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These "non-shatterable" flying goggles belonged to Chauncey Spencer. In 1939 Spencer flew with Dale White in an open-cockpit airplane from Chicago to New York to Washington, D.C. to promote racial equality in civil and military aviation. At the nation's capital, Spencer met with Harry S. Truman, then a senator from Missouri, and other political leaders to advocate an end to racial exclusion in aviation.

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1939 Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear Dimensions Overall: 17 × 2.5 × 7cm, 0.2kg (6 11/16 × 1 × 2 3/4 in., 3/8lb.)
 Materials brass, glass, cellulose-based resin, textile, foamed rubber, synthetic fiber textile
 Inventory Number A20190300000 Credit Line Gift of Chauncey E Spencer II Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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