Bob Cardenas Autographs

Bob Cardenas is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, who served his country for over three decades. Born on September 15, 1920, in Inglewood, California, he began his military career at age 18 when he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1938. During his time in the military, Cardenas made significant contributions to aviation, including piloting the legendary supersonic jet bomber B-58 and co-piloting the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki during World War II.
During his long military career, Cardenas flew over 50 types of aircraft, amassing a total of 14,000+ flight hours. He also broke several records, such as flying a B-36 nuclear bomber nonstop from Alaska to Texas in 27 hours, and piloting the first B-52 Stratofortress to circle the globe non-stop in 1962. He was also instrumental in the development of the B-58 Hustler supersonic jet bomber and served as its lead test pilot during its initial flights.
Cardenas's achievements in the military earned him numerous awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Bronze Star. He retired from the Air Force in 1973 as a colonel, and later worked for the Aerospace Corporation and Northrop Grumman. Today, Cardenas is regarded as one of the most accomplished test pilots and aviation legends in American history, and his contributions to military aviation will always be remembered.

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Traded items with a signature of Bob Cardenas

The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Cardenas (The Quest For Mach One *SIGNED by Bob Cardenas & James Young 1997 First Edition) was sold in May 2025 for $475.00 while the cheapest item (Bob Cardenas B29 Drop Pilot 4 Yeager Signed Photo K2642) found a new owner for $1.78 in June 2011. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2011 with an average selling price of $7.00 for an autographed item of Bob Cardenas. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2015 with $75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.00 was September 2011. In average, an autographed item from Bob Cardenas is worth $16.95.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Bob Cardenas were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1947 TEST PILOT BOB CARDENAS SIGNED BELL X-1 ROCKET AIRCRAFT PHOTO	$31.00
	1947 TEST PILOT BOB CARDENAS SIGNED BELL X-1 ROCKET AIRCRAFT PHOTO	$31.00
	Bell X-1 Postcard Robert Bob Cardenas Signed B-29 Launch Pilot For Chuck Yearger	$39.00
	Bell X-1 Postcard Robert Bob Cardenas Signed B-29 Launch Pilot For Chuck Yearger	$39.00
	Bob CARDENAS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED FDC TEST PILOT USAF SPACE	$24.09
	Bob CARDENAS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED FDC TEST PILOT USAF SPACE	$24.09
	Northrop YB-49 test pilot BGEN Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 US Capitol flight	$67.50
	Northrop YB-49 test pilot BGEN Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 US Capitol flight	$67.50
	Northrop YB-49 test pilot BGEN Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 USAF first flight	$75.00
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo..	$19.95
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo..	$19.95
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo...	$19.95
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo...	$19.95
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo....	$19.95
	Yeager X-1 drop pilot Bob Cardenas signed 8x10 photo....	$19.95