This trophy was awarded to Matilde Moisant for setting an altitude record of 4,000 feet in 1911 at the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome, NY ( September 23 - October 1, 1911)
This object is on display in Early Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
1911
United States of America
AWARDS-Trophies
G. Goblin
Bronze Trophy of Icarus
3-D: 109.2 × 48.3 × 106.7cm (3 ft. 7 in. × 1 ft. 7 in. × 3 ft. 6 in.)
Bronze, Brass, Paint
A19360025000
Donated by Miss. Matilde Moisant
National Air and Space Museum
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