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1028 EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT INAUGURAL FLIGHT<br />
1930, 76mm x 100mm; bronze; artist: Kilenyi; W & H Co. Newark NY;<br />
obverse: standing figures of Mercury on the right and allegorical female<br />
holding airplane propellar on left, map of flight pattern central, lettered<br />
across top: Eastern Air Transport Inc., and below: Commemmorating<br />
the Inaugural Flight - New York - Atlanta - Miami Passenger Service<br />
December 10th 1930 reverse: blank; some patina loss to reverse (blank)<br />
side; overall VF<br />
1029 AVIATION MEDAL for CROSSING THE ATLANTIC<br />
1930; 50 mm; bronze; LeMaitre Edr, L’Desvignes; obverse: depiction of<br />
biplane top with map showing path of transatlantic flight, caption at top A<br />
Druelle; label below Hispano-Suiza - Aux Artisans de la Victoire Septembre<br />
1930 ?; reverse: profile portraits of Costes and Bellonte, text: Traversee<br />
Est Quest de l’Antqiue Nord par Costes et Bellonte; commemorative<br />
issued by famous automobile manufacturer Hispano-Suiza to those that<br />
helped make crossing the North Atlantic possible by Costes and Bellonte<br />
in the “Question Mark”, the first men to travel westbound between the<br />
North American and European mainlands; minor surface abrasions; VF<br />
1030 U.S. AIR FORCE LOCKHEED F-80 MEDAL<br />
75mm; bronze, uniface medallion<br />
featuring image of pilot in<br />
cockpit and silhouette image of<br />
F-80 aircraft; text: United States<br />
Air Force Lockheed F-80; the<br />
F-80 “Shooting Star” was the first<br />
American jet fighter, used in combat<br />
and attaining record-breaking<br />
speeds; sculpted in high relief,<br />
this medal has dents to edges,<br />
light scuffs and scratches, VG<br />
Page: 5<br />
1031 PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT FACTORY<br />
1940, 76.3 mm; bronze, obverse: mainly text with soaring eagle emblem<br />
for Pratt & Whitney USA - Dependable Engines; inlaid silver metal<br />
with text: This Piece of Duralumin<br />
is from the First Engine part<br />
(a piston) machined in this new<br />
factory addition - Ground Broken<br />
June 10, 1940 - Dedicated Oct. 22,<br />
1940; text along perimeter: Pratt &<br />
Whitney Aircraft - East Hartford,<br />
Conn. 1940 Expansion - A Division<br />
of United Aircraft Corporation;<br />
spotting and discoloration to patina,<br />
“O” in Corporation is damaged,<br />
Fine<br />
1032 ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT RECOGNITION<br />
Circa 1909, 82mm x 57mm; bronze; artist: Morgan; obverse: profile<br />
portraits of Orville and Wilbur Wright; “Resolution of Congres March<br />
4, 1909”; text below: In Recognition and Appreciation of their Ability<br />
Courage and Success in Navigating the Air; U.S. Seal in upper right corner;<br />
reverse: Image of flying angel carrying torch with the globe below,<br />
text: “Shall Mount Up with Wings as Eagles”; the medal celebrates the<br />
carreer of the fathers of modern flight; original copper patina is worn and<br />
barely present; reverse very lightly struck with little relief; Fine<br />
1033 CZECH AVIATION TABLE MEDAL<br />
circa 1920’s, 82.5 mm x 70.5 mm,<br />
bronze, marked BSW in cloverleaf on<br />
reverse; obverse: allegorical figure of<br />
man soaring across sky wearing billowing<br />
cape, text: “z tvych hlasu zeme onem<br />
v nichz je rano. Z tvych synu lidstvo<br />
tomu ktery budi.” (voice of thy country<br />
where … morning of thy sons that which<br />
mankind awakes”; possibly WWI Czech<br />
aviator’s memorial medal; very minor<br />
wear to high spots, EX
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