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Delays in Alaska put the World Flight behind schedule, so they did not receive their medals, dated May 1924, until June 1.

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 1924 Country of Origin Japan Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Silver City of Kushimoto medal: Obverse; topography around Kushimoto Japan depicted. Reverse; propeller and engine depicted with embossed text "WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN AVIATOR FOR THE ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT, MAY 1924, KUSHIMOTO TOUM, MAYOR, JAPAN" Dimensions 3-D: 3.1 × 0.4 × 3.4cm (1 1/4 × 3/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Materials Overall: Silver
Inventory Number A19840687000 Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Lowell H. Smith Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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