Posted 06/09/2015 1:41 pm
Thanks gyrene, everything helps and that's new information which also goes along with information I've compiled so far. Hear are some suggestions I received a few years ago on a different site...
Louis Bleriot (pictured below at 1909 Exposition) was credited with making the first successful monoplane which made it's first flight in Jan 23 1909, later that year it was displayed at the Exposition de la locomotion in Paris. I have seven different books on aviation pioneers from WW1 Germany, Britain, France, Russia and Italy all had monoplanes during the Great War but I believe they were all two seaters ( pilot & observer ). This pendant could be associated with the French exposition. I believe the first flight over the English Channel was in a French monoplane not certain on the date but it was before the war the medal could be associated with that. In the period just before the war people were fascinated with flight and demonstrations were been put on all across the world. The single seat makes me believe it was pre war or very early after it started between 1909 & say 1915.
The first flight over Montreal (July 2, 1910 by Le Scarabee, a single wing plane made by Louis Bleriot. Looks like that's the one on the token also.
To me it looks like it's from a very early point in aviation history and from what I see everything point to it being authentic and from the time period.
All comment welcome
Cheers, Bill
Louis Bleriot (pictured below at 1909 Exposition) was credited with making the first successful monoplane which made it's first flight in Jan 23 1909, later that year it was displayed at the Exposition de la locomotion in Paris. I have seven different books on aviation pioneers from WW1 Germany, Britain, France, Russia and Italy all had monoplanes during the Great War but I believe they were all two seaters ( pilot & observer ). This pendant could be associated with the French exposition. I believe the first flight over the English Channel was in a French monoplane not certain on the date but it was before the war the medal could be associated with that. In the period just before the war people were fascinated with flight and demonstrations were been put on all across the world. The single seat makes me believe it was pre war or very early after it started between 1909 & say 1915.
The first flight over Montreal (July 2, 1910 by Le Scarabee, a single wing plane made by Louis Bleriot. Looks like that's the one on the token also.
To me it looks like it's from a very early point in aviation history and from what I see everything point to it being authentic and from the time period.
All comment welcome
Cheers, Bill
