1928 CAPTAIN BILL LANCASTER SIGNED COVER. DEADLY MIAMI LOVE TRIANGLE DEFENDANT FOUND MUMMIFIED IN THE SAHARA 29 YEARS AFTER CRASH.

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   Shown here is rare 1928 Dedication Cover signed by British war hero-aviator William 'Bill' Lancaster, who with record-setting aviatrix Jessie Keith 'Chubbie' Miller attempted to fly from London to Australia in 1927.

Please click onto the link below to learn more of the fascinating tale of the pilot who signed this cover:

Bill Lancaster: Lost in the Sahara After Attempting to Break ...

1932 WOMEN'S REFUELING ENDURANCE FLIGHT DOUBLE-SIGNED FLOWN COVER.

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Shown is an original cover (number 81 in a limited series) which was flown aboard a Curtiss 'Thrush' aircraft during the 1932 Women's Refueling Endurance Flight. Signed by both pilots Louise Thaden and Frances Marsalis who remained aloft for 196 hours and 5 minutes without landing once.

1930 WORLD ENDURANCE FLIGHT COVER SIGNED BY PILOTS

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Above is a cachet cover commemorating the 1930 World's Record Endurance Flight of pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine. Signed by Jackson & O'Brine, this rare cover is also signed by the refuel aircraft pilots Brewster and Chaffee. Displayed are three 1930 photo postcards showing the pilots and aircraft associated with this historic flight.

1934 CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACKER FLOWN RECORD-BREAKING TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT COVER.

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  Here is the original cover flown during Captain Eddie Rickenbacker's record-breaking U.S transcontinental flight aboard the only Douglas DC-1 ever built, flying from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ in 12 hours 3 minutes.

   Signed by the pilot of this epic flight, World War I  American 'Ace-of-Aces' captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who noted the total flight time along with his signature.                                                    

1936 ROSCOE TURNER SIGNED CRASH COVER

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In late August 1936, Roscoe Turner took off from Burbank in his Wedell-Williams Model 44 (NR61Y) bound for New York from where the Bendix Trophy race was due to start. The Model 44 suffered engine problems near Flagstaff, Arizona, and he crash-landed on a Zuni Indian reservation. The carburettor had iced up, and seriously affected the engine running; on landing, the aircraft had somersaulted, breaking the fuselage behind the cockpit. Turner had fractured two ribs and a bone in his neck, but he endured 17 miles on horseback, then 35 miles in a car, and he then returned to Los Angeles by train before seeking medical help. He deceived the press about the cause of the accident, to save the reputation of Pratt & Whitney. 

This cover was flown by Turner twice across the continent (please read cache on cover)

         1934 ROSCOE TURNER-SIGNED FLOWN TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT COVER

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This original Roscoe Turner-signed cover was flown from Los Angeles to New York during Turner's record-breaking transcontinental flight on September 1, 1934.

1936 LEGEND BEN O. HOWARD-SIGNED CRASH COVER

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This rare cover was carried aboard the 'Mr. Mulligan" Howard DGA-6 which crashed during the 1936 Bendix Transcontinental Air Race.  

Howard and his wife Maxine were injured when Mister Mulligan lost a propeller blade and crash-landed near Crownpoint, New Mexico during the latter stages of the 1936 Bendix (New York - Los Angeles) race. Howard recovered from the serious injuries resulting from the crash, but lost a leg in the accident and Mister Mulligan was destroyed

Note: Ben Howard made the final destination correction in his own hand to this pre-stamped cache cover.