Details:

Jacob Beser autographed commemorative cacheted cover marking the 40th Anniversary of the First Use of the Atomic Bomb, featuring artwork of the B-29 Enola Gay and commemorative postal cancellations from Enola, Arkansas, and Gay, Wisconsin. Beser has hand signed the cover in black ink at center. The additional signatures of Paul W. Tibbets and Jacob Beser at the lower left are printed facsimiles incorporated into the original cover design and are not hand signed.

Fine condition.

Jacob Beser (1921-1992) was the only military serviceman to participate in both atomic bombing missions of World War II. As the radar countermeasures officer aboard the B-29 Enola Gay on the Hiroshima mission and Bockscar on the Nagasaki mission, he operated electronic jamming equipment designed to prevent Japanese radar from tracking the aircraft. A member of the elite 509th Composite Group, Beser was uniquely qualified in radar and electronic warfare and remains the only individual to have flown on both atomic bomb missions.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11644 1416674-1