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Object Name: Fabric, Insignia, 95th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19500008000

	Object Name
	Fabric, Insignia, 95th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96a08c69c-ce98-48ae-9e45-45f9db59fba6

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Natural fibers, paint, dope, mouted to fiberboard.

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Fabric): 61 x 102.9cm (24 in. x 40 1/2 in.)

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Board): 63.3 x 103.7cm (24 15/16 x 40 13/16 in.)

	Physical Description
	United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 95th Aero Squadron fabric aircraft insignia; brown "Kicking Mule" figure in a blue circle on olive-green background. Also in the blue circle, underneath the mule figure, are three painted horseshoe shapes, each with German Maltese crosses painted inside.

	Summary
	The "Kicking Mule" insignia represented 95th Aero Squadron of the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) during World War I. Formed at Kelly Field, Texas on August 20, 1917 and became the first American fighter squadron to fly into combat on February 16, 1918. This emblem was cut from the fabric of a squadron aircraft that flew during the conflict..

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by Maj. J. S. M. Eley

	Inventory Number
	A19500008000

	Type
	MEMORABILIA-World War I

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