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Description |
Realized |
Lot 940 |
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2003 Centennial of Flight (1902-2003) FLOWN flag. 6"x4¼" flag commemorating 100 years of flight that was FLOWN over Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk by NASA WB-57F research aircraft, affixed to 8½"x11" COA and housed in special 9¼"x12" Centennial of Flight folder.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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| Realized
$106 |
Lot 941 |
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1974 Project Da Vinci FLOWN balloon cover. Nov 1, 1974 FLOWN Project Da Vinci balloon cover (#797) signed by both pilot & co-pilot, Jimmie Craig and Vera Simons, respectively. Note on reverse in red ink noting that the cover was carried aboard the gondola by Vera Simons. Also includes two unflown Project Da Vinci covers and collateral.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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| Unsold |
Lot 942 |
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1978 Double Eagle II FLOWN flight cover & original balloon fabric. Two pieces. Includes FLOWN cover from Double Eagle II (163/1000) signed by Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman. Also includes 4"x2½" piece of original balloon fabric that is so noted on its surface and certified by Mark Yarry.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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| Realized
$240 |
Lot 943 |
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1937 Airship Hindenburg FLOWN strut piece. Small section of the Hindenburg's strut, 2"x1½"x1½", cut from larger piece. Hindenburg artifacts of this type are seldom offered. Illustrated COA included.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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| Realized
$288 |
Lot 944 |
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1937 airship Hindenburg metal strut fragment. Piece of the Hindenburg superstructure recovered at wreck site shortly after the crash of the airship. Since the majority of the metal remnants of the airship were shipped back to Germany, few relics of the airship remain today. Nice display (17"x13" framed) and a piece of history. COA included.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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| Realized
$125 |
Lot 945 |
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1940s WWII Doolittle Raiders & USS Arizona survivors signed posters. Two (2) signed posters. Includes 24"x18" color poster depicting Doolittle's plane #6, "Green Hornet" signed by 4 Raiders from various planes and 30"x21" color poster (#95/145) depicting the attack on the Arizona signed by 17 survivors in 2001. Arizona poster has some evidence of meldew at right side. Includes COA for Arizona poster.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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| Realized
$204 |
Lot 946 |
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First Atomic bomb test - "Trinitite" fragments (x2). TWO pieces of original Trinitite from the world's first Atomic bomb test are included in framed presentation (17"x13") along with photo of the blast. Providence: On July 16, 1945 the first Atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity test site in the New Mexico desert. The blast generated a temperature of 10 million degrees Fahrenheit and the intense heat melted the desert sand into a light green glass-like substance which is now known as Trinitite. While it is no longer legal to acquire from the original site, small amounts collected prior to the restriction are legal to own. Dramatic artifacts from the beginning of the Atomic age.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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| Realized
$2,520 |
Lot 947 |
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"Little Boy" Atomic Bomb scale model signed. Scale 1/10 model of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima Japan by the Enola Gay on Aug 6, 1945. Model is signed in silver ink by pilot Paul Tibbits & navigator Dutch Van Kirk. Model is 1' long and is mounted on 14"x5½" base with plaque reading: "Little Boy"/Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb/Scale 1/10." Bold signatures.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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| Realized
$600 |
Lot 948 |
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Enola Gay crew members signed Atomic Bomb test photo display. Original B&W 10"x8" glossy of Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb test wilth bold signatures of Enola Gay crew members Dutch Van Kirk (Navigator), Morris R Jeppson (assistant weaponeer) and Paul Tibbits (pilot) who adds "I was there."
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized
$156 |
Lot 949 |
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Enola Gay signed plane panel replica. Striking metal 26"x25" replica of the panel noting "Enola Gay" and service & fueling instructions. Detailed with two hooks on reverse for wall display. It is curved in same way actual panel would be from the plane. Bold signature of Dutch Van Kirk, navigator, who adds additional info. Unusual piece.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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| Realized
$192 |
Lot 950 |
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Enola Gay Crew members signed items. Group of 6 signed items. Includes 24"x18" poster describing Enola Gay mission signed by assitant weaponeer, Morris Jeppson, four 8"x10" color photos of Enola Gay and/or crew signed by both pilot Paul Tibbits and navigator Dutch Van Kirk and finally Paul Tibbits autographed copy of his book, Return of the Enola Gay, 1998 edition.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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| Realized
$408 |
Lot 951 |
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1940s Pilot signed piece of Japanese Zero. Irregularly shaped 5½"x3" max dimension piece of the Japanese Zero signed by pilot Mitsham Nogani in both Japanese and English. Mr Nagani was training as a Kamekaze pilot when the war ended in August 1945. Piece was signed during a meeting of Mr. Nagani and Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbits. It was during that meeting that Mr. Nagani thanked Mr Tibbits for saving his life. Piece is aged and brittle as one would expect. Rare piece of history and of WWII memorabilia.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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| Realized
$163 |
Lot 952 |
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Chuck Yeager signed Roy Grinnell framed print. Striking 20"x16" color print of the Bell X-1, 'Glamorous Glennis" airborne by Roy Grinnell matted and framed to 27½"x22" size. Pencil signed by both Chuck Yeager & Roy Grinnell in print margin. Undoubtedly from a special edition printing.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized
$192 |
Lot 953 |
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1990s Chuck Yeager signed P51-D Mustang model. Attractive model of Yeager's WWII aircraft, Glamorous Glen III, 15" long mounted on 7" long base, total height about 11½". Base with descriptive plaque. Yeager has signed on the right wing. Includes shipping box, fact sheet and photo of Yeager signing models.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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| Realized
$156 |
Lot 954 |
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Withdrawn
| Unsold |
