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LOT 2461
Curtiss Helldiver Wooden RAF WWII Aeroplane Identification Training Model
1939-1945 A.D.
8 3/8 in. (62.5 grams, 21.3 cm wide).
Green-painted model of an aircraft used as a naval scout plane and a dive bomber with identifying markers. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2461
Curtiss Helldiver Wooden RAF WWII Aeroplane Identification Training Model
Estimate £60 - 80€69 - 93 (for guidance only)$80 - 107 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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