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This plaque commemorates two of humankind's greatest flight achievements: the first powered, controlled flight of the Wright brothers in December 1903 and the first human lunar landing (Apollo 11) in July 1969. The fabric and wood pieces in the middle of the plaque are from the Wright Brothers airplane, Kitty Hawk. These two pieces were flown on the Apollo 11 mission and were in the lunar module "Eagle" that landed on the Moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.

The plaque was transferred to the Smithsonian from the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1972.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Events Dimensions 3-D (framed, 631g): 33.5 × 2 × 19cm, 0.6kg (1 ft. 1 3/16 in. × 13/16 in. × 7 1/2 in., 1.3lb.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Wood Chip): 1.3 × 3cm (1/2 × 1 3/16 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Fabric): 8.9 × 10.2cm (3 1/2 in. × 4 in.)
 Materials Paper, fabric, wood
 Inventory Number A19721288000 Credit Line Gift of the U.S. Air Force Museum Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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