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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 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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