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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

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