Summary
This 1:32 scale model of an FB.VI Mosquito was commissioned by the Museum and built by Harold P. Wood who made most of the Museum's aircraft models prior to 1950. It carries no serial number and is finished in an all-silver scheme adopted for RAAF Mosquito aircraft in Australia after CSIR tests had shown that camouflaged Mosquitoes absorbed heat which accelerated deterioration of glued wooden joints. Mosquitoes with casein glued joints were usually not sent to tropical areas as this glue was derived from cow's milk and proved attractive to insects as well as being subject to mould growth. Urea formaldehyde 'Beetle' glue was used as a substitute for casein.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Designer of Item Modelled
De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, Great Britain, 1940
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Modelmaker
Mr Harold P. Wood, Courang Road, Glen Iris, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1942?
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
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Classification
Air transport, Aircraft, Model propeller aircraft - military
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
400 mm (Length), 515 mm (Width), 145 mm (Height)
Dimensions of model only. Length is measurement from tip of machine gun muzzles projecting from nose to rear of tail. Width is model wingspan. Height is overall model when model overall height when model is resting on wheels as if on ground. Maximum Height when model is situated with fuselage at horiztonal pitch as if in level flight is 150 mm.
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Model Scale
1:32
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Bombers, Fighters, Military Aircraft, Model Aeroplanes, Scale Models, Wars & Conflicts
