Object Details
- Physical Description
- Unbuilt solid balsa model kit of a U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. Circa 1942.
- Complete with original box and instructions, which have been removed from this object. Also, some wood parts are no longer included, as they did not fit the case. See: A20050284001, -002, and -003.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Manufacturer
- Consolidated Model Engineering Company
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Materials
- Balsa wood, non-magnetic white metal alloy, glass, cork, steel, paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Fuselage): 43.8 × 4.8 × 6.3cm (1 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 1 7/8 in. × 2 1/2 in.)
- 3-D (Wings, each): 33 × 9.5 × 1.6cm (1 ft. 1 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 5/8 in.)
- 3-D (Propellers, each): 5.1 × 5.7 × 1.1cm (2 in. × 2 1/4 in. × 7/16 in.)
- 3-D (Small Bottles): 5.2 × 3.2cm (2 1/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
- 3-D (Tall Bottle): 3.3 × 8.1cm (1 5/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
- Type
- MODELS-Aircraft
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