Museum personnel found this souvenir from the 1928 Presidential Campaign inside the U.S. Navy Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter during its refurbishment in 2006. It was probably lost by a pilot or mechanic in the 1930s.
This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
1932
United States of America
CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
From U.S.S. Macon
Height: 3.66 m (12.0 ft)
Length: 6.27 m (20.6 ft)
Wing span: 7.63 m (25.0 ft)
Engine: Wright R-975E3, 328 kw (440 horsepower)
A19410007007
Transferred from the United States Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics
National Air and Space Museum
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