Display Status
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Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Trophies
Physical Description
Southern Cross Flight commemorative plaque; relief of the Fokker Tri-Motor "Southern Cross" surmounts brass plaque with inscribed text "THE FOKKER MONOPLANE FVIIB-3M "SOUTHERN CROSS" TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH (50)th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PIONEER TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT 1928-1978 OAKLAND CALIFORNIA (USA) TO BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 31st MAY - 9th JUNE 1928 DESIGNER & CONSTRUCTOR OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS MEMORIAL Austin E. Byrne (signed) SIDNEY AUSTRALIA".
Dimensions
3-D: 11.1 × 0.2 × 12.5cm (4 3/8 × 1/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Materials
Possible Copper Alloy
White Metal Plating
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19781518000
Credit Line
Donated by the National Library of Australia
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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