Science and Technology

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RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Mariner Mars 1964 Project Report: Mariner IV Pictures of Mars101 - Mariner Mars 1964 Project Report: Mariner IV Pictures of Mars
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Official NASA manual entitled “Technical Report 32-884, Mariner Mars 1964 Project Report: Television Experiment, Part I. Investiga...
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Deployable Satellite Antenna and Pin Puller102 - Deployable Satellite Antenna and Pin Puller
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A spring-loaded deployable satellite antenna inside a metal cylinder, measuring 7Àù long and 2Àù in diameter, marked "44293...
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Satellite Structural Components103 - Satellite Structural Components
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Group of three structural components from an unidentified satellite, including: a 28Àù x 18.75Àù rectangular metal grid lined wi...
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ISS Space Food (10) Units104 - ISS Space Food (10) Units
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Group lot of 10 units of cosmonaut space food from the International Space Station (ISS), ranging in size from 3Àù in diameter to 13.5 x 4...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ISS (20) Spare Astronaut and Cosmonaut Name Tags and Flag Patches105 - ISS (20) Spare Astronaut and Cosmonaut Name Tags and Flag Patches
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Collection of 20 spare name tags and flag patches designed for nine astronauts and cosmonauts that flew to the International Space Station (ISS) as pa
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ISS (20) Spare Astronaut and Cosmonaut Name Tags and Flag Patches106 - ISS (20) Spare Astronaut and Cosmonaut Name Tags and Flag Patches
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Collection of 20 spare name tags and flag patches designed for 10 astronauts and cosmonauts that flew to the International Space Station (ISS) as part
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Soyuz MS-18 Expedition 64 Lot of (12) Spare Preflight Items107 - Soyuz MS-18 Expedition 64 Lot of (12) Spare Preflight Items
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Impressive collection of (12) preflight items produced as spares for the crew of Soyuz MS-18 Expedition 64—Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Du...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Aleksey Ovchinin's Spare Soyuz MS-12 (Expedition 59) Ceremonial Preflight Items108 - Aleksey Ovchinin's Spare Soyuz MS-12 (Expedition 59) Ceremonial Preflight Items
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Collection of (8) preflight items produced as spares for cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, commander of the Soyuz MS-12 mission that flew to the Internation
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Soyuz MS-19 Movie Challenge Crew (6) Spare Cosmonaut Name Tags and Russian Flag Patches109 - Soyuz MS-19 Movie Challenge Crew (6) Spare Cosmonaut Name Tags and Russian Flag Patches
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Collection of six spare name tags and Russian flag patches designed for crew members of the Soyuz MS-19 mission, which launched on October 5, 2021, ma
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Soyuz MS-18 (6) Spare Name Tag and Flag Patches110 - Soyuz MS-18 (6) Spare Name Tag and Flag Patches
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Collection of six spare name tags and flag patches designed for crew members of the Soyuz MS-18 mission, which launched on April 9, 2021, marking the
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Roscosmos Soyuz Post-Landing Wool Blanket111 - Roscosmos Soyuz Post-Landing Wool Blanket
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Uncommon large and heavy Roscosmos 100% wool blanket, 55Àù x 82.5Àù, which was designed to warm up Soyuz (ISS) crew members afte...
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Soyuz TM-16 Flown Mir Board Post Cover112 - Soyuz TM-16 Flown Mir Board Post Cover
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Flown board post cover carried to the Mir Space Station during the Soyuz TM-16 mission, which launched on January 24, 1993, 8.25 x 11.75, featuring ca
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Soyuz TM-14 Flown Mir Board Post Cover113 - Soyuz TM-14 Flown Mir Board Post Cover
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Flown board post cover carried to the Mir Space Station during the Soyuz TM-14 mission, which launched on March 17, 1992, 8.25 x 11.75, featuring cach
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Vostok 2M Preflight Rocket Tag114 - Vostok 2M Preflight Rocket Tag
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Triangular metal preflight tag removed from a Vostok-2M (8A92M) rocket prior to its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 20, 1988, 1.25À...
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RD-0120 Energia Preflight Rocket Tag (Buran)115 - RD-0120 Energia Preflight Rocket Tag (Buran)
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Circular metal preflight tag removed from a Soviet RD-0120 Energia core rocket engine prior to the launch of a Buran spacecraft. The tag measures 2&...
