Insignia, Charles Nungesser, United States Army Air Corps
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Object Details
- Sponsor
- Works Progress Administration
- Physical Description
- Charles Nungegser's aircraft insignia; enamel on masonite; gray background with black heart; white skull and cross bones, coffin flanked by two candle sticks depicted on heart.
- Summary
- This reproduction of Charles Nungegser's aircraft insignia was commissioned for the Smithsonian Institution through the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.. They were originally on display in the aeronautical section of the Smithsonian "Tin Shed".
- Credit Line
- Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration
- ca. 1935
- Inventory Number
- A19360056000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- AWARDS-Insignia
- Materials
- Masonite Board
- Paints
- Ferrous Alloy
- Paper
- Ink
- Adhesive Tape
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 61 × 61 × 0.5cm (2 ft. × 2 ft. × 3/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19360056000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90c52a66b-1d25-42a0-bf43-3bc7ee1b42be
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