WWII Japanese Kamikaze Relic from the 11/25/44 Attack on the USS Essex\' RARE for Sale

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WWII Japanese Kamikaze Relic from the 11/25/44 Attack on the USS Essex\' RARE For Sale

$WWII Japanese Kamikaze Relic from the 11/25/44 Attack on the USS Essex\' RARE$
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WWII Japanese Kamikaze Relic from the 11/25/44 Attack on the USS Essex\' RARE:
$1999.99

Hi,This has been relisted. I had a ton of questions and even two offers. I lowered the starting offer price to an amount around $100.00 lower than my best offer price. Hopefully this will make the entry point a bit easier and allow some collectors to place offers. Please feel free to ask any questions you want but I believe if you read this, it should answer most of them! This is really a super item with a fantastic no lose L.O.A. I have changed nothing in the description and history. This will be the last time i put this up for sale. I will be looking at other ways to sale it off. I will put it up on a Buy it Now Price much higher than the one I have listed here. Thank you a good luck!!!I am back with a very unique lot of items. This lot is of MUSEUMQUALITY. It has a ton of providence plus a no brainer notarized Letter of Authenticity. It is part of WWII history. You\'re unlikely to find another lot (plus the metal centerpiece) like this on this Earth!I have over 40 hours in the prepping of this ad. That is no joke!!! That\'s not counting the amount of time I have put into this project starting with its research, organizing and packing it all up. I highly suggest you read this ad in its entirety before any consideration.
Description-A genuine metal piece of the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei \"Judy\" Dive Bomber that struck the USS Essex\' on November 25, 1944 during a Kamikaze attack. It comes with a huge amount of ephemera that was collected by the collecting US Navy Sailor that was stationed on the USS Essex\' during 1944 and 1945. In addition to the metal piece, there are more than 60 pieces of documentation of the sailor\'s Naval History including government ID\'s, official letters, discharge papers, personal photos, postcards and a whole lot more.The piece of the Kamikaze piloted aircraft is custom mounted in a nice 12\" X 15\" Shadowbox that has a vintage paper and a vintage aviation chart background and a couple of printed photos. The piece of metal is not glued or permanently mounted and can easily be removed. Interested? Read on. Again, I would seriously consider reading all of my ad below as it will tell you exactly what you are buying. It\'s long, but then again, I think it is important to know as much as possible when spending a larger amount of money. With that in mind, I am not a historian. I am a long-time experienced collector with a extensive educated background in investigations and who has too much time on his hands!!!
Disclosure-I will try to omit the Sailors name and any written pieces of personal information from this ad and anything that will be photographed out of respect for his name and family. If I make a mistake, it wasn\'t done with intent. Also, nothing shown here is meant to dishonor anyone involved, alive or not.
History-Settle in folks, this is going to be a long one!Ok, when I first obtained this, I honestly didn\'t know what I was getting into. It was a lot of items to sort through and took me several months to piece it together, as I received it in no particular order. I did the hard part so you can just finish up with some additional research if you so chose and begin to enjoy this history that will arrive at your home/business in a large box. This item was purchased in an estate sale from the family of the sailor talked about in this ad. It was reported to have been in one box and sealed up after the sailors death. Everything in this sale has been kept together as found. all I did was repackage everything into certain groups and used measures to preserve all of it.
