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Thomas R. “Bob” Vaucher autographed commemorative cover honoring the 50th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, signed in blue ink as “Lt Col T.R. Vaucher.” The cachet depicts Bock’s Car, the B-29 that delivered the atomic bomb to Nagasaki.

Fine condition.

Thomas Robert “Bob” Vaucher was a decorated U.S. Army Air Forces officer who, on September 2, 1945, organized and led the massive formation of Boeing B-29 Superfortresses that flew over the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay during the formal signing of Japan’s Instrument of Surrender, marking the official end of World War II. The carefully timed flyover served as a dramatic aerial tribute to the Allied victory and the strategic air campaign that culminated with the atomic missions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Following the war, Vaucher remained active in aviation for decades and was widely recognized for preserving the history of the B-29 program and the events surrounding the war’s conclusion. This cover appropriately pairs his signature with a cachet depicting Bock’s Car, linking one of the aircraft central to the atomic missions with the officer who orchestrated the historic victory flyover over Tokyo Bay.

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Reference sku: 11644 1416711-1