Lot 615
Apollo 12, c1969, FLOWN "Lunar Landing Training Vehicle" Patch (4") on a rectangular wooden plaque with a descriptive plaque that reads: "Jere B. Cobb / Lunar Landing Training Vehicle / Manned Spacecraft Center / Houston, TX". The LLTV was the flight vehicle by means of which the astronauts learned how to fly the Lunar Landing Module. A handwritten coa on the consignor's letterhead stationery reads: "I was an instructor in the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle and the prime instructor for Pete Conrad, the Apollo 12 Cdr. When he flew to the moon he was kind enough to take this LLTV patch with him and present it to me (upon his return)". An extremely rare piece of memorabilia that may well be unique.
ALSO included on a square wooden plaque (6x6") on which is attached a metal engraving showing the LLTV vehicle and the engraved autographs of the 13 pilots who flew it. The consignor was one of the only four none-astronauts who did. He is also one of the three (including Neil Armstrong) who had to bail out during a flight.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
Ex. The NASA Pilot Jere Cobb collection.
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| Realized $2,640 |
