Model kit, airplane

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OBJECT TYPE: 1:24 scale
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0929.001

MANUFACTURER: Parker Bros. Games Ltd.
MODEL: ME Bf 109E/Airfix R-1202
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: box lid [.1]
Patents: N/A
General Description: Heavy paper box lid has unbleached interior; exterior is predominantly green, blue, yellow, brown and black, with black, blue and white text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 28.1 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Models
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Parker
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Kit: Allows user to assemble pre-fabricated pieces of miniature object. Box lid: helps to contain, protect and identify box contents.
Technical: Messerschmitt was powered by Daimler-Benz 1100hp DB 601A 12-cylinder engine; armament consisted of 2 20mm MG FF canons with 60 rounds per gun and 2 2.9mm MG17 machine guns with 1000 R.P.G. Designed by Willy Messerschmidt, and flown in the German Luftwaffe. Flown by German Battle of Britain Ace Gruppen Kommandeur Major Helmut Wick "Richtofen" in 1940.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "AIRFIX/ ME Bf 109e 24/ th/ SCALE" printed on top panel. "SPECIAL FEATURES/ Fully detailed Daimler-Benz/ engine./ Working ailerons and tail-/ planes./ Retractable undercarriage./ Alternative cockpit canopies./ Propellor may be motorized/ using 1.5 Volt motor -/ available separately./ AIRFIX/ MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109E 24/ th/ SCALE/ (PAINT NOT INCLUDED)/ SUPER/ KIT" and illustrations printed on one long side panel; AIRFIX/ MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109E 24/ th/ SCALE/ (PAINT NOT INCLUDED)/ SUPER/ KIT" and illustrations printed on opposite side. "SUPER KIT SERIES 12/ MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109e 24/ th/ SCALE/ No. R-1202/ Craft and Hobby Division/ Parker Brothers Games Ltd./ P.O. Box 600, Concord, Ontario/ Packaged in Canada. Made in U.S.A. and U.K./ AIRFIX" and illustration printed on both short end panels. 6 blue and gold "MPC-AIRFIX/ BLUE/ STAMP" stamps also fixed to each short end panel.
Missing: None.
Finish: Heavy paper box lid has unbleached interior; exterior is predominantly green, blue, yellow, brown and black, with black, blue and white text and illustrations; blue and golden yellow adhesive-backed stamps.
Decoration: 2 planes taking off from/returning to airstrip decorate top panel of box lid.

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Parker Bros. Games Ltd., Model kit, airplane, circa 1972, Artifact no. 1996.0929, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0929.001/

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