MAJOR ROBERT BOB WHITE X-15 TEST PILOT 1959 FEATURE USAF 1st to MACH 4 & 5

Description: Here you have a wonderful bit of VINTAGE HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA! Please...SEE THE SCAN!!! This is AMERICAN SPACEMEN featured in a complete 1959 CORONET Magazine. This includes a great inside article entitled "OUR SPECIALLY SELECTED SPACEMEN". (CHOSEN FOR THEIR COURAGE, SCIENTIFIC KNOW-HOW AND DISCIPLINE, THESE U.S. PILOTS WILL MAKE MAN’S FIRST FLIGHT INTO THE UNKNOWN IN A WEIRD CRAFT ROCKETING FIVE TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND.) Nice 6-page article! Nice Photo of THEN AIR FORCE MAJOR ROBERT WHITE! White would go on to be the first flyer to break Mach 4 and 5, and was one of the few who have flown into space without a conventional space craft; he became a "winged astronaut". Coronet Magazine in this era is an upscale digest full of photos, art and articles that touch on themes of the day. This is a wonderful time capsule and measures a little over 5.5 inches X 7.5 inches. It is in nice shape, not mint but fairly gently read!!! A great piece for the collector! Take it home with you! Winner, please add $3.75 for postage and wonderful packaging. GOOD LUCK! Please Check Out My Other Auctions For More Coronets & Other Memorabilia! THANKS 59336

Price: 25 USD

Location: Eugene, Oregon

End Time: 2025-01-25T01:25:57.000Z

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