National Air and Space Museum Archives

United States Navy World War II Aircraft Recognition Model Plans

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0438
Creators:
United States. Navy
Dates:
1942
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consisits of the complete set of the Navy WWII model drawings and a booklet explaining the project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Accurate scale model aircraft have often been helpful in training recognition of aircraft, range estimation and determination of cones of fire. In December 1941, the Secretary of the Navy asked the US Commissioner of Education for the schools to make 500,000 scale model airplanes. This alliance resulted in a joint project between the US Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, who supplied the authoritative drawings and plans, and the US Office of Education, who perepared educational and informational material.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Paul E. Garber, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0438, Public Domain

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Airplanes -- Recognition Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Models Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naval aviation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics and state -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- History Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Navy. Bureau of Aeronautics [BuAer] Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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