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Lot 16179

Crash of the Gipsy Moth Lady Elijah 15-8-1931. Envelop with the signature of the pilot Francis Chichester carried on his flight from Manilla to England, very fine. During a short demonstration flight at Katsura, Japan the plane hit some telephone cables and was totally wrecked. Chichester was badly wounded but recovered., Nierinck cat. 260