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This object is on display in Commercial Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Commercial Aviation

Object Details

Date

ca. 1952

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Manufacturer

Minavia Models Limited

Physical Description

Steel advertising model of a de Havilland D.H.106 Comet I four-engine jet airliner in British Overseas Airways (BOAC) livery of overall white and bare metal with blue and yellow trim. With stand. 1/72 Scale.

Dimensions

Model: 10.8 x 40.3 x 47.9cm (4 1/4 x 15 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

Materials

Steel

Inventory Number

A19590093000

Credit Line

Gift of British Overseas Airways Corporation

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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