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Time Remaining To Bid: 64 days 19 hours 5 mins. 12 secs.
Item Will Close On Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST
Lot Number:
5936008
Category:
L53 - Estate & Personal Collections
MAJOR FRED ARNOLD PERSONAL ESTATE GROUPING
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Major Fredric Arnold, 86, is the last surviving member of his original P-38 fighter group. He served with the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, based at Chateau dun du Rommel, Algeria and Mateur, Tunisia March through July 1943. He completed 50 combat mission in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy; dive boming, bomber escort, strafing, and the destruction of enemy shipping and aircraft. His call sign was Doorknob Five Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf clusters. On his return from combat, he test flew America`s first jet, designed and developed power steering for aircraft, and was promoted to the rank of Major at the age of twenty-three. Grouping includes 16-pieces of metal rank insignia, alum. ID plate & photo of Fred Arnold with Mr.Block. All pieces were optained from Maj.Fred Arnold at the Indy.Aero Club meeting in 1996. For more information on this collection go to http://www.manions.com/block.htm Condition: 7
Opening Bid Amount:
$20
Current Bid Amount:
$43
Total Bids:
8
Next Required Bid:
High Bid ---- $43 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:13 AM
Losing Bid - $39 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:13 AM
Losing Bid - $35 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:09 AM
Losing Bid - $31 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:09 AM
Losing Bid - $28 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:06 AM
Losing Bid - $25 Bid Placed: 5/12/2008 8:49:06 AM
Losing Bid - $22 Bid Placed: 5/11/2008 6:31:09 PM
Losing Bid - $20 Bid Placed: 4/30/2008 1:31:29 PM
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