Colorado Aviation Objects

The P-51 Mustang was the first US built fighter in action after the fall of France, successfully engaging every air-born opponent. Fast, powerful, and maneuverable, with 75-gallon ta...

Nikon marine binoculars mounted on a wooden period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely Original optics in a distinctly Japanese bulletproof straight-body instrument...

WWII Spitfire Altimeter Aircraft clock with brass screws and rugged shape, this clock brings fighter pilot precision to your desk. Its authentic dial houses the remnants of a sub dia...

During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever material was at hand…bullet shells, wood, and fabric, during an era when planes were built from fabric on a frame. Popular fabrications included lighters and clocks made in all shapes and sizes. Our Industrial Style Aviator Clock...

This aviation signature collage celebrates four great American pioneers of flight- Orville Wright, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart. Orville Wright, along with his brother Wilber, invented the airplane and was the pilot of the first manned flight in 1903. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was the most celebrated U.S. air ace of WWI. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, while Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. At top left is a cut slip, signed “Amelia Earhart” in black ink pen. Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) was an American aviator who set many flying records and championed the advancement of women in aviation. On May 20-21, 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a time of 14 hours and 56 minutes. In 1935, Amelia became the first person to fly from Hawaii to the American mainland. By doing so, she became not only the first person to solo anywhere in the Pacific, but also the first person to solo both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. During a landmark flight to circumnavigate the globe, Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific in July 1937. Her plane wreckage was never found, and she was officially declared lost at sea. At top right is a cut slip, signed “Charles A. Lindbergh” in black ink pen. Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) was an American aviator and the first mass media super star. Lindbergh is remembered for flying “The Spirit of St. Louis” on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic in May of 1927. He departed on May 20th from Roosevelt Field, Long Island. After 33 hours in the air, flying solo, without sleeping, and coping with adverse weather conditions, he touched down at an airfield outside Paris. His feat astounded and delighted the world and secured his position as one of the most important figures in aeronautical history. At bottom left is a Eddie Rickenbacker signed US Air Mail envelope. It is signed in blue ink "Captain Eddie Rickenbacker 1950." The envelope is illustrated with an Eastern Airlines plane flying over New York City. It is postmarked, "Philadelphia, PA September 22, 9 AM, 1950." It is also stamped "-First Day of Issue- American Air Mail Society- Convention Station-" over the red 6 cent Air Mail stamp. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was the most celebrated U.S. air ace of WWI. In a time when aerial battles were novel, Rickenbacker became the nation’s first fighter squadron commander. He accumulated twenty-six victories and led the 94th Aero Pursuit “Hat-in-the-Ring” Squadron as the first all-American fighter squadron to engage in combat. Rickenbacker’s post-war years included endeavors in the automobile and commercial airline industries, including a long-time head of Eastern Airlines, but he will always be best remembered for his remarkable fighter pilot career. At bottom right is an Orville Wright signed US Air Mail envelope. The envelope is boldly signed "Orville Wright" in black ink, below a red and blue Air Mail illustration. The airmail envelope bears a Kitty Hawk...

These WWII optics have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear Image. Externally, hand stripping the paint inch by inch and polishing to the mo...

This is a beautiful wooden Sensenich propeller, dating to 1945. The propeller is stamped "H 3668" on the rear of the hub. Given its construction and designation, it is likely this propeller was flown at the very end of WWII. The Sensenich Propeller Company was established in 1932 to manufacture fixed-pitch wood aircraft propellers for the growing aviation market. The company started in Pennsylvania by two brothers. Their first experiments included pushing propeller-driven farm wagons down the narrow dirt roads of Lancaster County and, in the winter, strapping an engine and their wooden propeller to an ice sled, which they tethered by a hundred-foot hawser to a stout stake set...

Presented is this stunning Moonwalkers Autographed Collage, celebrating the hard work, bravery, and courage of the 12 men who have walked on the Moon's surface. The collage is made up of the following elements (listed from top left to bottom right): A Gene Cernan signed and inscribed NASA portrait photograph, a Harrison Schmitt signed and inscribed NASA portrait photograph, a Buzz Aldrin signed Lunar Module photograph, a John Young signed and Charlie Duke signed and inscribed photograph of the Lunar Rover on the moon, an Apollo 15 First Day Cover...

Taylor, Robert with Charles Walker. Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings, Volume II. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1991. First Edition. Gray cloth boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine. Original pictorial dust jacket. Presented is a first edition printing of Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings, Volume II by Charles Walker and Robert Taylor. Published in 1991 by David & Charles, this book features a foreword by Group Captain Peter Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC. The book is Volume II, of six total volumes, of Taylor’s dramatic aviation paintings...

Presented is an original First Day Cover envelope signed by twelve members of the First American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers. Acco...

This is a highly collectable Bell X-1 Rocket Research Plane model, signed by the famous pilot Charles “Chuck” Yeager. On October 14, 1947, Air Force Capta...

This is a model F-15 Eagle plane signed by famous pilot Captain Charles E. Yeager. Yeager signed the plane on the wing in black marker. Yeager was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, which he did on October 14, 1947 in the experimental Bell X-1 plane. He reached a speed of 700 miles per hour, or Mach 1...