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Energia Prototype Rocket (11K25) Preflight Tag and Ribbon116 - Energia Prototype Rocket (11K25) Preflight Tag and Ribbon
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Triangular metal preflight tag and ribbon removed from the Energia launch vehicle prototype rocket 11K25 (technological object No. 5S). The metal tag
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Russian Space Program Survival Beacon117 - Russian Space Program Survival Beacon
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Russian Space Program cosmonaut survival beacon, consisting of an inflatable bright orange cone with radio beacon and yellow battery. All parts are la
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NASA Technical Note: Nuclear Performance Analysis for Interplanetary Missions118 - NASA Technical Note: Nuclear Performance Analysis for Interplanetary Missions
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Staple-bound NASA Technical Note (TN D-2160), entitled "Parametric Performance Analysis for Interplanetary Missions Utilizing First-Generation ...
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Lockheed: Missions and Flight Operations for Nuclear Rockets Summary Report119 - Lockheed: Missions and Flight Operations for Nuclear Rockets Summary Report
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Spiral-bound report entitled "Missions and Flight Operations for Nuclear Rockets (LMSC-A653019)," prepared by the Space Systems Division o...
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NASA Technical Memo: Critical Mass for Rocket Reactors120 - NASA Technical Memo: Critical Mass for Rocket Reactors
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Staple-bound NASA Technical Memorandum (TM X-52820), entitled "Evaluation of Critical Mass for Open-Cycle, Gas-Core Rocket Reactors," 8 x ...
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North American Aviation: Luther Monell Frequency Spectrum Archive121 - North American Aviation: Luther Monell Frequency Spectrum Archive
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Papers pertaining to the frequency spectrum from the collection of Luther Monell, a senior engineer for Saturn S-II test and operation at North Americ
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 Blueprint122 - Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 Blueprint
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Large vintage blueprint of the "Complex 39 General Site Plan" by NASA's Launch Operations Center, one page, 42.5 x 30, with an origina...
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Atlas Rocket Engine Oxidizer Hose123 - Atlas Rocket Engine Oxidizer Hose
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Atlas Rocket Engine Oxidizer Hose, comprised of a braided metal hose measuring 10Àù long, with a wraparound metal tag reading: "W.P. ...
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Goodyear Super Aero-Motor Concept Booklet124 - Goodyear Super Aero-Motor Concept Booklet
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Uncommon spiral-bound Goodyear Aircraft Corporation booklet entitled "Concept for Super Aero-Meteor: HTOL Continuously Reusable Aero-Spacecraft...
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Atlas Launch Computer Ground Amplifier125 - Atlas Launch Computer Ground Amplifier
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Atlas Launch Computer Ground Amplifier, measuring 9.5˝ x 4˝ x 14.75˝, marked at the top, "16-6H Du...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Prints of Launch Vehicles126 - Douglas Aircraft Company Prints of Launch Vehicles
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Group of eight original color 20 x 16 prints of US Air Force/NASA launch vehicles by the Douglas Aircraft Company, including: the U.S. Air Force Thor
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Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints127 - Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints
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Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
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General Dynamics Atlas OGO-A SLV Publication128 - General Dynamics Atlas OGO-A SLV Publication
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Uncommon spiral-bound manual entitled "OGO–A, Atlas Space Launch Vehicle Information," prepared by General Dynamic Astro...
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Bafco Frequency Response Analyzer from Rockwell Downey and Plasma Power Supply Panel129 - Bafco Frequency Response Analyzer from Rockwell Downey and Plasma Power Supply Panel
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Two pieces of hardware: a Bafco Model 916 frequency response analyzer (which the consignor notes was used at the North American Rockwell plant in Down
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Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints130 - Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints
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Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Prints131 - Douglas Aircraft Company Prints
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Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
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Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints132 - Douglas Aircraft Company Earth and Solar System Prints
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Group of five color 20 x 16 educational prints detailing Earth's atmosphere and the solar system, published by the Douglas Aircraft Company in S...
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Evel Knievel Skycycle X-2 Rocket Bike Gyroscope Package133 - Evel Knievel Skycycle X-2 Rocket Bike Gyroscope Package
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Important gyroscope package built by famed rocket engineer Bob Truax for one of Evel Knievel's Skycycle X-2 rocket bikes, measuring 9Àù...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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SH-2F Helicopter Suitcase Emergency Procedure Trainer (SCEPTR Flight Simulator)134 - SH-2F Helicopter Suitcase Emergency Procedure Trainer (SCEPTR Flight Simulator)
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Military-grade SH-2F Helicopter Suitcase Emergency Procedure Trainer (SCEPTR Flight Simulator) made by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation for the Naval
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Aircraft Avionics Mounting Frame with Raymond Flight Recorder135 - Aircraft Avionics Mounting Frame with Raymond Flight Recorder
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Two items: a black metal 12Àù x 9Àù x 7Àù aircraft avionics mounting frame, with an "Aux Wideband Recorder Contro...
