Model plane
Category
Models
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1940
Materials
wood and metal
Measurements
23 x 151 x 85 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.30
Summary
An Aeronca-Jap Junior Series, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 27/1, circa 1930s to 1940s. Red with silver wings, no markings Number 30 of a large collection of one hundred and thirty four 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