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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Air Force Cross, United Kingdom
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19640358000

	Object Name
	Medal, Air Force Cross, United Kingdom

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b4b5eb53-2b19-4a3c-a5ef-4a965d6669f2

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Silver Alloy

	Materials
	Silk

	Materials
	Solder

	Materials
	Paper

	Materials
	Adhesive

	Materials
	Ink

	Dimensions
	3-D: 5.6 × 1 × 10.8cm (2 3/16 × 3/8 × 4 1/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Silver Royal Air Force Cross; Obverse: male figure with wreath in hand riding an eagle, embossed text "R.I. G. VI"; Reverse: embossed "1918"; red and white striped diagonal ribbon.

	Summary
	Established in 1918 for special acts of courage or devotion when flying but not in active operations against an enemy.

	Country of Origin
	United Kingdom

	Credit Line
	Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

	Inventory Number
	A19640358000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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