Lot 1097
[Enola Gay Crew]. Nine items: Photo of the mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan signed "Paul W. Tibbets - Pilot / Enola Gay 8/6/45," and "George R. Caron / Hiroshima 8/6/45," 10" x 8"; photo of the Enola Gay signed "George R. Caron / Hiroshima 8/6/45," 8" x 10"; PS "Jacob Beser" showing the radar operator in fromt of the Enola Gay, 10" x 8"; two 2" x 3½" engraved cards, one signed by Jacob Beser and one by Thomas W. Ferebee (the bombadier), the latter's engraved "Hiroshima / August 6, 1945" and the former with "Nagasaki" added to that information, 3¼" x 6"; 1973 ALS "Paul Tibbets" on Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. letterhead regarding the C54 and "Passengers wanting a ride; blue card signed "Paul W. Tibbets Jr." with typed name and title (Brig. Gen.); and 1½" x 6½" strip of mustard-colored paper signed by Tibett's co-pilot, Bob Lewis, with one line; and a 1979 ALS "Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator - Enola Gay" about his hobbies. All fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $230 |
