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Object details:

Object Name: Fabric, Insignia, German Air Service
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19500128000

	Object Name
	Fabric, Insignia, German Air Service

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv931d7e6a4-5e63-4bf2-be75-73b76346e2bc

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Natural fabric (burlap), paint

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W): 73 x 84cm (28 3/4 x 33 1/16 in.)

	Physical Description
	German "Balkenkreuz" on burlap fabric; straight black cross with white bar outline; green camouflage background.

	Summary
	This straight black cross, often called the "Balkenkreuz," was a World War I insignia adopted by the German Air Service in mid-April 1918. Variations of the straight cross design replaced the earlier "cross pattée" insignia on all German aircraft for the duration of the conflict and beyond.

	Summary
	This particular burlap fabric was removed from a decoy/dummy aircraft used by German gunners to try and lure Allied aircraft into range of their anti-aircraft guns.

	Country of Origin
	Germany

	Credit Line
	Donated by Mrs. Mary E. "Mother" Tusch

	Inventory Number
	A19500128000

	Type
	MEMORABILIA-World War II

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