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Flag, United States 48 Star, Gen. Claire Chennault Headquarters

Object Details

Physical Description
United States 48 star national flag flown at Gen Claire Chennault’s headquarters; consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton with forty-eight white, five-pointed stars arranged 6 horizontal rows of 8 stars; gold fringe boarder.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Credit Line
Donated by the Fourteenth Air Force Association
Materials
Overall: Silk
Dimensions
3-D (Folded): 45.7 x 7.6 x 48.3cm (18 x 3 x 19 in.)
Type
MEMORABILIA-World War II

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