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TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD FROM THE WING OF VON RICHTH

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,400.00 USD Estimated At:2,800.00 - 3,200.00 USD
TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD FROM THE WING OF VON RICHTH
TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD FROM THE WING OF VON RICHTHOFEN’S FOKKER TRI-PLANE DR I 425/17. On the larger piece of plywood is written “this is a piece off the aero plane of the great German airman Baron-Von Richoften. Brought down near Her____ Somme France 21/4/1918.” Further lettering is illegible. Provenance: R. Burton, Australian Expeditionary Force to Charles Donald to Carisella. The larger piece is pictured on page 141 of Who Killed The Red Baron? CONDITION: As found with some delaminating on the larger piece. SIZE: Piece 1: 2-7/8” x 3-1/8” x 2-3/8” x 3-1/8”. Piece 2: 1-1/2” x 7/8” x 1-3/8” x 7/8”. From the Collection of the late P. J. Carisella. 4-53504 CW5 (2,800-3,200)