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"Old Crow" P-51 Mustang Photograph Signed by Colonel Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson Item #RE-OC01 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” A Triple Ace fighter pilot and fearless experimental test pilot, Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson flew 116 combat missions during WWII, destroying 16 Ľ enemy aircraft in the air and another on the ground. Chuck Yeager once described him as "a mongoose…the best fighter pilot I’ve ever seen." This black-and-white photograph features a dashing Anderson on the wing of "Old Crow," his P-51 Mustang. Hand-signed by Col. Anderson, matted and framed in wood under glass with a small piece of P-51 metal "skin" from a restoration project. Limited to 1,945. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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"Old Crow" P-51 Mustang Photograph Signed by Colonel Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson Item #CC1208 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” A Triple Ace fighter pilot and fearless experimental test pilot, Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson flew 116 combat missions during WWII, destroying 16 ¼ enemy aircraft in the air and another on the ground. Chuck Yeager once described him as "a mongoose…the best fighter pilot I’ve ever seen." This black-and-white photograph features a dashing Anderson on the wing of "Old Crow," his P-51 Mustang. Hand-signed by Col. Anderson, matted and framed in wood under glass with a small piece of P-51 metal "skin" from a restoration project. Limited to 1,945. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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P-51 Mustang Photograph framed with Authentic Skin Item #CC1190 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” The P51 Mustang was one of the most effective planes of World War Two. The P51 Mustang gave the bombers of US 8th Air Force the fighter cover it so desperately needed over occupied Europe and, therefore, greatly assisted the bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in World War Two. The P51 B was first used in December 1943 and in May 1944, the P51-D was introduced. This plane was fitted with fuel drop tanks that gave it far greater mileage in the air. As well as escorting bombers, the Mustang attacked the Luftwaffe on the ground, destroying many aircraft. As World War Two neared its end, many German fighter planes remained on the ground due to lack of spare parts and fuel. They were an inviting target for Mustang pilots. The P51 Mustang had an astonishing success rate. Its ratio for kills to losses was said to have been 19 kills for every 1 Mustang lost. The P51 Mustang is credited with the destruction of 4,950 German planes – more than any other Allied fighter – and some of these kills included the jet powered Me 262. Such was the success of the Mustang, that the Senate War Investigating Committee set up by Harry Truman in 1944, called it “the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence.” Matted and framed in wood under glass with a small piece of P-51 metal "skin" from a restoration project.. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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USS Arizona Day of Infamy Photograph Signed by Survivor Glenn Lane Item #CC1111 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Sunk by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Arizona is now a national memorial that marks the site where WWII began for the United States. One of the few who survived the Day of Infamy, Radioman Third Class Glenn Lane was blown off the Arizona’s burning deck. He dog-paddled through the oily water of Battleship Row and climbed aboard the Nevada—which was hit by the second wave of fighter planes. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Lane, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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USS Arizona Signed by Survivor Glenn Lane Item #CC1138 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Sunk by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Arizona is now a national memorial that marks the site where WWII began for the United States. One of the few who survived the Day of Infamy, Radioman Third Class Glenn Lane was blown off the Arizona’s burning deck. He dog-paddled through the oily water of Battleship Row and climbed aboard the Nevada—which was hit by the second wave of fighter planes. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Lane, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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RMS Titanic Photograph and Coal Fragment No signature Item #CC1107 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” As the Titanic waits in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding yard in Belfast, workmen are dwarfed by her three massive propellers. Together they weigh nearly 60 tons; the four-blade, 22-ton center propeller is cast in one piece from manganese bronze. This dramatic image is framed with a fragment of coal recovered from the wreck by RMS Titanic Inc., the legally authorized salvage company. Black-and-white print is matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included for the coal. |
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RMS Titanic Photo with Coal Fragment Signed by Survivor Millvina Dean Item# CC1124 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Steaming out of the White Star Dock at Southhampton, England, Titanic begins its ill-fated voyage. All of her passengers are on board, including two-month-old Millvina Dean. Her father would perish when the great ship went down; she, her brother, and their mother would survive on lifeboat 10. Hand-signed by Millvina, now 94 and the only living survivor, black-and-white photograph is matted and framed in wood under glass. This image is framed with a fragment of coal recovered from the wreck by RMS Titanic Inc., the legally authorized salvage company.Limited to an edition of 1912, the year of the tragedy, Each includes a certificate of authenticity for the signature and the coal. |
