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This collection consists of two Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs (International League of Aviators) certificates given to Roscoe Turner with his 1938 Harmon Trophy Award.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.1134
Creator
International League of Aviators
Date
1938
Provenance
Estate of Roscoe Turner, date unknown, NASM.XXXX.1134.
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two 19.5 by 23 inch Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs certificates given to Roscoe Turner with his 1938 Harmon Trophy Award. The first certificate is signed by the following aviation personalities: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Shirley Short, William Thaw, Harold Hartley, John Iseman, George Haldeman, and Gerald McClellan. The second certificate, which is inscribed with "Elects Roscoe Turner as the Champion Aviator of the United States Section for the Year 1938," is autographed by Clayton Knight, Clifford Harmon, Charles Kerwood, J. Errol D. Boyd, and contains two more signatures which are unreadable.
Arrangement note
Collection is comprised of two items.
Rights
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs Certificates [Roscoe Turner], NASM.XXXX.1134, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Air pilots
Harmon International Trophy
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Certificates