSC* Signed Fairey F.D.1 1st Flight RAF EJA13c Cover | £12.94 | |
| TP17c Peter Twiss Signed Peter Twiss Test Pilot Flown in SR 71 Blackbird | £17.95 | |
 | WW2 RAF Spitfire pilot and post war test pilot Peter Twiss signed navy cover | £12.54 | |
