Lot 199
Enola Gay – Autographs of Pilot Paul Tibbets and Navigator Dutch Van Kirk, This lot contains 2 items: first, a photomontage created by Paul Tibbets showing the Enola Gay, billowing clouds of the Atomic blast, the American flag and Captain Tibbets on the morning that "Little Boy",was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Paul Tibbets, pilot autographed boldly adding Aug, 1945. Second, a diecast metal "Enola Gay" autographed by Captain Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, mission navigator (1/200 scale, measuring 8" wing tip to wing tip). Ex.Pilot Paul Tibbets and Navigator Dutch Van Kirk Collections.
Estimated Value $250 - 275
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| Realized $98 |
