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Aircraft Identification Chart
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| Accession #: | 3400.3 |
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| Title: | Aircraft Identification Chart |
| Object Type: | Chart, Instructional |
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| Physical Description: | Two piece cardboard instructional chart for the identification of W. W. II airplanes. The two pieces attach in the center with a grommet. The upper piece has a window cut into it so that when rotated, it exposes 16 different American planes on the piece below. This "plane detector" is brightly painted with many colors. |
| Description: | On the home front, people aided the war effort by learning to identify aircraft by shape and decoration. This 1942 Aircraft Identification Chart explained 16 different American airplanes. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Airforce (Military & Warfare), World War II (Military & Warfare->War)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x Dia 1/8 x 15 3/4"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cardboard (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"Pat. Pend. U.S. Pat. Off. by Plane Facts, Inc., 133 W. 19th St. New York, N.Y. Copyright, 1942"
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| Credit Line: | Harriet and Clyde Allen Estate, Fred W. "Ted" Allen Family, 1988 |
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