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Bid on the Worn U.S. Navy Project Bullet John Glenn Helmet on May 31st 2018 at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

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Bid On the Worn U.S. Navy Project Bullet John Glenn Helmet

In our next auction on May 31st 2018, we have John Glenn’s helmet worn during Project Bullet for sale. The minimum bid is $100,000.

Here is the description:

John Glenn’s U.S. Navy Helmet Worn During Project Bullet

John Glenn’s helmet worn during Project Bullet – so named by Glenn because, as he said, he flew faster than a .45-caliber pistol on 16 July 1957 as he became the first man to break the supersonic sound barrier on a transcontinental flight. Clocking in at 3 hrs., 23 mins., and 8.4 seconds from California to New York City, Project Bullet made Glenn a household name and set him up to be selected for Project Mercury the following year as the space race officially commenced with the creation of NASA. In fact, during the cross-country trip, people on the ground underneath Glenn’s flight path heard a noise that rattled windows, the sonic boom created from supersonic flight as Glenn sped by, making history.

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Helmet was given by Glenn to Matthew and Nicholas Carpenter, the sons of fellow Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter, when they were young boys. The markings on the helmet exactly match photographs of Glenn from Project Bullet, including a leaf shaped marking on the left side above the visor. Gold helmet is printed with Naval wings above the visor and reads “Navy”, as Glenn flew as a U.S. Naval Test Pilot during the mission. Glenn’s name, “J.H. GLENN” is written in pen to the right side. Visor retracts up and down by a circular control, and an electrical cord manufactured by Permoflux attaches to left side. Helmet measures approximately 10.5″ tall x 9.5″ wide. Some degradation to the latex cushion in the interior of the helmet, and dings to the exterior, though with no significant defects. A stunning helmet, reminding why Glenn was chosen as one of the Mercury 7. Minimum bid is $100,000.

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John Glenn’s U.S. Navy Helmet Worn During Project Bullet

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In 2016, we at NateDSanders.com sold this fascinating piece of John Glenn history:

John Glenn’s In-Flight Instructions Used & Flown Aboard Mercury 6

One-of-kind piece of space history flown with John Glenn aboard the Mercury-Atlas 6 “Friendship 7” – the first manned orbit of the earth by an American astronaut. These in-flight photo instructions were used by Glenn aboard the 20 February 1962 mission and feature both a chronological flight plan with detailed astrological markers (“+7′ CASSIOPIA/COUNT STARTS” and “+23′ ORION & MOON/UV PHOTOS COUNT STARS”), as well as fixed geographical landmarks (“LAKE VICTORIA/KENYA NAIROBI” AND “CHRISTMAS ISLANDS”). All data on the instructions was personally used by Glenn to confirm the capsule’s flight path during its 4 hour and 55 minute mission, instructing Glenn at which point to take photos in flight. Instructions also include an in-flight check list that covers such tasks as “Chng Film-Color Filter Out” and “STOW & R. SEQ CHK CET”. The document was attached to a bobbin at each end, forming a scroll that Glenn was able to move back and forth with his thumb during the mission.

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The long and narrow document measures 4.75″ x 42.5″, its ends trimmed to fit into the bobbin slits. The in-flight instructions were given by Glenn to Frogman Richard “Dick” Dunham of UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) as a thank you memento for his work with Mercury 6; a precursor to Navy Seals, the UDT both trained astronauts for egress from the space capsule into the ocean and retrieved the astronauts after splashdown. The flight plan was then given to U.S. Navy veteran Justin C. Pollard by Dunham, who became a mentor during Pollard’s time in the Navy Bud/S School, Class 240. The document’s historical significance was confirmed by the John Glenn Archives at Ohio State University Libraries. Light creasing and wear, otherwise near fine. Additional provenance includes: (1) LOA from Justin Pollard; (2) 1959 photo of Dunham and Glenn together (Dunham is the blond gentleman, 4th from left in back row) and (3) screen-capture photo of the Mercury 6 cockpit, scroll visible in center of photo, in front of John Glenn. Sold for $$66,993.
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John Glenn’s In-Flight Instructions Used & Flown Aboard Mercury 6

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