Flag, United States, USA
Object Details
- Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- United States flag carried and flown by a C-17 in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
- Summary
- In response to the 9/11 attacks, the United States Air Force conducted a variety of missions in support of counter-terrorism operations in the skies over Afghanistan. On of the more unique of these missions was the airdrop of over 1 million Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) to innocent Afghans. This flag was carried on board a C-17 transport aircraft that was participated in one of these humanitarian missions.
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Modern Military Aviation
- Credit Line
- Gift of the United States Air Force.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A20020404000
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Cloth, Nylon.
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 91.4 × 152.4cm (3 × 5 ft.)
- 3-D (folded): 27.3 × 57.1 × 4.4cm (10 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 1 3/4 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A20020404000
United States flag carried and flown by a C-17 in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