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RMS Titanic Photo Signed by Survivor Millvina Dean Item# CC1124NC Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Steaming out of the White Star Dock at Southhampton, England, Titanic begins its ill-fated voyage. All of her passengers are on board, including two-month-old Millvina Dean. Her father would perish when the great ship went down; she, her brother, and their mother would survive on lifeboat 10. Hand-signed by Millvina, now 94 and the only living survivor, black-and-white photograph is matted and framed in wood under glass. Limited to an edition of 1912, the year of the tragedy, Each includes a certificate of authenticity for the signature. |
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USS Nautilus Photograph Signed by Vice Admiral Eugene P. Wilkinson Item # CC1113 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with 14”x11” On January 17, 1955, Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson signaled this historic message from the USS Nautilus: “Underway on nuclear power.” The world’s first nuclear submarine, Nautilus would become the world’s most famous submarine, setting many endurance records for submerged operations (she could stay underwater for weeks at a time) and, in 1958, navigating under the North Pole. Hand-signed by Wilkinson, her first commanding officer, this black-and-white photograph is matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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Band of Brothers with Relic Signed by Forrest “Goody” Guth Item #CC-1132 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” The 101st Airborne Division was activated on 15 August 1942. Nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”, its first commander Maj. Gen. William C. Lee told his new recruits that while the 101st had no history it had a “rendezvous with destiny”. The paratroopers of Easy Company were part of this legendary division and were immortalized in a book by acclaimed author and historian Stephen E. Ambrose. “Band of Brothers” was later made into a mini-series by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. This 8” by 10” photo of the Band of Brothers in Normandy was taken on June 7, 1944 and has been personally autographed by Forrest Guth, an original member of “E” Company who is shown at the far left. It is accompanied by an actual inert bullet from an M1 Garand rifle. Limited edition print is handsomely matted in a quality 12 1/2” by 15 1/2” wooden frame and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Forrest Guth is an original member of the third platoon, "E" company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, the most famous unit in American World War Two history, being immortalized in the Ambrose book and Spielberg/Hanks mini-series "Band of Brothers". With his best friends from childhood, Strohl and Fenstermaker, Guth joined the paratroops in 1942. All three were assigned to 'Easy' company, 506th, and all three survived the war. Guth was one of the very few original members of the company to survive the war unscathed. Forrest Guth was one of the most colorful and prominent men in the outfit, and certainly the most interesting character. |
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Band of Brothers with Relic Signed by Forrest “Goody” Guth Item #CC-1136 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with relic 14” x 11” The 101st Airborne Division was activated on 15 August 1942. Nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”, its first commander Maj. Gen. William C. Lee told his new recruits that while the 101st had no history it had a “rendezvous with destiny”. The paratroopers of Easy Company were part of this legendary division and were immortalized in a book by acclaimed author and historian Stephen E. Ambrose. “Band of Brothers” was later made into a mini-series by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. This 8” by 10” photo of the Band of Brothers in Normandy was taken on June 7, 1944 and has been personally autographed by Forrest Guth, an original member of “E” Company who is shown at the far left. It is accompanied by an actual inert bullet from an M1 Garand rifle. Limited edition print is handsomely matted in a quality 12 1/2” by 15 1/2” wooden frame and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Forrest Guth is an original member of the third platoon, "E" company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, the most famous unit in American World War Two history, being immortalized in the Ambrose book and Spielberg/Hanks mini-series "Band of Brothers". With his best friends from childhood, Strohl and Fenstermaker, Guth joined the paratroops in 1942. All three were assigned to 'Easy' company, 506th, and all three survived the war. Guth was one of the very few original members of the company to survive the war unscathed. Forrest Guth was one of the most colorful and prominent men in the outfit, and certainly the most interesting character. |
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Mercury Aurora Signed by Astronaut pictured Scott Carpenter Item #CC1146 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1, 1925) was one of the original seven astronauts selected in 1959 for Project Mercury. Created by the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Project Mercury was the United States' answer to the Soviet Union's space program. This rivalry eventually became the space race — a contest between the two superpowers to land the first men on the moon and return them safely to earth. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn.After being chosen for Project Mercury in 1959, Carpenter served as backup pilot for John Glenn, who flew the first U.S. orbital mission aboard Friendship 7; He flew into space on May 24, 1962, atop the Mercury-Atlas 7 rocket for a three-orbit science mission that lasted nearly five hours. His Aurora 7 spacecraft attained a maximum altitude of 164 miles and an orbital velocity of 17,532 miles per hour. Personally signed by Scott Carpenter, framed in black wood under glass. It arrives with a certificate of authenticity. |
