Model plane
Category
Models
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1940
Materials
wood, plastic and metal
Measurements
50 x 221 x 170 mm
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1655827.8
Summary
A ME110, an assembled and handpainted 'Skybird' model aircraft. Kit number unknown, circa 1930s to 1940s. Green plane camouflage pattern with propeller on each wing. Badly damaged, tail and cockpit not attached. Missing propeller blade on each engine. Bent undercarriage. Worn cross on each wing and sides of body. Swastika on tail. Red propeller boss. Number 8 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