Army Co-Operation Autogiro (Britains 1431)
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Exhibit |
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Army Co-Operation Autogiro (Britains 1431)(i) |
location: |
Arch Two , Area 16 Aviation (display) |
Shelf 3
1936 - 1941 |
A largish (16.5cm bodylength) khaki cast-lead model Army Cooperation Autogiro, Cierva C.30 (sometimes listed as "British Army autogiro"), made by Britains Ltd. from 1936 to 1941.
Colour scheme
The model has a khaki body and rotor-blades, a brown front propellor (signifying wood), and includes a pilot. The two rubber tyres are white.
There is a red, white and blue roundel on the side, and red, white and blue vertical stripes on the trailing edge of the rear central fin. The horizontal back tail surface is silver.