Leilão 102 June Militaria & Autograph Auction
Por Fairhill Auction LLC
17.6.21
PO Box 85, Elk Mills, MD 21920, Estados Unidos
Join us for our June historical militaria and autograph auction featuring 581 lots of WWII memorabilia, autographs, and Americana.
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BOB HOOVER & CHALMERS 'SLICK' GOODLIN (2)

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BOB HOOVER & CHALMERS 'SLICK' GOODLIN (2)
BOB HOOVER & CHALMERS 'SLICK' GOODLIN (2)
1) Bob Hoover (1922 - 2016) American fighter pilot and record-setting air show aviator. After the war, he served as a USAF and civilian test pilot, flying chase for the Bell X-1 supersonic flight, and as a flight instructor for North American Aviation during the Korean War. He was Chuck Yeager's backup pilot for the X-1 Program. Photo of a Bell X-1 aircraft boldly signed by Bob Hoover in blue ink 'Bob Hoover USAF BELL X-1 BACK UP & CHASE PILOT OCT. 14, 1947', 4 x 6 inches.
2) Chalmers 'Slick' Goodlin (1923 - 2005) Second test pilot of the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane, and the first to operate the craft in powered flight. He was the pilot of the project's second plane, and nearly broke the sound barrier. Black-and-white photograph signed in black ink, 8 x 10 inches.