Plaque, Wright Brothers 20th Anniversary

Object Details

Physical Description

This bronze Wright Brothers 20th Anniversary plaque depicts a relief of the 1903 Wright Flyer and the Barling Bomber with embossed text "20TH ANNIVERSARY WRIGHT BROTHERS FLIGHTS 1903-1923". On the reverse side, engraved text "PRESENTED TO ORVILLE WRIGHT BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION AT A MASS MEETING OF DAYTON CITIZENS IN THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY AUDITORIUM DECEMBER 17, 1925 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST FLIGHT AT KITTY HAWK NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 17, 1903".

Summary

On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers completed their first controlled flight with the 1903 Wright Flyer powered, heavier-than-air machine in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers' achievements gave birth to the new age of controlled flight. This plaque was presented to Orville Wright by the National Aeronautic Association at a mass meeting of the Dayton citizens in the National Cash Register Company Auditorium on December 17, 1925 in commemoration of the first flight.

Credit Line

Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

December 17, 1925

Inventory Number

A19640527000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

AWARDS-Trophies

Materials

Copper Alloy

Paint

Paper

Adhesive

Ink

Dimensions

3-D: 9 × 1 × 14cm (3 9/16 × 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Record ID

nasm_A19640527000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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