Auction 516 AUTOGRAPH AUCTION TV, MILITARY, SPORT, SPACE, SIGNED PHOTOS, COVERS, FDCS
By Chaucer Auctions
Friday, Mar 28, 18:00
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 69:

First 1939 Jet pilot Erich Warsitz signed scarce 1979 40th ann 1st flight RAF flown cover. Erich Karl Warsitz (18 ...


Price including buyer’s premium: £ 24.59
Start price:
£ 20
Estimated price :
£20 - £30
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First 1939 Jet pilot Erich Warsitz signed scarce 1979 40th ann 1st flight RAF flown cover. Erich Karl Warsitz (18 October 1906 - 12 July 1983) was a German test pilot of the 1930s. He held the rank of Flight-Captain in the Luftwaffe and was selected by the Reich Air Ministry as chief test pilot at Peenemünde West. He is remembered as the first person to fly an aircraft under liquid-fuelled rocket power, the Heinkel He 176, on June 20, 1939 and also the first to fly an aircraft under turbojet power, the Heinkel He 178, on August 27 the same year. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99