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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
Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Bronze commemorative of le Brix and Costes' South Atlantic Flight; Obverse: profile bust of le Brix and Costes in leather flying helmets with goggles; embossed text "J. W. le BRIX D. COSTES"; Reverse; relief of an Breguet aircraft flying over the globe of the South Atlantic; engraved and embossed text TOKIO * HANOI * CALCUTTA * KARATCHI * BASSORA * ALEP * ATHENSES * MARSEILLE * PARIS / PREEMIERE TRA VERSEE AERIENNE de l'ATLANTIQUE SUD SANS ESCALE LE 4 OCTOBRE 1927". Dimensions 3-D (Diameter x Depth): 7 × 0.8cm (2 3/4 × 5/16 in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19720071000 Credit Line Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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