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This object is on display in Early Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Early Flight
Object Details
Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Silver commemorative medal of Chavez flight over the Alps; Obverse: relief of Chavez's Bleriot aircraft depicted with mountainscape background; Reverse: relief of an eagle depicted, embossed text "LE 23 SEPTEMBRE 1910 CHAVEZ PRANCHIT LE ALPS EN AEROPLANE" Dimensions 3-D: 3.3 × 2.5 × 0.5cm (1 5/16 × 1 × 3/16 in.)
 Materials Silver Alloy
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19640134000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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