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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Wright Aeronautical Corp. Medal, First North Pole Flight, 1926
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19550089000

	Object Name
	Medal, Wright Aeronautical Corp. Medal, First North Pole Flight, 1926

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv957631b6d-3990-4c5f-8dd2-d03e68782c8a

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Sculptor
	Julio Kilenyi

	Manufacturer
	Whitehead-Hoag Co.

	Materials
	Bronze (Copper Alloy)

	Dimensions
	3-D: 10.2 × 0.6cm (4 × 1/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Commemorative medal for first flight over the North Pole; Obverse: Fokker Tri-Motor depicted flying over North Pole and dog sled; Reverse: Wright radial engine highlighted by a sun burst over globe, embossed letter text.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by Brig. Gen. Frank P. Lahm (USAF, Ret.)

	Inventory Number
	A19550089000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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