Object Details
- Physical Description
- Bronze National Aeronautic Association oval table medal; Obverse: relief of the globe and three aircraft depicted; embossed text "AMERICA FIRST IN THE AIR AROUND THE WORLD 1924"; Reverse: Inscription "Presented to Lieut. Lowell H. Smith as a Token of the National Aeronautic Association's Recognition of the First Circumnavigation of the World by Airplane Oct. 3, 1924 to Lowell Smith"
- Summary
- In 1924, a flight of four U.S. Army Air Service aircraft attempted to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The World Flight that officially began in Seattle, Washington on April 6, 1924 ended 175 days later on September 28. The flight made 74 stops and covered over 27,553 miles. Of the original four aircraft to start the trip, only two completed the circuit. The aircraft over flew the all of the world's oceans and encountered climatic extremes from the Arctic to the tropics.
- This table medal was presented to the commander of the World Flight, Lt. Lowell Smith, by the National Aeronautic Association.
- Credit Line
- Donated by Mrs. Lowell H. Smith
- 1924
- Inventory Number
- A19840684000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
- Materials
- Overall: Bronze
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 8.1 × 0.4 × 12.9cm (3 3/16 × 3/16 × 5 1/16 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_A19840684000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9de5e31b3-4ab4-4640-a95e-3e94147f3377
