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. 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
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