Model plane
Category
Models
Date
1934
Materials
wood, metal and plastic
Measurements
40 x 187 x 125 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.37
Summary
A De Havilland Comet DH88, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 4A, 1934. Body and wings painted red. No other markings besides painted cockpit. Propellers silver. Number 37 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