Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3B) "Striking Eagles"
USS Langley, circa 1932
Entrant in the 1936 Scale Model Airplane Contest sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.
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. 1935
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
Model Maker
LeRoy M. McCallum Jr.
Physical Description
Wood and metal model of a U.S. Navy Boeing F4B-4 carrier fighter aircraft in gray with blue fuselage band; with yellow top of upper wing with blue chevron; and green empennage. 1/16th scale.
Dimensions
Model: 17 × 39.4 × 57.2cm (6 11/16 × 15 1/2 × 22 1/2 in.)
Materials
Airframe, engine, propeller, pilot - wood
Bracing wires, aerial - metal
Inventory Number
A19360048000
Credit Line
Model made and donated by LeRoy M. McCallum
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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