Amazing Models: The Great War

World War One produced some memorable aircraft, and our collections contains several renditions of many of them! 

One of the most memorable models in our collection is this SE-5A Hispano Suiza miniature in a bottle. it was either made by a very small person or a modeler with great skill! 

A very large model in our World War One Gallery is one of an Albatros D.II. It is in 1/4 scale and painted in the colors of German Ace Oswald Boelcke.

This Nieuport 28 model shows the ribs and fuselage constuction details and serves as a great complementary exhibit to our real airplane hanging in our World War One Gallery. 

This model of a Sopwith Camel belonged to T.E. Tillinghast, who flew Camels as a member of the 17th Aero Squadron in World War I .

A model of a D.VII, an airplane that entered squadron service with Jasta 10 in early May 1918 and quickly proved successful. It is painted in unique colors of Ernst Udet's aircraft.

If you visit our restoration facility in the basement of the Ford Building, you will see a SPAD S.XIII zipping around over our hard working volunteers

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