RARE WWII CURTISS WRIGHT CORP AIRPLANE DIVISION Army-Navy \"E\" AWARD MEDAL/BOX VF
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RARE WWII CURTISS WRIGHT CORP AIRPLANE DIVISION Army-Navy \"E\" AWARD MEDAL/BOX VF:
$51.51
HERE\'S A VERY RAREWORLD WAR II
CURTISS WRIGHT AERONAUTICALCORPORATION – AIRPLANE DIVISION, BUFFALO, NEW YORK BRONZE MEDAL.
DATED AUGUST 20, 1942.
Thismedal represents an Army-Navy \"E\" Award which wasan honor presented to companies during World War II whose production facilitiesachieved \"Excellence in Production\" (\"E\") of warequipment. The award was also known as the Army-Navy ProductionAward.
THE OBVERSE OF THE MEDAL DEPICTS ARELIEF OF TWO MILITARY AIRPLANE/AIRCRAFTS, AND THE ARMY NAVY “E” Flag.
THE VERSO READS:
“PRESENTED IN APPRECIATION OF YOURPARTICIPATION IN THE EARNING OF THIS PRODUCTION AWARD – CURTISS – WRIGHT CORP.AIRPLANE DIVISION, BUFFALO, N.Y.”
The MEDAL COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL, SILK-LINED,CURTISS-WRIGHT BOX WITH “WINGED” COMPANY LOGO AND A MESSAGE ON A SLIP OF PAPER INTHE BOX THAT READS:
“A POINT OF INTEREST –This Medallion was produced from a combination of non-strategic scrap metal deemedof no value to the War Production Effort.”
The medal measures 3” in DIAMETER and is in VERY FINE CONDITION!!
A GREAT PIECE OF WORLDWAR II ERA AVIATION HISTORY!!
WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL HISTORY
Founded in1903, Wright Bros. Name changed to Wright Aeronautical Co. in 1916 or 1919 itscorporate charter was the design and manufacture of aero engines. 1920 - WrightAeronautical Corp. Merged with Curtiss in 1931. Wright Aeronautical ceased tobe in 1983.
The Wrightbrothers were no longer involved with the company. Wilbur had died, and Orvillehad other interests, but it can be said that Wright Aeronautical enginetradition began with the first Wright brothers\' engine in 1903. In the early1920\'s they were still building the Hisso in small quantities for militaryplanes, a large 6-cylinder for Navy dirigibles and a 500 HP successor to theLiberty. Wright also made a tentative entry into the marine engine field.Manufacturing later moved to more modest facilities in Paterson, New Jersey.
Charles A.Lindbergh was planning his solo flight, New York to Paris and he used enginesmanufactured by Wright. Lindbergh\'sflight was an international triumph for Wright Aeronautical. Both Whirlwindengines never missed a beat. (Source: Curtiss-Wright Corporation)
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RARE WWII CURTISS WRIGHT CORP AIRPLANE DIVISION Army-Navy \"E\" AWARD MEDAL/BOX VF:
$51.51