Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Mae Hanauer, Inc.
- Physical Description
- Green cap with Western Airlines insignia hat pin.
- Summary
- Flight Attendant
- Western Airlines, 1958
- In operation since 1926, Western was the nation’s oldest airline. It flew mainly in California and the Southwest before merging with Delta in 1987. Nancy Birckhead wore this uniform while serving on Western’s Douglas and Convair airliners.
- Gift of Nancy Birckhead
- Inventory Number
- A19762079000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Materials
- Organic Fiber Fabric (Wool Blend)
- Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
- Synthetic Fiber Fabric
- Ferrous Alloy (Stainless Steel)
- Ink
- Enamel
- Plastic Netting
- Dimensions
- Clothing: 16.5 × 23.5 × 9cm (6 1/2 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 3 9/16 in.)
- 3-D (Badge): 6.5 × 0.6 × 2cm (2 9/16 × 1/4 × 13/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19762079000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90b10e0a8-b2fa-4963-8f04-9690b4a62fb0
