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United States World War II Army Air Forces Model A-11 Leather Flying Helmet Signed by Nineteen Legendary Aviators. ...
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A piece of aviation history
United States World War II Army Air Forces Model A-11 Leather
Flying Helmet Signed by Nineteen Legendary Aviators. A size
medium helmet with a tag inside that reads: "TYPE A-11 /
SPECIFICATION 3189 / SIZE-MEDIUM / STOCK NO. 8300-396015 / CONT.
No. W33-038AC-3172 / THE SELBY SHOE CO. / PROPERTY, A.F. U.S.
ARMY". The following aviators have signed this helmet, all in
silver felt tip:BUZZ ALDRIN: Astronaut, Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 where he was the second moonwalker.
ALAN BEAN: Astronaut, Apollo 12 where he was the fourth moonwalker, Skylab II (SL-3).
FRANK BORMAN: Astronaut, Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 where he commanded the first manned mission to the moon.
CHARLES CONRAD: Astronaut, Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 where he was the third moonwalker, Skylab I (SL-2).
GORDON COOPER: Mercury Seven astronaut, Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5.
BOB CRIPPEN: Astronaut, STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, and STS-41-G.
SCOTT CROSSFIELD: Test pilot, the first to fly at Mach 2, the first to fly the X-15, total of 30 X-15 flights.
CHARLIE DUKE: Astronaut, Apollo 16 where he was the tenth moonwalker.
JOE ENGLE: Test pilot where he flew the X-15 22 times. Astronaut, ALT, STS-2, and STS-51-I.
PETE EVEREST: WWII and Vietnam combat pilot, test pilot where set the world altitude record and the world speed record, flew the X-1, X-1B, X-2 and many others.
SLICK GOODLIN: Test pilot where he was the second Bell X-1 test pilot and the first to operate it in powered flight.
RICHARD GORDON: Astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 on which he was the Command Module Pilot.
FRED HAISE: Astronaut, Apollo 13 where he would have walked on the moon, ALT
JAMES McDIVITT: Astronaut, Gemini 4, Apollo 9, Manager of Lunar Landing Operations at NASA.
EDGAR MITCHELL: Astronaut, Apollo 14 where he was the sixth moonwalker.
DICK RUTAN: Fighter pilot, test pilot, aviator who piloted the first non-stop unrefueled
around-the-world flight.
TOM STAFFORD: Astronaut, Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10m, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
RICHARD TRULY: Astronaut, ALT, STS-2, STS-8, NASA Administrator.
CHUCK YEAGER: Flying ace, test pilot, the first man to break the sound barrier.
Quite a few of the above-mentioned signers, even among the astronauts, wore a similar helmet at some early point in their careers. An amazing assemblage of signatures, literally a museum piece. Think long and hard before you pass this one up. Honest and heavy wear, most of the signatures are bright and bold. From the collection of Lee Nunn.
Auction Info
2020 November 21 - 22 Space Exploration Signature Auction - Dallas #6231 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2020
21st-22nd
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