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Day one of Fleischer's 2026 Spring premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography.
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Lot 324

[WORLD WAR II] SIGNED Navigator's Log of the "Enola Gay"

Estimate: $500 - $750
Starting Bid
$100

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ENOLA GAY NAVIGATION LOG POSTER SIGNED BY TIBBETS, FEREBEE, AND VAN KIRK

 

Visible 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in., matted and framed to 24 x 30 in.

 

Signed poster of the navigation log from the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb, “Little Boy,” on Hiroshima, Japan. Signed at lower left by three members of the historic crew: pilot Paul W. Tibbets (1915–2007), bombardier Thomas Ferebee (1918–2000), and navigator Theodore J. Van Kirk (1921–2014).

 

In addition to reproducing the navigation log itself, the poster features a map of Enola Gay’s route at lower right and Van Kirk’s remarks at lower center concerning local time, geography, and the navigational calculations involved in the mission. 

 

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[World War II, WWII, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force][Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]

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