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MARTIN P6M SEAMASTER MISSILE DEFENSE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL.

Schätzpreis
1.500 $ - 2.500 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 12W

MARTIN P6M SEAMASTER MISSILE DEFENSE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL.

Schätzpreis
1.500 $ - 2.500 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

MARTIN P6M SEAMASTER MISSILE DEFENSE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL. Set of models including a U.S. Navy Martin P6M SeaMaster Jet and accompanying plaque with proposed design of the Bushfire SARH missile and defenses, showing their location in the rear of the fuselage. Model in painted resin and metal, the plaque in wood with aluminum descriptive plate bearing a color-coding legend, Grumman logo, and identifying it as "Design #143." 16-1/2 inches long, wingspan 14-1/4 inches. With custom wood case. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. Grumman designed the "Bushfire" rear defense system for Martin's P6M SeaMaster flying boat. The SeaMaster, intended to give the Navy a carrier-based nuclear strategic defense aircraft, was cancelled in 1959 when the Navy opted to concentrate on the submarine-launched Polaris ballistic missile.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 12W
Auktion:
Datum:
17.09.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

MARTIN P6M SEAMASTER MISSILE DEFENSE CONTRACTOR'S MODEL. Set of models including a U.S. Navy Martin P6M SeaMaster Jet and accompanying plaque with proposed design of the Bushfire SARH missile and defenses, showing their location in the rear of the fuselage. Model in painted resin and metal, the plaque in wood with aluminum descriptive plate bearing a color-coding legend, Grumman logo, and identifying it as "Design #143." 16-1/2 inches long, wingspan 14-1/4 inches. With custom wood case. Provenance: Manufactured by a major aerospace model shop. Grumman designed the "Bushfire" rear defense system for Martin's P6M SeaMaster flying boat. The SeaMaster, intended to give the Navy a carrier-based nuclear strategic defense aircraft, was cancelled in 1959 when the Navy opted to concentrate on the submarine-launched Polaris ballistic missile.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 12W
Auktion:
Datum:
17.09.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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