• Medal, National Aeronautic Association, Lowell Smith, Douglas World Cruiser
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    Bronze National Aeronautic Association oval table medal; Obverse: relief of the globe and three aircraft depicted; embossed text "AMERICA FIRST IN THE AIR AROUND THE WORLD 1924"; Reverse: Inscription "Presented to Lieut. Lowell H. Smith as a Token of the National Aeronautic Association's Recognition of the First Circumnavigation of the World by Airplane Oct. 3, 1924 to Lowell Smith"

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Eric Long

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01/29/2010

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Aviation; Awards; Exploration; Medals

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