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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 Silver Navigation Aerienne commemorative triptych medal; Obverse: relief of Voison Bird of Passage aircraft, angle figure, and airship depicted, embossed text "NAVIGATION AERIENNE"; Reverse: relief of a male figure watching birds and a male mechnic working on a radial engine depicted, embossed text "LA REVE, L'SCIENCE", engraved text "ET LA VAILLANCE HABILE L'AUDACE HEROIQUE SAUVENT LE PAYS HOMMAGE DE LA L'GUE AERONAUTIQUE DE FRANCE AU SERGENT PILOTE AVIATEUR HAROLD WILLIS ESCADRILLE LAFAYETTE JUIN 1917" Dimensions 3-D: 9.8 × 0.5 × 7.3cm (3 7/8 × 3/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
 Materials Silver Alloy
 Inventory Number A19630018000 Credit Line Bequest of the Estate of Col. Harold B. Willis Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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