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Display Status

This object is on display in Early Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Early Flight

Object Details

Date

Ship ca. 1905; Aircraft and platform 1950.

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Miscellaneous

Model Maker

Pete Bisio
Winthrop S. Shaw

Physical Description

Wood and metal display model of the stern of the armored cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania with Eugen Ely's Curtiss biplane landing on the deck. 1:48 Scale. Ship model ca. 1905; aircraft and platform 1950.

Dimensions

Approximate: 25.4 x 77.47 x 34.93cm (10in. x 2ft 6 1/2in. x 1ft 1 3/4in.)

Materials

Wood
Metal

Inventory Number

A19510080000

Credit Line

Ship model transferred from the U.S. National Museum, Department of History Aircraft and landing platform made by W.S. Shaw and Pete Bisio

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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