Model plane
Category
Models
Date
1932
Materials
wood and metal
Measurements
30 x 102 x 80 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.40
Summary
A Fokker DRI, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number 7, 1932. Tri-plane. Painted red with black propeller. Carries German markings, black and white crosses on top and bottom wings and fuselage sides. Wheels missing Number 40 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