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Auction: 318 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1537

Enola Gay crew, Hiroshima, U.S. World War II Pilots, Aviation. Lot of Covers signed by three principal members of the Enola Gay crew, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hirsohima: Colonel, later Brig. Gen., Paul Tibbets - pilot, Capt. Theodore "Dutch" van Kirk - navigator, and Major Tom Ferebee - bombardier. Six covers all postmarked Sep. 2 1945. Three with 'VJ', two with 'Gen. MacArthur' and one with 'Japan Surrenders' cachets. The three crewmembers sign in blue and black ink in strong hand; also: Doolittle cachet envelope, postmarked Apr. 2 1982 signed by Paul Tibbets, (Gregory) Pappy Boyington - WWII ace with 28 kills, and Scott Crossfield - test pilot who worked on the "Saturn" program; an 8x10 Color Photo of the 'Enola Gay' signed by navigators from both missions: Van Kirk - Hiroshima and Russell E. Gackenbach - Nagasaki; an 8x10 Color Photo signed by the A-4 Crew, 393 Bombardment Squadron, 509th Composite Group, and an 8 x 10 B&W photo of the original "Sloppy Joe" photo of crew member of the 509th Composite Group. Generally Near Mint. [10]

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