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model airplane with working motor

Date:late 1930s
Medium:Polychrome wood, metal, metal wire, rubber
Credit Line: Gift of Captain Bernal Lewis
Accession Number:1997.38.055 a p
Dimensions:12 1/2 x 24 x 27 inches (31.8 x 61 x 68.6 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Model Aircraft
Subcategory:Model Airplane
Description

Model airplane, scratch-built: a. red wings, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer, metal motor and wood "Top Flite" propeller, rubber wheels; b-p. "Super Thrust" stunt wooden replacement propeller blades.

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