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Display Status

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Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

ARMAMENT-Mounts & Installation Hardware

Physical Description

Two WWI aircraft bomb racks with attachments for five bombs each, with four mounting points to attach under each lower wing, ten wood and metal training bombs attached to the racks.

Dimensions

3-D (Each Loaded Rack, Approximate): 106 × 94 × 29.2cm (3 ft. 5 3/4 in. × 3 ft. 1 in. × 11 1/2 in.)

Materials

Ferrous Alloy
Copper Alloy
Aluminum Alloy
Paint
Wood
Uncharacterized Coating (Possible Cadmium Plating)
Uncharacterized Metal Alloy
Varnish
Felt

Inventory Number

A19190076000

Credit Line

Transferred from the U.S. War Department, Bureau of Aircraft Production

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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