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224 - REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE LATE 28-8, PILOTED BY J…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE LATE 28-8, PILOTED BY JEAN MERMOZ DURING A TEST FLIGHT ON 30 AUGUST 1930, BETWEEN TOULOUSE AND BAYONNE A mimeographed site plan showing the details of the aircraft wreckage and its locations (scale 1:2000). The document is accompanied by six photographs illustrating the crashed aircraft. 69.5 x 57.5 cm (Sun-faded paper, holes, creases, soiling, scattered tears) An accident report on the LATE 28-8 piloted by Jean Mermoz during a test flight between Toulouse and Bayonne on 30 August 1930 Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Passed down through the family
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