DS signed twice each in pencil by Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton, one page, 8 x 5.25, no date but circa 1959–1961. Air Force AFTO form 781, an “Aircraft Flight Report and Maintenance Record,” filled out in another hand with information about flying an F-106B aircraft, serial number 59-158, at Langley Air Force Base. The reverse logs various technical aspects of the flights. Signed twice on the front by each astronaut using their more formal signatures, “Virgil I. Grissom,” “Walter Schirra Jr.,” and “D. K. Slayton Maj.” In fine condition, with expected document wear. Grissom, Slayton, and Schirra were introduced on April 9, 1959, as three of the seven initial astronauts in NASA’s newly established Mercury program. The seven moved to Langley, where they spent the next two years training in anticipation of spaceflight. An early, exceptional document related to the astronauts’ flying experience. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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