model aircraft: Flying Tigers (Cargo), Douglas DC-8
| Date: | 1960s |
| Maker: | Airjet Promotional Industry, Inc. |
| Medium: | wood, paint, plastic |
| Dimensions: | 5 1/4 x 14 x 10 1/2 inches (13.3 x 35.6 x 26.7 cm) |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Thomas G. Dragges |
| Accession Number: | 1999.061.081 a b |
| Collection: | Aviation Museum |
| Category: | Model Aircraft |
| Subcategory: | Model Airplane |
| Airline: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Aircraft: | Douglas DC-8 |
Description
a. Flying Tigers (Cargo), Douglas DC-8 desktop model aircraft; silver fuselage with red “Flying Tiger Line” above windows, small red “Tigers” near nose, broad navy blue "dashed" cheatline; silver wings with four engines; aircraft registration number “N779FT”; navy blue vertical stabilizer with large white and red airline logo and small white “Tigers” on center; scale 1:200.
b. Black plastic base and attached stand with white plastic ball joint.
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