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Medal - The Women Airforce Service Pilots
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large effigy of a female WASP pilot wearing a flight helmet and goggles in high relief, dominating the right portion of the field. In the lower left, three WASP in flight uniforms are depicted in relief walking toward their aircraft, with an AT-6 Texan (numbered 264) airborne in the background, breaking through the inner border. The surrounding legend reads 'WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS' with the dates '1942–1944' in the lower exergue, and the designer's initials 'JI' and 'PH' appear within the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS 264 JI PH 1942–1944 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts three military aircraft in dynamic relief: an AT-6 Texan (numbered 264) prominently in the foreground, a B-26 Martin Marauder (numbered 967) in the lower field, and a P-51 Mustang to the right. The WASP aviator wings badge is rendered in relief at the base of the design. The surrounding legend reads 'THE FIRST WOMEN IN HISTORY TO FLY AMERICAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT' with 'ACT OF CONGRESS 2009' inscribed across the upper field, and the designer's initials 'DE' appear within the design. |
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