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Apollo 12 Flown Command Module Spacecraft Identification Plate Display Directly from the Family Collection of Mission Command ...
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Spacecraft ID plate from Apollo 12's CM Yankee Clipper
Apollo 12 Flown Command Module Spacecraft Identification Plate Display Directly from the Family Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon, with Signed Certificate of Authenticity. A brass plate, 3.25" x 1.75" in size, mounted to a 10" x 5" x 0.75" marble desk set. The brass plate is engraved as follows:APOLLO XII
SPACECRAFT -108
PART NO. V36-000002-21
CDR. CHARLES CONRAD USN
CDR. RICHARD F. GORDON Jr. USN
CDR. ALAN L BEAN USN
LAUNCH DATE 11-14-69
Note that this was an all-Navy crew, thus the Command Module nickname of "Yankee Clipper."
When Rockwell manufactured the Apollo spacecraft, they attached to the interior structure three identical brass identification plates signifying spacecraft number and other key manufacturing information. Upon completion of the mission, it was a tradition for Rockwell to remove these plates during their post-flight inspection of the spacecraft, add the launch date, and present them to the astronaut crewmembers as part of a special-made desk set. This is the flown Rockwell ID plate removed from the Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper (Spacecraft #8) and presented to Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon. The Sheaffer fountain pen and the matching ballpoint pen are missing (could be replaced) but the holders are sturdy. Light wear to the plate, very fine overall.
Included with this lot is a signed LOA from Gordon that reads, in part: "This is an Identification Plate removed from the Apollo XII Command Module, Spacecraft 108, part number V-36-00002-21..."
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2019 May 9 - 11 Space Exploration Signature Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part II - Dallas #6206 (go to Auction Home page)
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