An American Army Spanish War Service Medal With Box Of Issue Hold when the Lancaster aircraft P

when the Lancaster aircraft P 239 that he and six others were in went missing on a night raid to Stettin

surface rust throughout

so this may be a prototype or a mid-War proposed production that never materialized

1st Class - Bronze gilt

official WWI issue - (silver gilt and enamels

An American Army Spanish War Service Medal With Box Of Issue Hold when the Lancaster aircraft PBronze, impressed "26107" on the edge, 31. 8 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, edge nicks, light contact, extremely fine. Accompanied by its 10 mm x 36. 5 mm Ribbon Bar, in its cardboard box of issue, "CONSOLIDATED JEWELERS MFG. CORP. PHILA." identification label on the end panel along with medal identification label numbered "26107", side and end panel missing on the lid, unhinged, box fair.