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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 not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details
Date 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) carrier scout aircraft in blue fuselage and vertical tail, yellow upper wing and horizontal tail, and silver lower wing color scheme. 1/16th scale. 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 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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