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LUCILLE M. BELL, WIFE OF LAWRENCE DALE "LARRY" BELL, FOUNDER OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY, FOUNDED IN 1935

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whlong's items18 of 38P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCHES, OF LAWRENCE DALE BELL,  (LARRY BELL), OF BELL AIRCRAFT -- TOGETHER --  1942 - 1945 -- WORLD WAR 2LAWRENCE DALE BELL, ( LARRY BELL ), FOUNDER OF BELL AIRCRAFT CO. -- BEST COLOR PHOTOS --
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    Posted 7 years ago

    whlong
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    PRE 1935 PHOTOGRAPH OF LUCILLE M. BELL, WEARING A "CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT" UNIFORM. LUCILLE MARRIED LAWRENCE DALE BELL WHO LEFT CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT TO FORM "THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY", ( TODAY KNOWN AS BELL HELICOPTER, A DIVISION OF TEXTRON, BELL, TODAY KNOWN AS - BELLFLIGHT. ) ------------- PICTURE # 2 LUCILLE BELL'S PERSONAL, DYE-TRANSFER, PORTRAIT OF LAWRENCE DALE (LARRY) BELL WITH MODEL OF THE "X-1A" AND A TWIN BLADED HELICOPTER). ------ LATER, LARRY BELL PURCHASED A 6.18 CT. EMERALD CUT DIAMOND RING FOR LUCILLE ( PICTURE #3 ). ( G.I.A. REPORT # 1132617303 ), ----------- PICTURE #4, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, LAWRENCE DALE BELL WAS SECRETLY HONORED BY KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER. ---- THE FIRST ROYAL GIFT WAS THE DIAMOND AND PLATINUM P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCH THAT WAS PRIVATELY AND SECRETLY PRESENTED TO LARRY BELL BY KING PETER II, ( AT THE WHEATFIELD PLANT OF BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY ), GODSON AND ENVOY OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER, OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN 1942. ( DUE TO THE BOMBING OF LONDON, THE KING AND QUEEN REFUSED TO LEAVE GREAT BRITAIN. ). SEE PART 2 AND PART 5 FOR A MORE DETAILED HISTORICAL ACCOUNTING INVOLVING KING GEORGE VI, PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, WINSTON CHURCHILL, KING PETER II, LAWRENCE DALE BELL, ( LARRY BELL ), AND THE IMPROVED DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST "WHITTLE JET ENGINE", RESULTING IN THE FIRST AMERICAN MADE MILITARY JET AIRPLANE, THE P-59 AIRACOMET. --- A JOINT EFFORT OF BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY AND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ( G.E. ), ( TODAY KNOW AS G.E. AVIATION ). ------- ( THE FIRST COMPLETED ORDER PLACED BY THE BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE ( R A F ) WAS FOR 386 P-39 AIRACOBRA MILITARY AIRCRAFT ). ------- THE SECOND PRESENTATION WAS IN 1945, THE "SILVER BULLET" / " VICTORY IN EUROPE" / " V-E DAY", P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCH, GVII, --- GERMANY SURRENDERED MAY 7, 1945 -- ON A NATIONWIDE RADIO BROADCAST, WINSTON CHURCHILL DECLARED "VICTORY IN EUROPE" OR "VE DAY", MAY 8, 1945 -- KING PETER II PRESENTED THE "VICTORY IN EUROPE" / "V-E DAY" BROOCH TO LAWRENCE DALE BELL / LARRY BELL, IN JULY OF 1945 ON A VISIT TO THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY"S WHEATFIELD PLANT, BIRTH PLACE OF THE P-39 AIRACOBRA. -- KING PETER II WAS THE GODSON AND ENVOY OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER, OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ( GREAT BRITAIN ). ---- DURING WORLD WAR TWO, THE BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE, ( RAF ), PURCHASED APPROX. 1,100 P-39 AIRACOBRA MILITARY FIGHTER AIRPLANES. ----- DURING THIS WAR TIME PERIOD, THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT WAS A MILITARY SECRET AND WAS NOT MADE PUBLIC. --- BOTH OF THESE ROYAL GIFTS ARE SYMBOLS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN COOPERATION DURING WORLD WAR TWO. --- BOTH ROYAL GIFTS WERE PLACED IN A BANK "TRUST", WHERE THEY STAYED FOR APPROX. 75 YEARS AND WERE NEVER DISPLAYED OR DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. ---- LAWRENCE DALE BELL PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 20 1956, AGE 62, IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AS A RESULT OF A STROKE. ---- LUCILLE M. BELL PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 10, 1970, AGE 79, IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. --------- FOR MORE INFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NATURE, "GOOGLE" PART 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 12, THE P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCHES OF LAWRENCE DALE 'LARRY' BELL, FOUNDER OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY.---- ALSO ---- GOOGLE, - THE BELL DIAMOND OF LARRY BELL AND LUCILLE M. BELL ---- Google, Part 9, P-39 Airacobra Brooches "Precious Metal" analysis by Koved Technology LLC., representing "The Thermo - Fisher Scientific Company". ---- RESEARCH IS ON-GOING ----- WAYNE HUGH LONG (whong2715@gmail.com).

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    1. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 7 years ago
      I thought I heard part of this story a couple years ago. I believe I saw a small airplane just like the one in the last photo. This was by auction, somewhere in the states, but I did not save the link.
    2. whlong, 7 years ago
      Phil, yes, after Larry passed away, then Lucille passed away, my family did not understand the historical significance of the p-39 airacobra brooches and placed them with SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK ----- BUT ----- when I started digging, and learning who had them made and where they came from, and why they were made and given to LARRY BELL of BELL AIRCRAFT ---- well ---- they were pulled out of SOTHEBY'S and went back in the bank vaults. These items are not for sale. ----- For about 3 years I have worked with museums in many countries, the RAF MUSEUM in London, the SMITHSONIAN, the LAWRENCE DALE BELL MUSEUM, ---- the list is very long ---- all countries --- anyway --- I am collecting every bit of information, people, places, reasons. etc.---- the historical aspects. --- and --- I am still searching. It is very difficult ---- these items were "secret", hidden from the public, ---- and ---- everyone who was involved are now passed away. It is a very, very long and involved story, involving the key players in WORLD WAR 2, the development of aviation, as we know it today. ---- well ---- it boils down to ---- these two items and other items -- have never been offered for sale. ------ Thanks for your help --- I used to go fishing in CANADA ----- Wayne Hugh Long......

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