Original U.S. WWII American, German and Japanese Recognition Model Airplanes - Lot of 3
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Original Items: Only One Set Available. During World War Two there was a mass of teaching materials used by the armed forces to train gunners and aircrew in the identification of aircraft, ships and ground vehicles. The ability of servicemen to identify "friend or foe" in an instant was crucial to combat survival and the subject of recognition was taught in just about every World War II service school. Trained spotters were important to the war effort and to aid them scale plastic & metal models were made.
There are three models in total, one American with a white star in a blue circle decal on the sides, one Japanese with the red rising sun on both sides, and one German with the German cross on both sides and swas’ on the tail pieces. The German example is the most heavily oxidized with the paint warping in many places. Each of the three models have metal plates screwed onto the top, with small tabs on either end. These were likely part of a set to display together for the purpose of teaching.
All three of the planes measure roughly 9 x 13”. There are no markings on the set that we found. A really neat set of recognition models, ready for further research and display.
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