Insignia, Spa. 75, French Air Force
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Object Details
- Sponsor
- Works Progress Administration
- Physical Description
- Insignia, Escadrille Spa. 75, maroon background with gold, black, and white charognard (vulture) depicted in flight. A strip of paper reads "SPA 75- French".
- Summary
- This insignia of Escadrille Spa. 75 is one of a series of military and civilian aeronautical insignias sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art Program. The Smithsonian's first curator of Aeronautics, Paul Garber, directed the painting of their painting for display in the aeronautical section located in the "Tin Shed" on the National Mall.
- Escadrille Spa 75 is a fighter squadron of the French Air Force created on July 13, 1916 during the First World War . The squadron has been in operation almost without interruption since its formation.
- Credit Line
- Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration
- ca. 1935
- Inventory Number
- A19360056005
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- AWARDS-Insignia
- Materials
- Enamel
- Masonite
- Paper
- Aluminum
- Coating
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 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_A19360056005
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ef1ab831-0fae-4a18-be94-ae763e699f40
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