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Object details:

Object Name: License, Pilot's, Henry A. Ilse
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19500146000

	Object Name
	License, Pilot's, Henry A. Ilse

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b19a6552-966a-46a4-8123-8a8280d437ba

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Paper, plastic

	Dimensions
	3-D: 10.5 x 7.6cm (4 1/8 x 3 in.)

	Physical Description
	Aero Club of America leather booklet with gold leaf text on cover. Inside is an aviator's certificate (no. 613 and signed 25 October 1916) opposite a photograph of the aviator, Henry A. Ilse. The leather exterior shows wear and tear but the gold leaf text is clearly readable. (See Marks for detailed inscription text.)

	Summary
	This black leather pilot's license was issued to Henry A. Ilse during World War I. Aero Club of America licenses required a demonstration of flight proficiency, and some Americans seeking to participate in the conflict learned to fly before the United States officially entered the war in April 1917.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

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

	Inventory Number
	A19500146000

	Type
	MEMORABILIA-World War I

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