Model plane
Category
Models
Date
1939
Materials
wood and metal
Measurements
37 x 186 x 120 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.14
Summary
An Airspeed Courier, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 22, 1939. Painted blue and black, no markings, cockpit painted silver. Silver propeller with black tips and boss. Number 14 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