GENERAL IRA C. EAKER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/22/1974 - HFSID 264316
Sale Price $270.00
Reg. $300.00
IRA EAKER
Air Force Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker signed this typed letter in 1974. It accompanied autographed photographs of himself and General Carl Spaatz.
Typed Letter signed: "Ira C Eaker", 1 p, 8½x11. On personal letterhead. Washington, D.C., 1974 March 22. To Dean Veremakis, Richmond, Virginia. In full: "Enclosed are the pictures you sent and which I have autographed. [not included] While I was having lunch with General Spaatz day-before-yesterday, I secured his signature on those pictures he was in. You spoke of your desire to get the signatures of Generals Quesada and LeMay. Their present addresses are as follows: Lt. General E.R. Quesada, USAF (Ret.), 990 L'Enfant Plaza South, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. General Curtis E. LeMay, USAF (Ret.), 1046 Pescador Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660. Sincerely." EAKER made the first transcontinental flight purely on instruments (1936). On August 17, 1942, he led the first heavy bomber (B-17) attack on continental Europe, a raid on Rouen, France. In 1944, he was named Commander of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces. In 1970, Eaker was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Lightly creased. 1-inch diagonal tear in upper left. Faint stary ink mark in lower right. Otherwise, fine condition.
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