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Item Will Close On: Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5935651

Category: O82 - Personal Letters & Papers

HAROLD J. BROW CDR USN (RET) SIGNED PHOTOS AND PAPER GROUP

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Commander Harold J. Brow USN (1894-1982) Born in Fall River, he graduated from Providence Technical High School in 1912. He served in the Rhode Island National Guard from 1913-1914, then enlisted in the Navy in April, 1917 and earned his wings a year later. By 1923 he was the fastest flyer in the world; Brow established a world outright airspeed record at Mitchel Field, Long Island. Commander Brow beame the first commanding officer of the still-under-construction Quonset Point Naval Air Station, and on Dec. 31, 1940 he made the first landing on a crude runway that was part of a base-in-the-making. 

Grouping includes 34 page three ring binder to include signed photos, news paper clippings, official photos, letters, etc. Includes 14 signatures of Commander Harold Brow.

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