RK nightfighter grouping for sale in Craig Gottleib's site:
http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/....asp?Item=6915
I know that the grouping was once owned by Gordon Williamson in the past. It appears odd that there is a nightfighter clasp in gold, but not the ones in silver or bronze. Additionally, the pilot's badge is suggested to be an "add on". There are a few additional single victory cups floating around in different collections, as well as a nice desk ashtray/ornament in the shape of an airplane owned by Ludwig on this site.
Given the relative lack of additional personal items and the absence of other awards that we would expect, any opinions on the valuation of the grouping?
Also, in situations in which a flyer is killed in action (Sigmund was killed by friendly fire), I wonder about the medals appearing in a grouping. Many medals, of course, were worn in action on the pilot's uniform. Some of those medals would be presumably either damaged or lost as a result of the crash, yet the awards always seem to be present in groupings. Am I being too suspicious?
http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/....asp?Item=6915
I know that the grouping was once owned by Gordon Williamson in the past. It appears odd that there is a nightfighter clasp in gold, but not the ones in silver or bronze. Additionally, the pilot's badge is suggested to be an "add on". There are a few additional single victory cups floating around in different collections, as well as a nice desk ashtray/ornament in the shape of an airplane owned by Ludwig on this site.
Given the relative lack of additional personal items and the absence of other awards that we would expect, any opinions on the valuation of the grouping?
Also, in situations in which a flyer is killed in action (Sigmund was killed by friendly fire), I wonder about the medals appearing in a grouping. Many medals, of course, were worn in action on the pilot's uniform. Some of those medals would be presumably either damaged or lost as a result of the crash, yet the awards always seem to be present in groupings. Am I being too suspicious?
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