Auction 150
WW2 Military Aviation Autograph Auction RAF Luftwaffe BOB, Crash Relics, 617 Sqn, VC, GC
By Chaucer Auctions
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Jul 5, 2023
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 161:
Test Pilot W Trenkle Cover Signed by Flugkapitan Wendelin Trenkle Messerschmitt Test Pilot 9,000 with MTT and about ...
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Sold for: £16
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Buyer's Premium: 22.95%
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Test Pilot W Trenkle Cover Signed by Flugkapitan Wendelin Trenkle Messerschmitt Test Pilot 9,000 with MTT and about 5,000 with Me 109 plus others Me 108,210,410,262 and 323 four & Six engined glider During the 1930's Trenkle was a flying instructor with the Luftwaffe and in 1937 he became Chief Test Pilot of the Messerschmitt-Zwigweks where he test flew the first ME-108 to be produced and went on, during WW11,to test fly the ME-109 and ME-262. In 1945 he claimed to have shot down a P-38 Lightning. It was during this test flying service that in 1942, Trenkle was granted the title of Flugkapitan at the age of 30, the youngest age at which this honour was ever granted. Details enclosed Certified Copy No566 of 992 by Hans Rossbach & F WatersAll autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
