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| *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | |
| Name | Info |
 Capt Spencer L Marsh NWA *Signature Value : £20 | Spencer Marsh was born in Glencoe, Minnesota in 1918. He was interested in aviation as a child, and Spence remembers in 1923 that C.A. Lindbergh, Sr. (who was running for Congress) visited Glencoe in a Curtis Jenny. Lindbergh's landing in Glencoe was a bit rough, and Lindbergh borrowed $300 from the local townspeople to rebuild his damaged aircraft. Spence joined a 'cow pasture' aviation operation in 1938. He barnstormed and gave flight instructions. In 1941 Spence attained an instructors rating in acrobatics at Grand Forks, North Dakota. With the outbreak of WW II Spence was hired as an instructor/ supervisor at a military flight training school in Grand Forks. His organization trained over 1,000 pilots with no fatalities. Upon completion of this program, Spence was transferred to Vinata, Oklahoma as a glider tow pilot. In March of 1943 Spence joined Northwest Orient Airlines as a co-pilot. Among his early assignments with the airline were the testing of modified B-24 bombers, and studies regarding the deicing of wings and props. Spence made many trips to Canada, Alaska, and the Aleutians during this time, delivering cargo and war materials to these areas. Following the War, Spence returned to Northwest's domestic route structure. He was promoted to Captain in 1949. His first assignment included the Minnesota to Tokyo run via, Canada, Alaska, and the Aleutians. With the outbreak of War in Korea, Spence flew many 'airlift' flights to South Korea. He was made an Instructor/ Check Airman in 1951, and by 1959 he was promoted to Engineering Test Pilot. He served as Northwest's Director of Flight Training between 1960 and 1968. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Air Transport Association Training Committee during this same time frame. From 1968 until his retirement in 1978 Spence returned his true passion - flying. He flew the 747 for the last seven years of his commercial career. Spence had many hours in many different types of aircraft flown by Northwest. One of his sentimental favorites is the double-decked Boeing Stratocruiser. In 1995 the U.S. Air Force determined that pilots, like Spencer Marsh, who served the Army Air Forces during WW 11, were eligible for Honorable Discharge, and all applicable medals were awarded dated July of 1945. |
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| Artist Details : Stan Stokes |
| Click here for a full list of all artwork by Stan Stokes |
 Stan Stokes Stan Stokes is a California native with more than 37 years as a full time professional artist, who developed a passion for vintage cars, trains and airplanes at an early age. Model building and RC planes filled the many hours of the young enthusiasts free time. However, unlike most other young aviation enthusiasts Stokes also displayed a great gift for artistic talent. After studying art in College, Stan decided to pursue a career as a professional artist. Stokes initially focused his great talents on depicting uniquely realistic landscapes of the western desert and mountain scenes. More than thirty years ago a good friend suggested that Stan combine his passion for aviation history and flying with his artistic talents, and render an aircraft or two. The rest is history. Stan has won many prestigious awards including the Benedictine Art Award in 1975 and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museums Golden Age of Flight award in 1985. In May of 2000, Stan was honored with the National Museum of Naval Aviations R. G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art. Commissioned by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, Stans 12 x 120 foot mural of the History of the Flying White House is on permanent display in the Air Force One Pavilion. In addition Stans painting of the USS Ronald Reagan is hanging in the Legacy Room of the library. In 2005 Stan also completed a painting of our nations next aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, which is on permanent display at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. Stan has also completed several impressive murals for the Palm Springs Air Museum including: The Tuskegee Airmen at 12 x 60 feet and contains 51 portraits of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Dauntless at Midway at 12 x 34 feet and Corsair on Approach at 19 x 55 feet. Stans work also hangs in the Air Force art collection, the Pentagon, San Diego Aerospace Museum, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. Stan has had the pleasure of meeting and working with many of his boyhood aviation heroes, including the late General Jimmy Doolittle, the late Pappy Boyington, Chuck Yeager, and many many others. A true aviation history buff, Stan often spends more time pouring over research materials for his paintings to assure their accuracy to the smallest detail than he does behind the canvas. Noted for his incredible detail and strikingly realistic illustration, Stans canvases have a life-like three-dimensional effect that often leaves viewers spellbound. Today his work encompasses not only aviation and space but also portraits, landscapes, ships, classic cars and his new collection of cat-related fine art paintings. Stan particularly enjoys the tough assignment. During his 37 years as a professional artist, he has been asked to produce literally hundreds of paintings documenting historical events, people and places. Although Stan has logged many hours flying his own airplanes, in recent years pleasure flying has had to take a backseat to the artistic demands of his backlog. Stan was commissioned to paint more than twenty original paintings for an aviation museum being in the Philippines. Since the mid-1980s NASA has also tapped Stans talents from time to time and he has completed more than fifteen paintings ranging from the space shuttles to the SR 71 Blackbird. Stan has also painted numerous works for the cutting edge genius in aviation and space design, Burt Rutan. More about Stan Stokes |
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Marsh, Spencer L (signed in person)
Marsh, Spencer L (signed in person)
