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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin Switzerland Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Bronze Gordon Bennett Ballooning Trophy Medal; Obverse: relief of a of basket in balloon ascent depicted, embossed text "GORDON BENNETT ZURCH 1909"; Reverse: a Cherub dipicted over an etched cityscape of Zurich Switzerland. Dimensions 3-D: 0.3 × 4.1cm (1/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19640081000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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