Mementoes of historic transatlantic flight sold at auction in Perth
ByRichard Burdge
Auctioneer Nick Burns shows the airship, which was reported for sale in The Courier.
The treasured mementoes of a Fife man who played a role in aeronautical history were sold in Perth this week.
George Graham was a member of the crew of the R34 airship which made the first non-stop crossing from Britain to America in 1919, only a few weeks after the feat had first been achieved by an airplane in the opposite direction.
Among the 30 souls on board was engineer George Graham who lived near Cupar and, at 42 years old, was the oldest member of the crew.
A chart mapping out the airship’s historic course from Scotland to New York and back again, photographs of the crew and the R34, a newspaper cutting and a swagger stick, which all belonged to Mr Graham, were sold in Perth at Lindsay Burns and Company for £230.
All of the items, which were put up for sale by Mr Graham’s great nephew, went to an aeronautical collector from England.
Mr Graham’s relative decided to sell the items after attending a valuation day at a auction house, which is holding another such event on Wednesday.
Mementoes of historic transatlantic flight sold at auction in Perth
