Offered here is an authentic fragment of fabric recovered from a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber that crashed in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, April 5, 1936, resulting in the loss of five crew members.
The piece consists of original doped cotton aircraft covering, consistent with interwar Army Air Corps construction. The deep blue finish shows characteristic age-related cracking typical of 1930s nitrate-doped fabric. The reverse side retains a handwritten period inscription identifying the crash date, location, and loss of life. The writing is directly on the fabric and appears contemporaneous with the event.
The April 5, 1936 crash has been historically verified, and this fragment aligns with aircraft materials used during that era. Fabric-covered control surfaces were standard on Army Air Corps aircraft of the mid-1930s, making this a genuine relic from early American military aviation.
Condition is consistent with age and crash recovery, showing fraying along torn edges and surface wear. The inscription remains legible.
A scarce and historically significant interwar Army Air Corps crash relic, suitable for serious aviation collectors, historians, or display alongside documentation of the event.
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Offered here is an authentic fragment of fabric recovered from a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber that crashed in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, April 5, 1936, resulting in the loss of five crew members.
The piece consists of original doped cotton aircraft covering, consistent with interwar Army Air Corps construction. The deep blue finish shows characteristic age-related cracking typical of 1930s nitrate-doped fabric. The reverse side retains a handwritten period inscription identifying the crash date, location, and loss of life. The writing is directly on the fabric and appears contemporaneous with the event.
The April 5, 1936 crash has been historically verified, and this fragment aligns with aircraft materials used during that era. Fabric-covered control surfaces were standard on Army Air Corps aircraft of the mid-1930s, making this a genuine relic from early American military aviation.
Condition is consistent with age and crash recovery, showing fraying along torn edges and surface wear. The inscription remains legible.
A scarce and historically significant interwar Army Air Corps crash relic, suitable for serious aviation collectors, historians, or display alongside documentation of the event.
Free shipping included.