Commemorative Plaque for Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing
Heavy rectangular presentation plaque with curved top. Obverse has winged female figure flanked by aeroplane and airship; inscription on reverse, flanked by aeronautical designer looking up at a bird for inspiration, and an engineer working on a rotary engine. Reverse worn and tarnished.
Presented to Arthur Whitten Brown following he and Jack Alcock's pioneer west-east crossing of the North Atlantic in June 1919.
Details
| Object number | 65/C/726 |
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| Production date | 1919 |
| Date in use | 1919 |
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