[WWII - HIROSHIMA]. Over 180 signatures from the pilots and crew of the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$800 -
1,000
Price Realized
$4,095
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Lot Description
[WWII - HIROSHIMA]. Over 180 signatures from the pilots and crew of the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
Binder containing signatures, modern photographs, ephemera, articles and more associated with the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare, and Bockscar, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Signatures from Enola Gay crew include: Paul Tibbets, Commander; George R. Caron, Tail-Gunner; Thomas Ferebee, Bombardier; Theodore Van Kirk, Navigator; and Richard Nelson, Radar Operator. Signatures from Bockscar include: Charles Sweeney, Commander; Fred J. Olivi, Co-Pilot; and Jacob Beser, Electronic Countermeasures.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
The Mike Miner World War II Autograph Collection
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