United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera Charles Lindbergh, signed Rideau Club menu,...

United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera
Charles Lindbergh, signed Rideau Club menu,
printed on thick card, dated July 3, 1927, signed CHARLES LINDBERGH in ink, small tear at centre, else fine and scarce. In honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King invited “Lucky Lindy” to lead a flypast over the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of the heroic pilot, while five hundred police and militia waited at the airfield. Tragedy struck when, upon descent, one of Lindbergh’s escort pilots, Lt. Thad Johnson, was killed after his plane struck the propeller of another escort. A funeral was held for Lt. Johnson the following day - the same day as the Rideau Club celebrations for Lindbergh. Lt. Johnson’s casket was conveyed down Wellington Street to the Ottawa train station, for the final journey to Michigan. Lindbergh played a role in the ceremony, flying the Spirit of St Louis in such proximity to the procession as to allow him to drop a bouquet of flowers onto the passing cortege..

AN IMPORTANT AND ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE ITEM.