FLOWN Apollo XIII cloth crew emblem A 4 inch circular cloth

Sale 2109 - Lot 138

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FLOWN Apollo XIII cloth crew emblem. A 4-inch circular cloth patch illustrating 3 horses traveling from the Earth to the Moon with the Sun in the background. With an 8x10 inch Typed Letter Signed on a NASA/MSC letterhead certifying that this patch was flown on the flight. (ECR) NASA, 1970

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The letter reads in part: "Please excuse our tardiness in returning your flight article. The post-flight activities, including the necessary debriefings and appearances, have made us delinquent in this respect. This letter does authenticate the fact that your Apollo 13 patch was onboard the Odyssey/Aquarius spacecraft during the space flight of Apollo 13 from April 11 to April 17, 1970." The letter is signed: "James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred W. Haise."