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RARE! Photo/Autograph/Document Grouping-Transatlantic Flight "Liberty"-Otto Hillig100 Photos
RARE! Photo/Autograph/Document Grouping-Transatlantic Flight "Liberty"-Otto Hillig
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This item is in Fletcher, NC
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Overview of RARE! Photo/Autograph/Document Grouping-Transatlantic Flight "Liberty"-Otto Hillig
Item Details
One of a kind grouping consisting of historical documents and photographs, "Liberty" plane with pilot Holger Hoiriis and Otto Hillig, autographed photos, souvenirs, papers, flight covers, air show ticket and more, passed down from relative's estate, a rare find.......Besides being a highly successful photographer, Mr. Hillig had a venturesome spirit. He owned one of the first automobiles in the county and in 1916 he and another local individual made a transcontinental trip across the country in an automobile, at a time when such a trip was practically unheard of. In the early 1920’s he was one of the pioneers in aerial photography. His next dream was to fly the Atlantic in his own plane. He found a young Danish pilot, Holger Hoiriis, and commissioned the construction of a Wright-powered Bellanca monoplane at a cost of $22,000. The plane had a 300 horsepower engine and attained a top speed of 132 miles per hour. Painted red and silver, it was named “Liberty” in honor of his adopted hometown. The flight began from the Liberty Golf Course, touched down in Newfoundland and began the cross-Atlantic flight on June 24, 1931. Hoiriis and Hillig (later referred to as “the first trans-Atlantic backseat driver”) had no radio, no life saving equipment, and little food. Because of a fog, they flew over Spain and France before they discovered where they were and landed in Krefeld, Germany with five gallons of gas to spare. Continuing on their trip, they received a tumultuous welcome from 60,000 Danes, another ovation from Hillig’s hometown in Germany, and equally warm welcomes in New York City and back home in Liberty.. They got the idea to fly across the Atlantic from the U.S. to Denmark. The first transatlantic flight was made only 12 years earlier. Hillig financed the majority of the project. Hoiriis was the pilot on the entire trip, because Hillig was not a very experienced pilot, but he could, however, replace Hoiriis for short periods. On 24 June 1931, the couple took off from Newfoundland in their red and silver / white Bellanca Pacemaker, with the name Liberty painted on the side of the plane. Liberty was the name of the small town in New York state where Hillig lived and had earned his money. They included 600 gallons of gasoline to the 3150 miles long trip. But the weather was not too good. They flew into rain, fog, strong northerly winds, wind and ice. The Liberty's first destination was Copenhagen, and then Hilligs birthplace, Steinbrucken, Germany. The fog was so strong that they could not see the Atlantic Ocean for 17 hours. Early in the morning Hoiriis dived the plane down through a hole in the clouds and there was the earth. It could only be England, on the road to Copenhagen. They expected to see the English Channel, every minute, but it did not happen. As far as the eye stretched, there was only land to see and therefore they believed that it was France. Soon the realized it was Spain. The fog had got them off course and Hoiriis then headed north. It was late in the afternoon when they spotted an airport. Hoiriis, who had flown for 32 hours, was very exhausted and decided to land. The airport was in Krefeld, Germany, near the Dutch border. Rare grouping!!
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MILITARY COLLECTIBLES AUCTION 03-10-201829 Fanning Bridge Rd. PO Box 37, Fletcher, NC, 28732Saturday, Mar 10, 2018 | 2:00 PM CST
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The credit card used upon registration for this auction will be billed within 48 hours following the auction for your purchases, plus buyer's premium and applicable sales tax unless we are notified otherwise. Shipping will be billed separately once rate is determined.
Sales tax will apply for North Carolina residents on all sales unless a valid tax exempt # is provided. All purchases must be paid for on the day of sale. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Buyer's premium of 18% for all online bidding. All purchases must be paid for on the day of sale. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No returns or refunds. ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS WHERE IS with no guarantees. Announcements made at the beginning of the sale override any previous announcements. Phone & Absentee bids accepted until 1 hour prior to sale. Concessions available. All property is sold “AS IS�, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is open to thorough public inspection. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. may attempt to describe the merchandise in advertising, on the Internet and at the auction but makes no representations. In no event shall Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. be held responsible for having made or implied any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Bidder shall be the sole judge of value.
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When Military items are offered and as everyone should know, the hobby of military collectibles is a wide and extensive hobby. We, at Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. try to research and validate military items offered for auction as extensively as possible. We send photos of various items to many different people who have different fields of expertise pertaining to the hobby. Many times we get several different expert opinions on the same item.
Is it Good'...Is It bad'.....Please bid on items based on your own expertise and knowledge and if more detailed photos are needed, please request them at least 48 hours before the beginning of the auction. The area our auction house is located in, is a very high retirement based area and we come across many estates of military veterans. We want to be able to service your collecting desires over the long term as military items continue to come forth from various veteran estates and from private collections!
Bidders who bid from off site and are not present at the live auction or preview understand and acknowledge that they may not be able to inspect an item as well as if they examined it in person. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. shall endeavor to describe in detail each item and any pertinent information about it. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in the description of the merchandise unless it is a material and intentional misrepresentation of the item itself. Bidder agrees that everything is sold as is and that they may not return any item they purchase. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. is providing Internet pre-auction and live bidding as a service to Bidder. Bidder acknowledges and understands that this service may or may not function correctly the day of the auction. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. or anyone else if the Internet service fails to work correctly before or during the live auction. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. will not be responsible for any missed bids from any source. Internet bidders who desire to make certain their bid is acknowledged should use the proxy-bidding feature and leave their maximum bid 24 hours before the auction begins. Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. reserves the right to withdraw or re-catalog items in this auction. BUYERS WHO DO NOT OR CANNOT TAKE POSSESSION OF THE ITEMS THEY PURCHASE: If a bidder is unable to receive an item purchased because he is denied transfer of a transfer under legal restriction, or is unable to successfully arrange export or import of an international purchase, or for any other reason not solely Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc.’s fault, the buyer is still responsible for payment in full to Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. for the hammer price plus applicable buyer's premium & additional expenses. The buyer may request shipment at the buyer's expense to an FFL dealer to resell a gun on the buyer's behalf. If buyer does not notify Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. of such arrangements within 10 days of the auction date, Bagwell & Assoc. Auction Co.,Inc. may resell the lot at a future auction, charging the buyer the current standard seller’s commission for doing so.br>