Lot 832
Aviation Collection: Chuck Yeager Bold Signature & NF-104 Crash Fragment, Aviation Log of A-1 Navy's First Airplane, + Vintage Photos. Aviation collection with great appeal for collectors. 1.) Bold autograph of Chuck Yeager plus a very scarce aircraft crash site artifact from the NF-104A augmented jet he was piloting that at an altitude of 104,000 feet went into a flat spin to 11,000 feet. Yeager ejected safely but was badly burned on his face, an event depicted in the film THE RIGHT STUFF. 2) Vintage e-print of Aviation Log, Curtiss Hydroaeroplane Navy No. A-1, 1 July 1911 to 16 October 1912 as republished in 1961 by Lee M. Pearson Historian Naval Weapons and makes for fascinating reading with the last chapter exclusive of the aviation logs containing amazing photos. 3.) Autograph and two original photos of "Wrong Way" Corrigan in 1939. 4.) 14 phenomenal 8 x 10" vintage original war planes and training exercises 7th Fleet. Great collection and in excellent condition. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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