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Apollo 9 Lunar Module Flown Spacecraft Identification Plate Display Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Command...

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Ex. James McDivitt
Spacecraft ID plate from the first lunar module to fly manned

Apollo 9 Lunar Module Flown Spacecraft Identification Plate Display Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander James McDivitt, with His Signed Certificate of Authenticity. A metal ID plate of 5.25" x 1.75" mounted to an 8" x 11" shield-shaped wooden display plaque beneath a 5.25" x 4.25" metal die-cut representation of the lunar module. Engraved on the plate from the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. is the following:

APOLLO IX LUNAR MODULE - 3
COL. J. McDIVITT COL. D. SCOTT R. SCHWEICKART
Part No. "LDW 280-53000-1" / Serial No. "033"
Dsgn Cont No. "FIRST FLIGHT" / Contr No. "NAS 9-1100"
"LAUNCH DATE 3-3-69" / "SPLASHDOWN 3-13-69".'
Mfd. By Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.
Bethpage, New York U S FS Code 26512

This Lunar Module-3 Identification Plate was flown on Apollo 9, the important first flight of the Command/ Service Module and the Lunar Module together, and returned to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. They then mounted this ID plate on a wall plaque and presented it to Commander McDivitt. Rarely offered and an extremely significant part of space history, worthy of inclusion in the finest collections. Excellent.

Included with this lot is a signed COA from Jim McDivitt stating: "This 5.25" x 1.75" metal Grumman Identification Plate, labeled APOLLO IX LUNAR MODULE-3, PART NO. LDW 280-53000-1, SERIAL NO. 033, was flown in Earth orbit aboard Apollo 9, 3-13 March 1969, then mounted to this 7.9" x 11" wooden plaque with metal lunar module decoration, and is from my personal collection."



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2023 May 19 - 20 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6273 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2023
19th-20th Friday-Saturday
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Sold on May 19, 2023 for: $37,500.00
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