Model plane
Category
Models
Date
1934
Materials
wood and metal
Measurements
40 x 127 x 97 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.39
Summary
An Albatross D111, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 25, 1934. Painted red with Iron/Maltese cross on wings and body. Paintwork is quite rough. Number 39 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