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Thirty-nine American aviators sign a definitive history of the United States Air Force

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Thirty-nine American aviators sign a definitive history of the United States Air Force

Signed book: American Eagles. Limited edition author’s proof. Virginia: Howell Press, 1997. This flight jacket–colored leather-bound hardcover, 9.25 x 12.5, 456 pages, was personally owned by General Robin Olds. Signed on the special prefatory pages by 39 Air Force greats, including military aces, Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and space notables. Included: William Lawley, Bernard Fisher, Joe Jackson, George E. Day, James Fleming, Leo Thorsness, Bud Anderson, Ben Davis, Clyde East, Gabby Gabreski, Jerry Johnson, Walker Mahurin, Fred Ascani, Robert Morgan, Ramsey Potts, Jerry Collinsworth, Herschel Green, Barbara London, Bob Scott, John Alison, Tex Hill, Donald Lopez, John Loisel, Jack Henebry, Travis Hoover, Tom Griffin, Charles Sweeney, Robbie Risner, James H. Kasler, Byce Poe II, Charlie Gabriel, Pete Everest, William Knight, Chuck Yeager, Joe Kittinger, Charlie Duke, Joe Engle, Arnie Franklin, and Charles Horner. The book is also signed by the daughter of Robin Olds, who has affixed a signed 5 x 3 card with her father’s signature on the appropriate page, and by author Ron Dick and photgrapher Dan Patterson. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #345 - Ended May 13, 2009