These medals were obtained by a friend, from the family of the recipient who was active in The Merchant Marine during WW1 presumed to have been a Navigational Officer while at sea. He later became a PIONEER AVIATOR and perished with CTP Ulm(Seen in 1930′s Cigarette Card). A large search by many concerned fellow aviators failed to ever find the exact crash site and so the bodies were never recovered. NOT DISSIMILAR to Amelia Earhart but less well-known :. A brief MENTION of his passing as one of three CREW of CTP Ulm. The story can be found on-line in The Sydney Morning Herald February 18, 1935. Aerial tribute to airmen. Fourteen aeroplanes (led by Charles Kingsford Smith) flew out to sea from Mascot on Saturday in an impressive’V’ formation, dipped in aerial salute, and dropped a number of wreaths into the Pacific Ocean in memory of Mr C. Ulm and his companions, Mr G. M Littlejohn (co-pilot) and Mr J. Skilling was the navigator for Pioneer Australian Aviator C. Ulm (Who featuires on a cigarette card of early aviators) and who had himself flown extensively with Charles Kingsford-Smith. Charles Thomas Philippe Ulm AFC (18 October 1898 3 December 1934) was a. Ulm is best known for his partnership with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was. Kingsford Smith’s copilot on many of his famous flights, including the 1928 first. Crossing of the Pacific in the Southern Cross. Ulm was the “business brains” in the. Partnership, and acquired the funding necessary for the journey. Kingsford Smith’s partner in establishing Australian National Airways. ALIA to NEW ZEALAND by C T P Ulm. ONLY the full size and mini medals SHOWN in images # 1 & 2 are included in this listing, the OTHER images were “harvested” off-of the WWW and are not mine to sell. Any questions please message me well before my listing’s end-time. A GST receipt will be included IF requested. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Pioneer AVIATOR Navigator JL SKILLING LOST at SEA 1935 with CPT Ulm = Medals WW1″ is in sale since Thursday, December 26, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Transportation\Aviation\Other Aviation”. The seller is “phillip_in_new_zealand” and is located in Auckland. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region: California – Hawaii – Australia
- Type: Merchant Marine NAVIGATOR
- Brand: JOSEPH L. SKILLING
- Product Type: Vintage Aviator DIED with CTP Ulm in attempt US-Oz
- Era: 1930s