Lot 10985 – 1951 (Oct. 15) DC-3 “Paardeberg” crash into a high
Lot 10985 – 1951 (Oct. 15) DC-3 “Paardeberg” crash into a high
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
360 EUR
Auction date
Fri 3 May 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1951 (Oct. 15) DC-3 “Paardeberg” crash into a high mountain near Kokstad (wreckage widely scattered) while en route from Cape Town to Durban; cover from Strand (10/15/51 machine cancel) with hs “SALVAGED CRASHED PLANE 15/10/51,” one of 24 known items from this crash and thus one of the scarcer modern crash items, bit rumpled and spotted, fine (Nierinck 511015a) Auction
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