Airplane model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- spotter/1:72 scale
- DATE
- 1941–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2009.0104.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Strombeck- Becker Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- 52/429 U Ventura U
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- spotter model
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Pine wood, painted black [possibly non-gloss lacquer].
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.6 cm
- Width
- 21.6 cm
- Height
- 5.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Models
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Strombeck Becker
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Probably assembled for use between 1942 and 1945.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Specific: This type of model designed to teach aircraft recognition and range estimation to military and civilian personnel. [Ref. 1] - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "52/429 U/ VENTURA U" printed in red on decal applied to underside of plane. Illegible white ink stamp also present on underside of plane.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Pine wood, painted black [possibly non-gloss lacquer].
- Decoration
- N/A
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Strombeck- Becker Mfg. Co., Airplane model, circa 1941–1945, Artifact no. 2009.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0104.001/
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