The USS Essex(CV-9-Aircraft Carrier) The USS Essex was commissioned in December, 1942. She participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations. On November 25, 1944, the USS Essex was approximately 100 miles East of Luzon in the Philippines, when it was attacked by Kamikaze pilots. The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service used a variety of aircraft to be used as flying bombs. They included the Mitsubishi Zero, the Aichi D3A Type 99, the gullwing Aichi B7A or the \"Grace\", the D4Y \"Judy\", and whatever other spare aircraft they could get their hands on. Why do I mention these aircraft? My research showed me that there was some disagreement on what type of aircraft actually struck the USS Essex. Since this lot contains the most important piece of metal, I think it would be wise to take a shot at what type of aircraft it came from. One of the most famous US Navy Photo was of the Kamikaze moments before it struck the USS Essex\'. In its title, it says \"Seen over the mast, Grace is now within range...\". The \"Grace\" is the Ryusei B7A2, gull wing type aircraft model. This is my own opinion. If you look at the photo, the plane in question does not have gullwings. The wing on this aircraft in the photo is straight. The gullwing has a very distinctive wing shape similar to the shape of the very famous Vought F4U Corsair. The plane in the photo does not have gullwings. The Mitsubishi Zero was a single seater aircraft. Close inspection of the photos show this is not a single seat aircraft. It most resembles the Yokosuka D4Y \"Judy\". Arguments for the Aichai D3A Type 99 aircraft. That aircraft is the only one out of the lot to have fixed landing gear. The aircraft in the photo does not. It has retractable gear and so does the \"Grace\". The aircraft in the photo looks as if it is a two seater. The Zero was not. I have included some extra prints I have of that photo and another one taken from the USS Ticonderoga CV-14. I also included some extra prints of the other aircraft except the Zero. As far as which aircraft it was, I am merely stating what I believe to be true. The aircraft in the photo does not have fixed landing gear, a gullwing and is not a single seater. That leaves the only logical choice, the \"Judy\". The most up to date information on the internet also backs this up. If you have other information, please share it with me. You can be the judge of what type of aircraft it is, but I am sticking with the D4Y Judy! As far as the extra prints I mentioned, they are to be used for reference only so that you can draw your own conclusions. They are included at no charge with this lot.Lets talk about the actual metal piece. It measure approximately 8 1/2\" at its longest part and 4 3/4\" at its widest part. It is jagged shaped and appears to have been cut off a larger piece. The Kamikaze struck the USS Essex in its forward elevator which was how they moved planes up to and below the deck. Parts of the aircraft were strewn all over. It killed 15 Sailors and wounded another 44. Souvenir hunters were on-board the USS Essex and I will assume some pieces were saved. The Kamikaze aircraft were usually loaded with bombs and/or extra fuel tanks to inflict the most amount of damage. Extra fuel was probably the most dangerous as it easily moved from deck to deck. The fuel tanks on the Judy were in the wings. Considering the damage and explosion were pretty severe, its hard to wonder that anything survived the crash. The piece of metal in question is painted red. This means that it is part of Red Sun (Hinomaru) on the wings or on the rear fuselage just forward of the empennage on the sides. These were the only parts that were painted red so it makes obtaining one very hard considering only six Hinomarus were painted on each aircraft. The metal piece has eight visible rivet holes along one 6\" line and one 4\" line of three rivet holes that intersects with the longer line. Two of the rivets along the shorter line are still intact and look as though they were ripped or broke cleanly away from the internal framework. I am not 100% sure of the type of metal that was used in manufacturing. The Japanese D4Y shared some aspects of the German Heinkel He 118. Japan had obtained a few from Germany in 1938. The Duralumin used in early Zeppelin construction was used whenever possible in German WW11 aircraft, especially early on in the war. The Japanese also altered the Duralumin Alloy by developing it with some additional Zinc. They called it Ultra Super Duralumin which was considered to be more brittle. I have held pieces of Duralumin and have some in my possession. It bends easier. This metal piece is definitely stiffer than the Duralumin I have on hand. This metal piece weighs in at .85 Oz or 24.2 G. It is well preserved and doesn\'t have any corrosion visible. The bottom side is not painted. The metal piece also has a piece of tape on the back that has \"Piece of Japanese Plane That Crashed on the Essex November 25-1944\" written on it.
Now, as far as ephemera, there is a lot to go through so I will pick a few of the more interesting items and let photos show the rest. Now my numbers could be off here or there so this is an approximate guess at best.There are over 60 pieces of ephemera including the center-piece metal part. They include eight personal B/W photos, three postcards, one linen and two are RPPCs of the sailor and his wife , 9 newspaper articles of varying times, one magazine page from September, 1945, 14 pieces of official government and US Navy ID\'s and additional certificates/cards, seven official US Navy and government letters and envelopes, the original US Navy honorable discharge certificate, one very nice book of of \"The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet War Edition, which was probably given to each sailor on board. It\'s copyright is 1941, one US Naval Training Station Matchbook Cover, several very personal original Telegrams from the Sailor to his wife, plus much more. There is also a small red box with 7 medals ribbons, service ribbons or ribbon bars and one metal tag with his information and a finger print on it, possibly a dog tag. You have to look closely at that dog tag