Original U.S. Pre-WWII Souvenir Aircraft Skin from 1937 Crash of Plane 404, USS Colorado Magazines Vaughan’s description of that memorable

Vaughan’s description of that memorable event appears in his Cavalry and Sporting Memories

This device was made to allow muzzle loading of the rifle

while leading his company skillfully and aggressively against key positions of the enemy's main line

This resulted in some 864 medals being made

The Lancers Tunic with its side buttons somehow has always been one of the most romantic uniforms for Other Ranks

Original U.S. Pre-WWII Souvenir Aircraft Skin from 1937 Crash of Plane 404, USS Colorado Magazines Vaughan’s description of that memorableOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a great scrap of aircraft skin taken from Plane 404, U. S. S. Colorado, which crashed at sea on February 16th, 1937. The piece is gray on the front and fabric on the back. The piece measures about 6 x 2. The piece of aircraft skin reads: FROM PLANE 404 U. S. S. COLORADO WHICH CRASHED AT SEA FEB. 16, 1937 LT. HORNEY PILOT ENS. WENTZ OBSERVER BOTH SAVED. The plane crashed into the sea and this piece was recovered