Little Boy Atomic Bomb Replica Signed by Enola Gay Navigator Dutch Van Kirk

Description

"Little Boy" - Atomic Bomb - Enola Gay - 1/12 Scale
This high quality replica is handcrafted.
This model comes signed by Major Theodore "Dutch" J. Van Kirk, Navigator on Enola Gay.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
This model is personally signed by Enola Gay Navigator Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk.  His decorations include the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and 15 Air Medals.
Hand crafted 1/12 scale model of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb, 10" long, 2¼" wide, 3½" high, mounted on a 17x6 base, with a metal plaque (3¾x3¾) affixed. " Little Boy, a Uranium 235 bomb developed by the scientists developed at the highly secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico, was delivered to its target by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The Navigator, Captain THEODORE VAN KIRK, kept the Enola Gay on course to its target. The bomb, weighing 8,922 pounds, was released at an altitude of 31,060 feet and detonated at 1,400 feet, with an explosive force equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.
This signed replica 031 of 509 is in it's original box. Originally offered for 9.99 by Franklin Mint.
Being Sold AS IS. Please use pics.