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
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-World War II
Physical Description
United States 48 star national flag flown at Gen Claire Chennault’s headquarters; consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton with forty-eight white, five-pointed stars arranged 6 horizontal rows of 8 stars; gold fringe boarder.
Dimensions
3-D (Folded): 45.7 x 7.6 x 48.3cm (18 x 3 x 19 in.)
Materials
Overall: Silk
Inventory Number
A19630366000
Credit Line
Donated by the Fourteenth Air Force Association
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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