Cierva Autogiro C-24 unbuilt kit (Skybirds 1)
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Cierva Autogiro C-24 unbuilt kit (Skybirds 1) |
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Arch Two , Area 16 Aviation (display) |
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1930s |
An unbuilt Skybirds model aircraft kit, of a Cierva C.24 Autogiro.
The kit is complete, with all instructions, the wooden parts painstakingly strung to the white interior of a flat red box with top label.
Choice
Where other model manufacturers (Britains Ltd., Dinky Toys) chose to model the early open single-seater Cierva C.30, Skybirds, starting their model range later, chose to model the later C.24 autogiro, which was a two-seater machine with an enclosed cabin, superficially more similar to a modern light aircraft.
