Joe M. Bean Hand Signed Cut Signature Colin Kelly B-17 Navigator 14th BS 19th BG for Sale

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Joe M. Bean Hand Signed Cut Signature Colin Kelly B-17 Navigator 14th BS 19th BG For Sale

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Joe M. Bean Hand Signed Cut Signature Colin Kelly B-17 Navigator 14th BS 19th BG:
$7.95

Up for sale is a hand signed cut signature take from a Lithograph. The signature is signed in black permanent pen. The overall size is a/an 1\"x 3\" (some may be smaller/larger).

About Joe M. Bean:

Joe Bean enlisted in the Army Air Corp. in early 1940. He completed his basic training in California and his advanced training at Maxwell Field, Alabama. Joe went through navigator training at Coral Gables. He flew to Hawaii in September of 1941 where he was assigned to the 14th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group. Captain Colin Kelly personally selected Joe as his navigator, and the crew made the long journey in their B- 17 from Hawaii to Clark Field in the Philippines. Joe\'s total air training consisted of this long distance flight. On December 8, 1941 (December 7th in the U.S.) the B- 17 under Kelly\'s command, and with Joe as its navigator, flew a reconnaissance mission northward from Clark Field towards Formosa. On their return leg of the mission they observed a large number of Japanese ships escorted by aircraft. On the following day Joe and his crewmates were assigned an older B-17C model and were ordered to fly this aircraft on a mission to seek out and bomb an enemy aircraft carrier situated off the north coast of Luzon. While no carrier was found they were successful on an attack on a large capital ship believed to be the Cruiser Ashi,-ari. This was the first loss of a capital ship by the Imperial Navy since the War had begun. On the way back to Clark Field the B-17 was jumped by a large number of Japanese fighter aircraft. Sgt. Delchanty was killed in the attack, and with the ship in bad shape, Captain Kelly ordered the crew to bail out. Kelly went with the ship. Bean was picked up and returned to Clark Field. In late January Joe left the Philippines by ship which was bombed by the Japanese. Joe\'s squadron mates were sent to Lake Lanau, and then on to Australia in the bomb bay of a B-24. Joe eventually ended up in Perth, Australia where General Royce organized a task force of three B-17s and ten B-25s. This group flew a number of missions out of Perth and later flew out of Charters Towers.

Cut Signature:Joe M. Bean

Please note: we use a very high resolution scanner so if the signature appears light it is due to the scanner.

Additional Details:

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All items will be shipped via USPS First Class Mail.

Effective March 20, 2024 - Additional Shipping Questions - READ BEFORE EMAILING US:
Do we combine shipping? YES. If you buy 2 signatures or 2,000 signatures we will combine shipping. We DO NOT make money on shipping unlike other sellers. Please continue reading below.
How does combined shipping work? Purchase all signatures that you want, complete your purchase (i.e. pay for the entire order) regardless of whatever the shipping total is charged ($5 or $5,000).
What happens next after payment has been made to and I thought you combined shipping? Please WAIT for the order to be processed and exact shipping rates are calculated. Your order will be completed, shipped and tracking will be updated to . THEN at that time we will go into the order and REFUND you back whatever the overages are in shipping. This has been our policy for years and we have many of the same buyers coming back over and over.
We hope that thisclarifies any concerns over \"combined\" shipping. Effective March 20, 2024 - Effective March 20, 2024 - Additional Shipping Questions - READ BEFORE EMAILING US:Do we combine shipping?YES. If you buy 2 signatures or 2,000 signatures you will pay a flat rate of $5.00 for US Domestic Standard Shipping for orders above $10.00. What about International shipping?ALL international orders are handled by \'s global shipping program and shipping is calculated by to the international location - NOT US. We do not and will not calculate international shipping rates outside of \'s global shipping program. We DO NOT make money on shipping unlike other sellers.
We hope that this clarifies any concerns over \"combined\" shipping.