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Display Status

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Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AWARDS-Insignia

Physical Description

National Sky Freight Company cap badge; gold wire wings on black felt; gold wire text "NSFC" on band above wings; applied silver disc in center of badge with blue Nationalist Chinese Star and an aircraft with a sharks mouth on the nose; gold letter text "THE FLYING TIGER LINE" below badge.

Dimensions

3-D: 9 × 9.4 × 1cm (3 9/16 × 3 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
Storage: 16.5 × 16.5 × 2.5cm (6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 in.)

Materials

Felt
Synthetic Fabric
Gold Bullion
Copper Alloy
Enamel
Non-Magnetic Metal
Natural Thread
Coated Thread

Inventory Number

A19711488000

Credit Line

Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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