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Object details:

Object Name: Insignia, German
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19530076000

	Object Name
	Insignia, German

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ed3c4f44-c9f1-4d29-92e4-334cd62b28f2

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Plywood, paint

	Dimensions
	3-D: 86.4 x 48.3 x 3.8cm (34 x 19 x 1 1/2 in.)

	Physical Description
	German straight black cross ("Balkenkreuz") painted on solid blue and green background; a black letter "C" is in the bottom-right corner.

	Summary
	This plywood insignia was cut from an aircraft of the German Air Service during World War I. 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.

	Country of Origin
	Germany

	Credit Line
	Gift of Mrs. Harold E. Hartney

	Inventory Number
	A19530076000

	Type
	MEMORABILIA-World War I

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