Medal, Aero Club of America Aviation Medal of Merit, St. Clair Street
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Aero Club of America Aviation Medal of Merit; Obverse: relief of an eagle flying over the globe, embossed text "AERO CLUB OF AMERICA"; Reverse: inscribed text "AWARDED TO CAPTAIN ST. CLAIR STREET FOR THE MERITORIOUS FLIGHT MINEOLA - ALASKA 9000 MILES NINETEEN TWENTY"; bronze hanger with embossed text "Avaition Medal of Merit"; red silk ribbon.
label: Summary
content: Capt. St. Clair Streett and his fellow pilots of the Alaskan Flying Expedition made one of the greatest flights in aviation. They received numerous honors and awards as they journeyed to and from Alaska over 9,000 miles. The Aero Club of America (today’s National Aeronautic Association), the nation’s premier aviation organization, bestowed upon them medals of merit upon their return. As the decades of the 1920s progressed, subsequent flights of spectacle overshadowed the expedition’s achievement, which is largely forgotten today.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
label: Hangar
content: Boeing Aviation Hangar
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donated by Mrs. St. Clair Streett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19830353000
objectType: label: Type
content: AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Medal and Hanger: Bronze
label: Materials
content: Ribbon: Silk
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 3.5 x 1.3 x 8.5cm (1 3/8 x 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)