Jim Irwin’s personally-owned and -worn Apollo-era mustard-color flight suit, which bears the Apollo 15 mission insignia patch to the right chest, Irwin’s Velcro name patch on the left, “J. B. Irwin,” and, below that, an embroidered High Flight Foundation ‘Staff’ patch that has been adhered to the suit with Velcro. The Kings Point manufacturer's tag is sewn into the collar area, with a name tag below, “James B. Irwin.” In fine condition, with expected wear from use, including a few stains to the left side and arm, the result of Irwin wearing the suit as overalls to paint his house.
Includes a framed felt tip signature, “My very best wishes for your life in Him, Jim Irwin,” and a signed letter of authenticity from Irwin’s widow, Mary Irwin Vickers: “This is to verify the orange flight suit held by Penticton Art Gallery was worn by my late husband Astronaut Col. James B. Irwin. The flight suit has his name on a leather patch on the left side and the High Flight Foundation patch below, on the right side it has his Apollo 15 patch. This flight suit was used by my husband when he spoke at schools and on other speaking engagements. Enclosed are two pictures with him wearing the flight suit as he flew the Quicksilver MX Ultralight aircraft.” The referenced two photos of Irwin wearing the suit are included.
Accompanied by an additional High Flight Foundation ephemera, a framed print of the sonnet High Flight by war poet John Gillespie Magee, Jr., a DVD of Irwin’s The Moon & Beyond, e-mail correspondence related to the flight suit’s provenance, and a printed copy of the Apollo 15 press kit.
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