• Medal, Explorer II Balloon Flight
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    Commemorative Dow Metal Explorer II Balloon Flight medal; Obverse; embossed Explorer II free gas balloon depicted, embossed text "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, ARMY AIR CORPS, STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT 1935"; Reverse: embossed text "THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, MIDLAND MICHIGAN, SAMPLE OF DOW METAL FROM WHICH THE STRATOSPHERE GONDOLA IS FABRICATED, DOW METAL".

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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08/03/2022

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Aviation; Awards; Medals

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