London Aviation Objects

1978 Franklin Mint "The Great Airplanes Sterling Silver Miniature Collection in its original blue presentation case including the information booklet and letter of authenticity. The is fully complete and showcases 50 miniature sterling silver ingots depicting the Wright Brothers first flight through to the Supersonic Concorde. The booklet traces the astounding progress of flight during that time period of 75 years with different flights and airplanes embossed on each ingot which measure approximately - 16.6mm x 11.13mm x 1.26mm in thickness with the entire set weighing 100 grams of .925 Sterling Silver. The presentation case interior is plastic covered with a dark blue felt designed for each ingot to sit in its own compartment with an off-white satin in the inside top. The lid and bottom have a chromed metal rim to avoid any wear to the edges of the display case measures: Length: 28cm Width: 12.5cm Depth: 3cm. The booklet, the inside of the box and silver ingots are in very good condition. The cardboard covering to the box and the outside of the box itself show some signs of wear as does the letter. Please refer to the images. The planes featured are as follows Wright Flyer I, Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, Bleriot XI, The Deperdussin Monocoque, Sikorsky Le Grand, 1915 Fokker E-1, Avro 504 J, Sopwith Camel, Junkers J.1, Handley Page 0/400, Fokker DR-1, Fokker D-VII, Vickers Vimy, Navy Curtiss (NC-4), De Havilland Moth, Fokker F-VII, Ryan NYP, Dornier DO-X, Savola-Marchetti S-55, Piper Cub, Lockheed Vega, Gee Bee R-1, Douglas DC-3, Boeing B-17, Messerschmitt BF-109, Junkers JU-87, Short C Class Flying Boat, Spitfire, Mitsubishi Karigane, Ant-25, Heinkel HE-178, Ilyushin II-2 Stormovik, Focke-Wulf 190, Mitsubishi Zero, North American P-51 Mustang, Avro Lancaster, Boeing B-29, Lockheed Constellation, Bell X-1, Mikoyan MIG-15, F-86 Sabre, De Havilland Comet...

A wonderful cast aluminium painted model of a Bristol Britannia airplane in BOAC livery, mounted on original stand with wooden base. By Walker's Westway Aircraft Models, circa 1957. ...

A wonderful quality fiberglass and resin composite 1:50 scale promotional model of a Concorde jet airplane in BA’s final livery design for the supersonic aircraft known as the 'Chatham' livery. On original chrome-plated stand; circa 2001. The famed Anglo-French Supersonic passenger jet airplane capable of cruising at Mach 2, about 1,350mph, twice the speed of sound, meaning that regular Concorde flights between London and New York took under 3½ hours. In November 1986 a British Airways Concorde...

A wonderful cast aluminium model of a Lockheed Constellation; circa 1945. The world's first airliner to have a pressurised cabin. Mounted on a newly made stand, all polished to a mir...

A rare 1960's scale model of a Vickers VC10 in British United Airways livery mounted on original stand and with original wooden case. The Vickers VC10 wa...

A wonderful and rare painted cut-away model of a Canadair CL-44D4-1 in BOAC livery, mounted on original stand. Made for BOAC by Mastermodels Ltd of Feltham and presented, in about 1963, to a director of C.Claridge shipping agents who once commissioned the entire aircraft to transport a live whale (in a tank of water) from Miami to Manchester. The extraordinary aspect of the CL-44D4 was that the entire tail section hinged. It could be swung open using hydraulic actuators to load large items quickly, an inflatable seal at the hinge-break enabling cabin pressure to be maintained and eight hydraulic-operated locks assuring structural integrity whilst in flight. The tail could be opened from controls within the tail in 90 seconds and flight controls at the joint were maintained by a system of push pads. The CL-44D4 was the first large aircraft to be able to "swing" its tail and although innovative, only a small number were ever produced. As well as a live whale, the aircraft was used to transport fifteen Formula 1 cars to the 1963 American and Mexican Grands Prix...

A polished cast brass model of an S.2 Buccaneer jet, circa 1965. Mounted on newly made polished aluminium stand. Dimensions: 18cm/ 7⅛ inches (wingspan) x 26cm/ 10¼ inches (length) ...

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A rare 1960's large scale travel agent's cutaway model of a Vickers VC10 in BOAC livery and mounted on original stand. This type of model enabled passenge...

An exceptional painted aluminium and wood naval model of the LTV ( Ling-Temco-Vought) A-7 Corsair II fighter jet airplane. In United States Navy (USN) live...

An exceptional painted aluminium and wood military model of the LTV ( Ling-Temco-Vought) A-7 Corsair II fighter jet airplane. In United States Air Force ca...