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This object is on display in Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

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

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