Original U.S. Framed Early Aviation Set - Fragments from Explorer II Balloon & U.S.S. Shenandoah Dirigible French Field Equipment • Newspaper “The Blue Ridger”

• Newspaper “The Blue Ridger” dated Monday May 8th

The group returned to the United States as the war was ending in Europe

It comes with the original felt wool cover and black leather harness

Despite repeated requests by the Marine Corps to adopt the rifle

Original U.S. Framed Early Aviation Set - Fragments from Explorer II Balloon & U.S.S. Shenandoah Dirigible French Field Equipment • Newspaper “The Blue Ridger”Original Items: One of a kind set. These are two great pieces of Early U. S. Aviation history! After notable events in aviation, such as flights as well as crashes, souvenirs are collected, then sold on the market. Here we have two framed examples of such memorabilia. The first is a piece of the Balloon EXPLORER II, used for high altitude experiments. It is actually a bookmark, sold by the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, complete with information