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Object Details
Date ca. 1942 Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Aircraft Manufacturer Consolidated Model Engineering Company
Physical Description Unbuilt solid balsa model kit of a U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. Circa 1942. Complete with original box and instructions, which have been removed from this object. Also, some wood parts are no longer included, as they did not fit the case. See: A20050284001, -002, and -003. Dimensions 3-D (Fuselage): 43.8 × 4.8 × 6.3cm (1 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 1 7/8 in. × 2 1/2 in.)
3-D (Wings, each): 33 × 9.5 × 1.6cm (1 ft. 1 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 5/8 in.)
3-D (Propellers, each): 5.1 × 5.7 × 1.1cm (2 in. × 2 1/4 in. × 7/16 in.)
3-D (Small Bottles): 5.2 × 3.2cm (2 1/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
3-D (Tall Bottle): 3.3 × 8.1cm (1 5/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
Materials Balsa wood, non-magnetic white metal alloy, glass, cork, steel, paint
Inventory Number A20050284000 Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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