to see the imprint of the fingerprint. The sailor also printed out various papers from the internet about the USS Essex. All of this together tells a real story and will keep someone up for hours trying to sort it out. Like I mentioned, I did most of the hard work and will try to explain what I make of it all.On February 16, 1942, our sailor registered with the Selective Service and carried a registration card on him as required by law. On August 12, 1942, he received his Selective Service Classification in the mail. On September 1, 1942, he was drafted and had to show up for a second physical on September 9th. He was shipped out the next day. He sent a postcard to his wife posted September 10, 1942 that he arrived at what looks like the Landings in Chicago, but he would write again once he was settled into the camp. I am assuming he is on his way to bootcamp. Between September 9, 1942 and October 19, 1944, John was in Bootcamp on the Great Lakes. Now, some of the dates listed on his letters and telegraphs don\'t coincide with his actual travel. This was most likely because of a backlog of messages being sent from Sailors as they were on the moved He was given a pass to go back and visit his wife in March, 1944 There is a RPPC showing this. This is were it gets a little confusing because once deployed, servicemen are not given a lot of information on where they were going though he probably knew it was the Pacific Theater. He sent Telegrams to his wife dated September 16 and October 14, 1944. He was on the move. I am not sure how he got aboard the USS Essex\', but he was on the ship by the beginning of November, 1944. Our Sailor was a Machinist 1st Class. He most likely worked on aircraft since he was in training for several years prior to be deployed. This was a highly skilled position that would have served him well after the war. Our sailor served on the USS Essex until the end of the war about 10 months later. The USS Essex\' saw more combat for the duration of the war. Our sailor was home by October of 1945. The documentation in this lot shows he was very active in the post-war years. He kept up with current events regarding the USS Essex until it was decommissioned in 1969. There is much more to this story then I have written. There is so much more than I have covered in this great lot. It\'s a moment in History preserved.
Disclosure-I have reported what I discovered during my research into this lot. Some of the dates or minute pieces of information might not be spot on but I believe that most of it\'s accurate.
MY GURANTEE!This lot will be sold with a notarized L.O.A. from The Notable Collector, Inc, that covers much more than any other L.O.A. that comes with other similar items purchased on or any other site for that matter. I am selling the piece of metal from the aircraft. That is what I am guaranteeing. It\'s a piece of the Kamikaze piloted aircraft that struck the USS Essex\' on November 25, 1944 off of Luzon, Philippines. I do not guarantee what was the type of aircraft, as that is speculation, though pretty good speculation at that. If this piece of metal is proven in the future not to be what I state it is, than I will refund the original purchaser the full amount of the purchase, less shipping.The whole lot has to be returned in the same condition I sent it out in. You cannot beat that L.O.A. anywhere. The L.O.A. cannot be transferred. You must provide proof of purchase.
This is a lot of product and material. It is all professionally packed by me using only the finest archival safe materials. Each photo and most individual items are stored in their own sleeves. It will be easy for you to go through once removed from the large box it will be shipped in. I have around $75.00 invested in materials. You will be able to store most of the items the way they come.
Please read my shipping practices below so you know what you are paying for! I will ship this viaUSPS Priority Mail withSignature Confirmationfor $39.99. Its well worth it considering the way I will pack it! I also offer USPS Priority Express. Foreign shipments-Calculated by .I will ship internationally, but I will not guarantee that shadowbox glass will arrive intact.
Shipping Information-I take my shipping seriously. If you have ever purchased from me in the past, you will know that. Paper goods and photos are sent completely surrounded by acid free archival quality papers and/or acid free PVC free Polypropylene bags and covers. I will ship other relics in the same method. This cost extra but it is money well spent. I am sure that you will find other uses for the archival safe items! I also use a variety of recycled and new packaging including boxes and mailers. I try not to profit on my shipping. Please do not misinterpret my shipping charges. I take my time when packing anything anyone buys. I don\'t rush it, but at the same time, I don\'t overdue it. I hand select packaging materials that will not only protect the items value but will protect it during shipping. By placing a offer or buying it outright, you agree to any method I use to pack your item, new or used shipping material as I see fit.
What is the best thing about my packaging? They are easy to open! How many times have you received a package only to spend ten minutes trying to open it without destroying the contents!!! No extra tape, glue, staples, or my worst fear, items shoved between two pieces of cardboard with tape on every edge requiring a surgeon\'s scalpel to open it!!!
This sale will revert to a Buy it Now Price if it is not sold.I am in no rush to sell it!!!This is a new store for me but I have been on for over 26 years with perfect response.
In addition, I will be adding many more Zeppelin, Airship and Aviation related photos, postcards and a variety of relics over the next few days, weeks and months. I also have a ton of other items including stamps, supplies, postcards and photos not related to aviation and much more! Check back with me every week to see what I have added. There will be several more items up by Sunday night, unless I break another few ribs! If you have any request, please let me know and I will see what I can do.Please contact me first with any issues.
Thanks for looking!!!