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Aircraft Engine Turbine Bookends and Boeing 777 Signed Print136 - Aircraft Engine Turbine Bookends and Boeing 777 Signed Print
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Fine pair of wooden bookends with mounted aircraft engine turbine sections, each measuring approximately 7Àù x 7Àù x 7À...
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Aircraft Jet Propulsion Patents Lot of (10)137 - Aircraft Jet Propulsion Patents Lot of (10)
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Group of ten patent documents pertaining to aircraft and their jet propulsion apparatus, all with their patent lithograph diagrams and specification s
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AiResearch: Auxiliary Power Unit Documents and Photographs138 - AiResearch: Auxiliary Power Unit Documents and Photographs
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AiResearch Aviation binder containing documents and photographs affiliated with the Dassault Falcon 20, Aero Commander Jet Commander, Lockheed Electra
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Airplane General: B-24 Bombardment Airplane Service and Instruction Manual (Second Edition)139 - Airplane General: B-24 Bombardment Airplane Service and Instruction Manual (Second Edition)
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Hardcover book entitled "Service and Instruction Manual, Airplane General, B-24 Bombardment Airplane, Second Edition," by the Consolidated...
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress Airplane Commander Training Manual140 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress Airplane Commander Training Manual
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Softcover Boeing B-29 Superfortress Airplane Commander Training Manual (AAF Manual No. 50-9), marked as "Restricted," 8 x 10.5, 224 pages,...
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Douglas Skymaster: Army and Navy Pilot's Handbook141 - Douglas Skymaster: Army and Navy Pilot's Handbook
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Unbound loose-leaf "Pilot's Handbook for Army Model C-54G, Navy Model R5D-5 Airplanes," 8.25 x 11, 95 pages, revised June 1, 1946. The...
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Lear Jet 'Flying Car' Program Proposal142 - Lear Jet 'Flying Car' Program Proposal
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Fascinating document entitled "Proposal to Lear Jet Corporation for a Sale/License Program of the VRC Compact Aircraft for the Short Haul Inter...
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Lockheed Aircraft: F-86F Sabre 'Secret' Fighter-Bomber Report143 - Lockheed Aircraft: F-86F Sabre 'Secret' Fighter-Bomber Report
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Interesting bracket-bound Lockheed Aircraft Corporation document, 9 x 11.5, 21 pages, October 27, 1952. Annotated along the edge of the front cover,...
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Hugh G. Nicholson, Jr. Signed Airplane Training Patent Drawing144 - Hugh G. Nicholson, Jr. Signed Airplane Training Patent Drawing
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DS signed "Hugh G. Nicholson, Jr.," one page, 8.5 x 11, April 18, 1940. An original patent drawing, accomplished in ink and pencil, and ty...
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Republic F-84 Thunderjet Maintenance Handbook145 - Republic F-84 Thunderjet Maintenance Handbook
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Korean War–era "Handbook, Erection and Maintenance Instructions, USAF Series F-84G Aircraft," in a black cardstock binde...
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Charles A. Simmons Aeroplane Patent Lithograph146 - Charles A. Simmons Aeroplane Patent Lithograph
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Original patent lithographs and specification sheet for Charles A. Simmons' "Aeroplane," five pages, 7.75 x 11.5, patented July 8, 191...
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World War II: American and British Aircraft Operation and Support Manuals147 - World War II: American and British Aircraft Operation and Support Manuals
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World War II-dated hardcover binder containing five restricted American and British aircraft operation and support manuals dating to 1942 and 1943. Ti
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World War II: B-17 Flying Fortress Production Illustration148 - World War II: B-17 Flying Fortress Production Illustration
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Original World War II-dated production illustration for the B-17 Flying Fortress, 16.5 x 11, produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, C
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World War II: Douglas A-26 Invader (2) Production Illustrations149 - World War II: Douglas A-26 Invader (2) Production Illustrations
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Attractive pair of original World War II-dated production illustrations for the Douglas A-26 Invader, 16.5 x 11 and 17 x 11, produced by the Douglas A
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World War II M47 Bombing Tables Booklet150 - World War II M47 Bombing Tables Booklet
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Interesting US Army booklet entitled "BTF 100-G-3, Bombing Tables, (Fluorescent) for Bomb, Incendiary, 100-lb, M47A1 or AN-M47A2 (NP or IM Fill...
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