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792 - AVIATION FILE – A collection of documents relating to the hi…
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AVIATION FILE – A collection of documents relating to the history of aviation during the First World War, the Second World War and current events up to around the 1950s, covering both civil and military aviation. The file was compiled by an aviation journalist for use in writing his articles. Various texts and India ink tracings of aircraft models for illustrations. Contents: Aircraft, helicopters, the first single-seat helicopters for troops, aerial duels, German paratroopers of the Second World War, bombing raids by the US 31st Wing, the Battle of Britain, aeroplanes from the First World War, the Paris–Tokyo flights of 1924 and 1974 - Biographies / obituaries of aviators: Guillaumet, Émile Aubrun, Henri Fabre, Charles Renard, Joseph le Brix, Lindbergh, Maurice Rossi, Henri Deplante, Léon Lagrange, Le Blon, Léon Levasseur and the Antoinette company, Éric Nessler, champion of gliding, Robert Esnault Pelterie, Maurice Farman, Alphonse Tellier, Henri Giraud ....
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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