model airplane: Union de Transports Aériens (UTA), McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Date:1989
Medium:Plastic, paint, wood, resin, metal, adhesive
Credit Line: Gift of Jim Lund
Accession Number:2012.150.015
Dimensions:10 x 31 x 27 1/4 inches (25.4 x 78.7 x 69.2 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Model Aircraft
Subcategory:Model Airplane
Artist, designer, maker :Jim Lund
airline: Union de Transports Aériens (UTA)
aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30 , McDonnell Douglas DC-10
company: McDonnell Douglas
Registration number: F-BTDB
Description

Model airplane of Union de Transports Aeriens (UTA) McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30 built by Jim Lund; white, black, and silver livery design with “UTA” initials on fuselage, aircraft registration number F-BTDB, 1:72 scale.

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