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Time Remaining To Bid: 26 days 17 hours 43 mins. 3 secs.
Item Will Close On: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5938834

Category: L53 - Estate & Personal Collections

HERBERT O. FISHER CURTISS TEST PILOT PAPER GROUPING

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Herbert Fisher worked for 14 years for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation in engineering, flight testing, public relations and sales. As chief test pilot, Mr. Fisher tested more than 4,000 military aircraft and helped develop the reversible propeller for use as a brake. In World War II he went to the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations to train members of the Flying Tigers on C-46 transports and P-40 fighters. Although he was a civilian, Mr. Fisher flew scores of combat missions. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented him the Air Force Air Medal in 1944, making him the first living civilian to receive the honor. 

Grouping consist of hand written letter to Harry Block and signed by Fisher + piece of his stationary with signature + bio + newspaper clipping + hand written note signed by him + many photo copies of articles and newspaper clippings, etc. 

For more information on this collection go to http://www.manions.com/block.htm  Condition: 7

Opening Bid Amount: $17

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