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To compete for the Schneider Trophy, Doolittle had to learn how to taxi, take off, land, and moor an airplane equipped with floats and had to hold a hydroairplane certificate from the National Aeronautic Association.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1925 Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Certificates Physical Description Federation Aeronautique International leather bound hydroairplane license; text; photograph of James H. Doolittle with F.A.I. embossed stamp seal. Dimensions 3-D: 10.8 × 7.6 × 1cm (4 1/4 × 3 × 3/8 in.)
 Materials Leather
Paper
Cardboard
Ink
Adhesives
Paint
 Inventory Number A19600068000 Credit Line Donated by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (USAF, Ret.) Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Open Access (CCO)
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