Certificate for the Black Aviation Hall of Fame awarded to Patricia Banks

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A white and blue paper certificate of induction for Patricia Banks into the Black Aviation Hall of Fame, dated August 5, 2010. This certificate has a black and silver border with decorative designs at the corners. The text at center is overlaid on top of a background that includes the continent of Africa with wings, a modern plane above and a vintage plane below. In dark blue text the certificate reads: [CERTIFICATE / Be it know to all / that this / certificate verified the induction / of / Patricia Banks / Into the / BLACK AVIATION HALL OF FAME / For World Class Contributions to / Aviation and Aerospace / On this / 5th day of August, 2010 / at the / National Civil Rights Museum / Memphis, TN]. The certificate is copy-signed by the museum’s founder, Captain Clovis Jones, Jr., in the bottom left. There are no markings on the reverse.

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