Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
ca. 1936
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
Model Maker
Cole Palen
Designer
Joe Ott
Manufacturer
Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, WIS
Physical Description
Flying, rubber band-powered scale model of a WWI British SE5A fighter aircraft in overall yellow. The tissue is missing aft of the cockpit. The model is built from a kit manufactured by Whitman Publishing to a Joe Ott design by Cole Palen. Includes kit box. Circa 1934-7. 1:16 scale.
Dimensions
Model: 21.5 x 45.7 x 54.6cm (8 7/16 in. x 18 in. x 21 1/2 in.)
Materials
Balsa wood, tissue, rubber, metal, paint
Inventory Number
A20181240000
Credit Line
Gift of Cole Palen
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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