Model plane
Category
Models
Date
1939
Materials
wood, plastic and metal
Measurements
37 x 157 x 127 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.13
Summary
A Miles Master I J5016, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 25B, 1939. Cockpit detached, both main undercarriage legs are bent. Mustard yellow. Left exhaust missing. Number 13 of a large collection of painted wood and early plastic 'Skybird' aircraft models and others, mostly 1930s to 1940s.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013