Description: Eugene Hoy Barksdale [1896 1926] was an pioneering aviator and a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Corps who served with the No. 41st Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Barksdale set numerous aviation records during the early 1920's including a 1924 record flight in Ohio which was flown by instruments only. On August 11, 1926 while testing a Douglas O-2 aircraft he was tragically killed in a crash at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio. In 1933 Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana was dedicated in his honor. Barksdale Air Force Base is the current home to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, 8th Air Force, 307th Bomb Wing which is dedicated to providing strategic deterrence and global strike and combat support. Listed for auction is the exceedingly rare autograph of Eugene Hoy Barksdale signed on a page. The autograph is signed, E.H. Barksdale, 1st Lieut Air Service. McCook Field, Dayton Ohio, original name Goshen Springs, Mississippi'' in black fountain pen. The page measures 7.25 x 2.00 inches, it has trivial toning otherwise it is in very good condition. The autograph is very rare to obtain for the collector and will be a desirable addition to any aviation collection. We have listed a nice collection of military, aviation and astronaut autographs.Dear Collector, we are regularly adding autographed framed displays to our eBay Store. The following is a sample of our inventory, Harry Houdini, Marilyn Monroe, George Custer, Elvis Presley, U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, James Monroe, Erwin Rommel, Robert Oppenheimer, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Ernest Hemingway, Abner Doubleday, Auguste Bartholdi, Buffalo Bill Cody, Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, Margaret Mitchell, Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Graham Bell, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, George Patton, Gutzon Borglum, Samuel F. B. Morse, Brigham Young, Wernher von Braun, Lon Chaney Jr, P.T. Barnum, Apollo Astronaut crews, and many more. Please have a look and feel free to contact us with any questions. Happy collecting from collectors.view Autographs.Authenticity/Return Policy/About Us. Dear collector, we are lifetime autograph collectors and an autograph dealer with over 20 years of autograph sales on eBay. We believe the purchase of an autograph is a monetary investment. Our policy is simple, all our autographs are researched and guaranteed authentic with ''No'' time limits. All sales will be accompanied with our Certificate of Authenticity, and we also offer a 30-day unconditional return policy, If the autograph or display you purchased is not as stated or is not to your expectation simply return and we will refund your full purchase price along with your return shipping costs. We are also a Top-Rated eBay seller with thousands of satisfied customers. We feel you should be comfortable with your purchase and our policy reflects this.United States and Overseas Shipping/Handling. Please Read.... Dear collector, shipping in the U.S is free unless otherwise noted in the auction description. Your auction will be well packed and shipped United States Postal Service 1st class with delivery tracking with the exception of larger framed items which will be shipped United States Priority Mail with signature confirmation. To our overseas customers shipping is as follows, your auction will be shipped through eBay's Global Shipping Program. Note, the limit for shipping an auction overseas is 2500.00 dollars, any auction above this price cannot be shipped. We do combine shipping on paper items [letters, photographs, album pages, etc.] purchased together. Also please note we do not have control over a package once it has shipped and import duties, taxes and custom charges are determined by the Global Shipping Program. Thank you for your purchase, your auctions will be well packed and shipped upon payment. Check out my other items! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites Be sure to add me to your favorites list!
Price: 525 USD
Location: West Hempstead, New York
End Time: 2024-11-14T02:36:58.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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