828

CONTEMPORARY WOOD B-27 BOMBER MODEL

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
CONTEMPORARY WOOD B-27 BOMBER MODEL
CONTEMPORARY WOOD B-27 BOMBER MODEL
Well-crafted hand-carved wood model of an Army Air Corps B-27 bomber, likely built by a serviceman or hobbyist during the war. The painted model with sheet metal trim on the wings and paper insignia measures 16 1/2" long with a 19" wing span. The aircraft's windows have also been hand-painted. The landing gear wheels rotate, as do the two props and the upper turret. A really nice item not often found from the period. Exhibition history: Naval War College Museum exhibition "Trench Art and Naval Scrimshaw", 1990; Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, 1995-2007. Provenance: The War Museum, New York.