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Apollo 16 Charles Duke on the Moon Signed by Astronaut Charlie Duke Item #CC1172 Photo size 8x10” Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” USAF Brigadier General (Ret.) Charles Duke,Lunar Module Pilot, served on the Apollo 11 support Crew & Capcom, Apollo 13 Backup Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot, and the Apollo 17 backup Lunar Module Pilot. In 1972, aboard the Apollo 16, he became the 10th man to walk on the lunar surface. Led by a desire to serve his country, Duke attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Following graduation, he was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force, and thus began a life-long love of flying. Over the years as fighter pilot, test pilot, and then encouraged by his commandant Chuck Yeager to become an Apollo astronaut, this love of adventure grew to the pinnacle of achievement when on April 20, 1972, he, along with John Young, landed on the surface of the moon. Their stay on the moon was a record-setting 71 hours and 14 minutes. Duke and Young spent more than 20 hours exploring the moon. This involved emplacement and activation of scientific equipment and experiments, the collection of nearly 213 pounds of rock and soil samples, and the evaluation and use of Rover-2 (their lunar car) over the roughest and blockiest surface yet encountered on the moon. Duke filmed the only pictures made of the rover in action - it’s record setting speed was 17 kilometers per hour. Apollo 16 returned to a hero’s welcome, with Duke, Young and Mattingly each receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Personally signed by Astronaut Charles Duke, framed in black wood under glass. It arrives with a certificate of authenticity. |
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Gemini 4 Titan II Rocket Launching Signed by Astronaut James McDivitt Item #CC1186 Photo size 8x10” Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a June 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 2nd manned Gemini flight, the 10th manned American flight and the 18th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). It was crewed by James McDivitt and Edward White. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White remained outside the spacecraft tied to a tether for 22 minutes. General McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962 as part of Astronaut Group 2. He was command pilot for Gemini 4, a 66-orbit 4-day mission that began on June 3 and ended June 7, 1965. McDivitt became the first of his group to be named as commander of his own mission. Highlights of the mission included a controlled extra-vehicular activity period and a number of experiments. Personally signed by Astronaut James McDivitt, framed in black wood under glass. It arrives with a certificate of authenticity. |
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General Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor, VA 1864 photo by Matthew Brady with Civil war relic bullet Item #CC1158 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 13 x 16” May 31 - June 12, 1864 In the overland campaign of 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek, Lee repeatedly stalled, but failed to stop, Grant's southward progress toward Richmond. The next logical military objective for Grant was the crossroads styled by locals Old Cold Harbor. |
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Days after his surrender at Appomattox, General Lee poses outside of his house in Virgina with Civil war relic bullet Item #CC1160 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 13 x 16” Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career U.S. Army officer and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Lee's greatest victories were the Seven Days Battles, the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville, but both of his campaigns to invade the North ended in failure. Barely escaping defeat at the Battle of Antietam in 1862, Lee was forced to return to Virginia. In early July 1863, Lee was decisively defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. However, due to ineffectual pursuit by the commander of Union forces, Maj. Gen. George Meade, Lee escaped again to Virginia. Lee's victories against superior forces won him enduring fame as a crafty and daring battlefield tactician, but his strategic decisions, such as invading the North in 1862 and 1863 and overlooking the Mississippi Valley, have generally been criticized by military historians. In the final months of the Civil War, as manpower reserves drained away, Lee adopted a plan to arm slaves to fight on behalf of the Confederacy, but this came too late to change the outcome of the war. After Appomattox, Lee discouraged Southern dissenters from starting a guerrilla campaign to continue the war, and encouraged reconciliation between the North and South. |
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Civil War Map Battle of Gettysburg with relic bullet Item #CC1168 Map size 8x10 Framed piece with bullet relic and matting 13 x 16” The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 – July 3, 1863), fought in, and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war’s turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee’s invasion of the North. Following his success at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Lee led his army through the Shenandoah Valley for his second invasion of the North, hoping to reach as far as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or even Philadelphia, and to influence Northern politicians to give up their prosecution of the war. The two armies collided at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, as Lee urgently concentrated his forces there. Low ridges to the northwest of the town were defended initially by a Union cavalry division, which was soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry. However, two large Confederate corps assaulted them from the northwest and north, collapsing the hastily developed Union lines, sending the defenders retreating through the streets of town to the hills just to the south. On the second day of battle, most of both armies had assembled. The Union line was laid out in a defensive formation resembling a fishhook. Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil’s Den, and the Peach Orchard. On the Union right, demonstrations escalated into full-scale assaults on Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill. Across the battlefield, despite significant losses, the Union defenders held their lines. On the third day of battle, July 3, fighting resumed on Culp’s Hill, and cavalry battles raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge. Pickett’s Charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire at great losses to the Confederate army. Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia. Between 46,000 and 51,000 Americans were casualties in the three-day battle. That November, President Lincoln used the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery to honor the dead, both Union and Confederate, and redefine the purpose of the war in his historic Gettysburg Address. The framed map of the Battle of Gettysburg contains an authentic excavated American Civil War 58 Caliber 3 ring Bullet with certificate of authenticity. |
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Civil War Map Battle of Bull Run with Civil war relic bullet Item #CC1170 Map size 8x10 Framed piece with bullet relic and matting 13 x 16” The Second Battle of Bull Run, or the Battle of Second Manassas, was waged between August 28 and August 30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union Major General John Pope’s Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run. The result of the battle was an overwhelming Confederate victory, but the Union army was left largely intact in comparison to Irvin McDowell’s army after the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas. This framed map of the Second Battle of Bull Run contains an authentic excavated American Civil War 58 Caliber 2 ring Bullet with certificate of authenticity. |
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President Abraham Lincoln photo by Matthew Brady with Civil War Eagle Button relic Item #CC1198 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 13 x 16” This framed photograph of President Abraham Lincoln photographed by Matthew Brady is framed with an authentic excavated American Civil War Eagle Button. The print comes with a certificate of authenticity. |
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USS Indianapolis at Pearl Harbor Signed by a Indianapolis Survivor Item #CC1162 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She holds a place in history due to the notorious circumstances of her loss, which was the worst single at-sea loss of life in the history of the U.S. Navy. After delivering the first atomic bomb to be used in combat to the United States air base at Tinian Island on 26 July 1945, she was in the Philippine Sea when attacked at 00:14 on 30 July 1945 by a Japanese submarine. Most of the crew was lost to shark attacks, as they floated helplessly for several days, waiting for assistance. Indianapolis was the second to last US Navy ship sunk by enemy action in World War II (The submarine USS Bullhead was attacked by Japanese aircraft with depth charges and sunk on 6 August 1945). Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by an Indianapolis survivor, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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Doolittle Raid on Japan Signed by Dick Cole, 2nd Lieutenant Item #CC1180re Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” On 18 April 1942, Lt. Col. Cole (then 2nd Lieutenant) flew from the deck of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Hornet on what would be one of the most daring raids on the empire of Japan during World War Two. He was the co-pilot of a B-25B Mitchell bomber piloted by Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, the mission leader. His plane was one of sixteen like - bombers with a mission to bomb Tokyo and other key cities in Japan that day. This attack, America’s first retaliatory strike, would be so decisive that it would ultimately lead to the turning point of the war by provoking the Japanese counter attack and defeat at Midway in June of that same year. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Cole, matted and framed with authentic B-25 skin, in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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Enola Gay Returns to Tinian Print with B29 skin Signed by Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator and Moris Jeppson, Weapons Test Officer Item #CC1202 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14” x 11” Enola Gay is the name given to the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named "Little Boy", to be used in war, by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the attack on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, just before the end of World War II. Due to the nuclear device's role in the atomic bombings of Japan, the bomb's name has become synonymous with the bombings themselves. The B-29 was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, who was the mother of the pilot, Paul Tibbets. