Lot 674
Aviation, "Little Boy" Atomic Bomb model autographed by 3 crew members of the Enola Gay. Paul Tibbets, Commander of 509 Composite Group and Pilot, Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator, and Morris Jeppson, Weapon Test Officer all autographed the model. The detailed model of "Little Boy" measures 9½" x 2¾" and sits on a 17" x 16" base. It is one of only 82 signed by all 3 crew members, 2 of whom are now deceased. A specifications plate provides details of the bomb and its delivery. Also mounted on the base is a small piece of "Trinitite," the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the Trinity nuclear bomb test on 7/16/45. (Today it is illegal to remove Trinite from the site but any taken prior to the prohibition is available in very limited quantity.) "Little Boy" was assembled in Los Alamos, NM, shipped on the Indianapolis to Tinian and on August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, with Tibbets at the controls, departed for Hiroshima. The first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. local time. Accompanied by a COA certifying the authenticity of all 3 autographs. A striking model and display case.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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| Realized $720 |
