Commemorative Plane Model

Description:

Commemorative Plane Model, metal plane on stone base with plaque in German recalling the flight of Eduard Nittner over the Semmering Pass, ht. 2 1/2, lg. 4 1/2, wd. 3 in.

Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf.

Note: Eduard Nittner (1885-1913) was an Austrian officer of aviation troops and an aviation pioneer. He gained notoriety from his flight on May 3, 1912, during which he crossed the Semmering Pass in an Etrich Pigeon, the first time that an Alpine pass was flown over in Austria.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf.
Estimate $200-300


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