Hand-Turned Wood BERLIN AIRLIFT PILOT’s Commemorative 12” Wall Display

Description: Hand-Turned Wood BERLIN AIRLIFT Pilot12-Inch Diameter Commemorative Wall Display The piece we are offering for sale here was brought back to the United States by a known, identified American Berlin Airlift pilot who flew many missions to resupply the people of Berlin with what they needed when the occupying Russians cut off the land route between American occupied Germany and Russian occupied East Germany (where Berlin is located) just after World War II. This is a 1 inch thick 30-½ cm (12 inch) diameter Berlin Tempelhof Airport - Berlin Airlift commemorative wall hanging or display, carefully hand turned from a slab of wood and beautifully finished by a German craftsman. It weighs 1 pound 9 ounces. In the center is a 95 mm (3-¾ inch) metal disk with the Airlift Memorial in the background of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft on approach to Tempelhof. At the bottom is a ribbon on which it says Tempelhof Central Airport Berlin, Germany. For reference we have included information about the pilot and his service both in Europe in World War II and in the Berlin Airlift. We will supply identity information to the buyer of the item as mentioned at the bottom of the picture of his Army Air Force ID card. Our photos show the actual Berlin Airlift commemorative wall display that we are offering for sale. Condition exactly as shown. We have been selling very military history books and collectibles for more than forty-five years (20+ years on eBay) and have received over 6000 positive feedback responses from satisfied customers! Have a look at other military collectibles in our eBay store! CONDITION: exactly as shown. QUESTIONS: we do not accept returns so if you have any questions about this fine Berlin Airlift commemorative, be sure to ask before you click the Buy It Now button, NOT after you have purchased the item. You are responsible for reading the full item description, including shipping costs and accepted payment methods. SHIPPING: this item will be shipped in a sturdy package and we are happy to combine shipping of multiple purchases. We do not charge a handling fee and will refund overpayment of postage as soon as a combined order has been shipped. FOREIGN BUYERS: we ship to most foreign countries at additional cost, however all foreign customers are responsible for any VAT payments, import duties and customs clearing fees. International buyers are required to submit their telephone number along with their shipping address. DELIVERY: we photograph every parcel we ship by USPS or by the public carrier specified by the buyer. We e-mail that photo and any applicable tracking number to the buyer as proof of mailing or shipping. Delivery responsibility is then in the hands of the USPS or of any other public carrier selected by the buyer, and does not involve Rapidapolis in any way. Communications about, and responsibility for the delivery to the buyer must be between the buyer and the public carrier, and can not include Rapidapolis on eBay. RETURNS: because of eBay’s approach to returns nowadays we no longer represent anything as being suitable for use for any specific purpose. We sell everything as a surplus curio or relic “as is-where is”, with no implied or other warranties of any kind given, and which may or may not be useful for its original or intended purpose. What you see is what we have photographed and what we will ship. RAPIDAPOLIS has a long history of selling on eBay since 1999, and of customer satisfaction with the items we sell and with our shipping. We encourage buyers to examine our listings carefully, review our many thousands of feedbacks and buy with confidence

Price: 75 USD

Location: Rapid City, South Dakota

End Time: 2025-01-29T22:26:50.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.95 USD