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Van Kirk and Jeppson, along with B29 skin relic, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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Enola Gay Print with B29 skin Signed by Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator and Moris Jeppson, Weapons Test Officer Item #CC1204 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” Enola Gay is the name given to the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named "Little Boy", to be used in war, by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the attack on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, just before the end of World War II. Due to the nuclear device's role in the atomic bombings of Japan, the bomb's name has become synonymous with the bombings themselves. The B-29 was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, who was the mother of the pilot, Paul Tibbets. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Van Kirk and Jeppson, along with B29 skin relic, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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The Ploesti Raid Photo Signed by Colonel Walter T. Stewart, Pilot Item #CC1192 Photo size 8x10 Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” Walter T. Stewart was a B-24 pilot, flying 236 hours of combat. Of the 32 combat missions he flew, the most historic was the low-level bombing mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. Operation “Tidal Wave” was Lt. Stewart’s 31st combat mission. He was assigned as Deputy Lead of the 93rd Bombardment Group because of his reputation and experience. Five groups took off from Libya for the 2,000-mile round trip to their target, which was supplying nearly one-third of all oil used by Nazi Germany. During the ingress, Lt. Stewart assumed the lead and continued on, guiding the 93rd through the intense flak to deliver the first bombs on the target. The attack turned to chaos with bombers from the different groups attacking from all quadrants, but the oil refineries were severly damaged. The B-24s were under heavy attack from flak and fighters on their egress and return flight as well. Of the 178 aircraft that took off on the most decorated mission of World War II, 54 were shot down; 532 of 1,726 men did not return. Lt. Stewart’s plane, named “Utah Man,” came back with 365 holes in it. The damage the aircraft suffered was so severe that they had to reduce airspeed and nearly ran out of fuel. The plane landed two hours after most of the other aircraft had returned to base. Walter T. Stewart retired as a Colonel after thirty-six years of service. Among his many decorations are the Distinguished Service Cross, which was not awarded until 1995 due to clerical errors; the Silver Star; Distinguished Flying Cross; and Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Stewart, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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SR-71 Blackbird Print Signed by Major General Eldon W. “Al” Joersz Item #CC1188 Photo size 8x10” Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” Eldon W. "Al" Joersz's distinguished career as a combat fighter pilot, world speed record holder, and exceptional military leader began in the small town of Hazen, North Dakota. After completing pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas, and checking out in the F-105D Thunderchief at the 563 Tactical Fighter Squadron at McConnell AFB, Kansas, Joersz was assigned to the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in 1968. Joersz flew 158 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos-logging over 450 combat hours in the Thunderchief. After serving as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot at Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, Joersz was selected to fly the SR-71 Blackbird. While in the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, California, Joersz routinely flew faster than three times the speed of sound on classified reconnaissance missions around the globe. On July 28, 1976, Joersz became the fastest man to pilot an air-breathing aircraft-setting the world absolute speed record of 2,193.167 miles per hour over a 15/25 kilometer straight course. Joersz retired as a Major General in 1997 having flown over 4,500 hours in the F-105D, T-38, SR-71, B-52, KC-135, KC-10 and F-15E. He earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and 13 Air Medals. Color photograph is signed by Joersz, matted and framed in black wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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P-38L “Georgia Belle” with Pilot Signed by Captain Joel B Paris Item #CC1206 Photo size 8”x 10” Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” Photo of Captain Joel Paris posing with his P-38L Georgia Belle at the end of the war in the Pacific. The 7th FS Ace scored his final victory on 6 March 1945 – one of the last claimed by the 49th FG. Paris remained in the Air Force post-war, eventually retiring as Colonel in 1970. Black-and-white photograph is hand-signed by Paris, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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North American X15 Bob White Signed by Pilot Bob White Item #CC1194 Photo size 8”x 10” Framed piece with matting 14 x 11” Major-General Robert Michael White (born 1924) was a military aircraft test pilot and United States Air Force commander, who broke a number of records with the North American X-15 experimental aircraft during the 1960s, and was responsible for the design and development of several modern military aircraft. In February, 1961, White unofficially set a new air speed record when he flew the X-15 at a speed of 2 275 mph (3660 km/h), following the installation of a 57 000 lbf (254 kN) thrust XLR-99 engine. White was the first human to fly an aircraft at Mach 4 and later Mach 5 over the next eight months. On 9 November 1961, White flew the X-15 at 4093 mph (6590 km/h), making him the first pilot to fly a winged craft at six times the speed of sound (Mach 6). On 17 July 1962, Major White flew the X-15 to an altitude of 314 750 feet (59 miles, 96 km). This qualified him for an Astronaut Badge, becoming the first "Winged Astronaut", one of few who have flown into space without a conventional spacecraft. Color photograph is signed by White, matted and framed in wood under glass. Certificate of authenticity included. |
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