Auction 85 Part 2
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2
Oct 29, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 857:
ENOLA GAY AIRCRAFT RELIC
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Sold for: $1,900
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price:
$200 - $300
Auction house commission: 30%
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ENOLA GAY AIRCRAFT RELIC
Very rare relic from the B-29 bomber, ENOLA GAY, which delivered the first atomic bomb used in war, on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The relic, is an approx. 0.5 inch piece of rubber, described as a 'wire clamp with insulation'. The relic is accompanied by a 1994 letter of provenance from a docent at the San Diego Aerospace Museum. The man explains that he was present during the overhaul of two of the Enola Gay's engines at which time a very small handful of parts were scrapped by a mechanic. These parts were given to the docent who further affirms that this wire clamp was among those parts. Clemons' collection and attachment to aviation is borne out in his 2017 obituary.
