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Vought SU-1 Corsair Flag Rank Command Airplane

Entrant in the 1938 Scale Model Airplane Contest sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.

Display Status

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. 1938

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

Grace L. Beckwith

Physical Description

Balsa, tissue, acetate, and thread kit model of a U.S. Navy Vought O3U-2 (SU-1) single-engine, two-seat, biplane carrier scout aircraft in blue fuselage and vertical tail, yellow upper wing and horizontal tail, and silver lower wing color scheme. 1:16th scale. Circa 1938.

Dimensions

Model: 17.8 x 50.8 x 67.9cm (7 in. x 20 in. x 26 3/4 in.)

Materials

Airframe - balsa
Covering - tissue
Windscreens - clear acetate
Rigging - cotton thread

Inventory Number

A19390003000

Credit Line

Model made and donated by Grace L. Beckwith

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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