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A First War Lafayette Flying Corps Award Medal

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A First War Lafayette Flying Corps Award Medal

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A First War Lafayette Flying Corps Award Medal

United States; Bronze, obverse illustrating an eagle with its wings raised, its talons gripping a aeroplane propeller, the eagle fronting American flags on flagpoles on either side, with a large star above the eagle's head and a ribbon banner inscribed "LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS" above, engraver marked "F.M. LINBAUER" below the propeller, reverse is blank, 54.7 mm, green oxidation evident on one eagle's wing, edge nicks, very fine.

Footnote: The Lafayette Flying Corps is a name used to describe the American volunteer pilots who flew for the French during the First World War. It includes the pilots who flew with the bona fide Lafayette Escadrille squadron. The estimations of number of pilots range from 180 to over 300. The generally accepted number of pilots who successfully completed French flight training is 209. Of these, 180 served in combat.