Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Aviation

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 341		c1970s, Soviet VKK-6M High Altitude Flight Suit & Helmet. Replacing the 1950s era VKK-4 flight suit, the VKK-6 became the most widely produced Soviet high altitude compensation suit and is one of the most easily recognizable Soviet flight suits designed worldwide. The suit has a zipper running through it, making it much easier for the pilot to get into the suit. Overall, VKK-6M suit consists of the 3 anti-g bladders located inside the suit - they cover abs and upper legs and are interconnected with tubes to provide equal pressure. On the outside, VKK-6M has two rubber tubes running from bottom to the top - these are filled with air as soon as the cockpit becomes unpressurized to prevent pilots from internal damage due to the pressure difference. Manufacturer supplied information says that the suit was designed to help pilots withstand up to 10g and is capable of working at temperatures ranging from -50C to +50C degrees. The suit is in original condition as issued, folded in a carry pouch with a security thread sewn through the buttonholes, thus insuring that the suit is in original condition. We have not cut the thread, preferring that the buyer have this pleasure himself, just as the pilot that was issued this suit would have. ALSO included is a Gsh-6 helmet. First developed in the early 1960s, the Gsh-6 series of helmets became the primary helmet for all Soviet and Russian pilots flying at high altitudes. All of the Gsh-6 helmets have a two-position clear visor. Its lowering mechanism is made in such a way that when the visor is in lowered position, it's sealed to the helmet and won't allow air either to enter or escape from the helmet. A smaller sun protective visor is located inside of the helmet and operated via a small knob on the right side of the helmet. The Gsh-6 was the first production model of Gsh-6 series. There were less than 3,000 original model Gsh-6 helmets produced, making it a very rare helmet these days. The helmet is in new condition, although with some rubs on the clear visor, rubs on the white paint of the helmet and a pilot's (?) name handpainted on the back of the neck. An excellent piece of high altitude memorabilia for any collection. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 342		"Enola Gay" Crew Autographed Photo. An 8x10" black and white reprint photo of the Hiroshima bomb explosion, boldly autographed by Paul Tibbetts (pilot), Dutch van Kirk (navigator), Tom Ferebee (bombadier), R. Nelson (radio operator and Morris Jeppson (weapons test officer). Autographed photos of the five crew members are rarely available today. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 343		"Enola Gay" Autographed. An interesting lot that included a black and white reprint photo (10x8") signed by Paul Tibbetts, Dutch van Kirk and Tom Ferebee. ALSO included are two personal checks signed individually by Paul Tibbetts and George Caron. An unusual lot in excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $311
Lot 344		"Enola Gay" Crew Autographs. An 8x10" black and white reprint photo of the Atomic Bomb explosion on Hiroshima during WW II that is signed in blue ink by four of the surviving crew members including Paul Tibbetts (pilot), Dutch van Kirk (navigator), the bombadier and the radio operator. An attractive piece of aviation history. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 345		Paul Tibbetts Autograph. Lot of four identical 8x10" black and white reprint photos of the Atomic Bomb explosion on Hiroshima during WW II, each signed in blue ink by Paul Tibbetts, the pilot of the "Enola Gay". Attractive. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 346		Aviation Autographs, Paul Tibbetts & Dutch van Kirk Autographs. Signed on an 8x10" black and white photo of the Atomic Bomb explosion after they dropped it from the Enola Gay. Tibbetts was the pilot and van Kirk was the navigator on the flight. A copy of a Time magazine about them is included. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 347		Autographed Models. An unusual lot that includes two models in their original boxes (some faults). One is a 2002 Corgi B-29 "Enola Gay" 1:144 scale model signed on the wings by Paul Tibbetts, pilot and by Dutch van Kirk, navigator. The other is a 1995 Monogram model of the P-51D Mustang, signed on the wing by Chuck Yeager, the first pilot who went on to break the sound barrier. A nice pair of models, each of which will require some assembly. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 348		Aviation Autograph, 1995, Paul Tibbetts Autograph. He has signed on a 50th Anniversary cover issued to commemorate his dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima that led to the end of WW II. The cover was made from a vintage 1945 cachet envelope with a rare multicolor Fluegel cachet. Note also the signed model of the Enola Gay in the Model section. A great pair. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 349		1987, "Voyager" Autographed Book & Photos. Lot of three different including tan 8x10" black and white photo of the pilots, a color lithograph of the Voyager aircraft and its pilots AND a copy of their book "Voyager" by Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan with Phil Patton (1987, Knopf, First Edition, 337pp. with Dust Jacket). All three pieces are autographed by both Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan and each includes a certificate of authenticity (with printed signature) by Todd Mueller. The Voyager circum-navigation flight around the globe electrified the world at the time. These autographed pieces make a nice memorial of the event. All are in excellent overall condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 350		Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" Flight Surface Fabric (2.5x2") This triangular piece of tan fabric is attached to the corner of a brown "Evergreen AirVenture Museum certificate of authenticity. Although undated, this printed certificate has an embossed notary seal at the lower left. An unusual piece of aviation memorabilia taken from the largest airplane ever to fly. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 351		X-15 Test Pilot Autographs. A nice lot of four different 8x10" black and white glossy X-15 photos autographed by pilots Manke, Dana and Crossfield (x2). A clean lot. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 352		1970/80s, Test Pilot Autographed Covers. Lot of 11 different cachet covers and one card, eached autographed by a single or multiple test pilots, including such notables as Jimmy Doolittle, Bill Dana, Don Mallick, Tom McMurtry, John Manke, etc. Some of the autographs are duplicated between covers, but this is an interesting lot worth a second look. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58