ISRAELI NAVY SHIMRIT HYDROFOIL CONCEPT MODEL. In wood and metal, on wooden base, with brass plaque engraved with Grumman logo and titled "Design M-161 Israeli Navy Hydrofoil," 16-1/4 x 9 x 7 inches, in wooden box. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. Grumman's prototype Flagstaff hydrofoil impressed the Israeli Navy, who contracted Grumman to develop a version for them. Built by Grumman as the "Shimrit" hydrofoil, and also in Israel as the "Shlomit," they were expensive and complex, and were used only for a short time.
ISRAELI NAVY SHIMRIT HYDROFOIL CONCEPT MODEL. In wood and metal, on wooden base, with brass plaque engraved with Grumman logo and titled "Design M-161 Israeli Navy Hydrofoil," 16-1/4 x 9 x 7 inches, in wooden box. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. Grumman's prototype Flagstaff hydrofoil impressed the Israeli Navy, who contracted Grumman to develop a version for them. Built by Grumman as the "Shimrit" hydrofoil, and also in Israel as the "Shlomit," they were expensive and complex, and were used only for a short time.
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