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Paul Tibbets & “Pappy” Boyington Signed Covers

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Paul Tibbets & “Pappy” Boyington Signed Covers
<B>Paul W. Tibbets and Gregory Pappy Boyington, Signed Patriotic Postal Covers,</B></I> both are 6.5 x 3.5. Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (born 1915) is a former brigadier general in the United States Air Force and was the pilot of the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, (1912- 1988) was an American fighter ace. Boyington flew initially with the American Volunteer Group ("The Flying Tigers") in the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He later commanded the famous U.S. Marine Corps squadron, VMF-214 ("The Black Sheep Squadron") during World War II. Boyington became a prisoner of war later in the war. For his U.S. Marine Corps service he was awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. Very good to fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)