model airplane: Eastern Air Lines, Lockheed L-188 Electra

Date:1960s
Medium:Metal, paint
Credit Line: Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society
Accession Number:2020.062.006 a b
Dimensions:16 3/4 x 27 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (42.5 x 69.2 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Model Aircraft
Subcategory:Model Airplane
airline: Eastern Airlines , Eastern Air Lines
aircraft: Lockheed Model 10 Electra
company: Lockheed
Description

Model airplane of Eastern Air Lines, Lockheed L-188 Electra; a. white fuselage with turquoise and blue striped cheatline on sides of fuselage and up vertical stabilizer, servicemark above windows, “502” below cockpit windows, silver wings with two engines with four blade propellers on each side; b. dark blue and white stand, “Eastern Air Lines / Golden Falcon / Prop-Jet Electra” on plaque.

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