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This object is on display in World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

Object Details

Date

1991

Country of Origin

Canada

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

Ron Lowry

Physical Description

Plastic exhibit model of an Imperial German Air Service Fokker E.III Eindecker single-engine, single-seat, single-gun, monoplane, fighter aircraft in overall tan color scheme with black and white stripes on fuselage. 1:16 Scale. 1991.

Dimensions

Model: 16 × 48 × 63cm (6 5/16 × 18 7/8 × 24 13/16 in.)

Materials

Plastic: overall

Inventory Number

A19930293000

Credit Line

Model by Ron E. Lowry

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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