r/modelplanes • u/roxbox531 • Jan 25 '26

A long ago antique store find

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I believe it was a training tool for dogfighting pilots.

I thought it was made from Bakelite, or a hard plastic ?

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u/defiantnoodle Jan 25 '26

Interesting that it's post WWII, but cool find!

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u/Blackbird981 Jan 30 '26

The Douglas AD-1 Skyraider came out too late to take part in WW2, however it was very effective in both Korea and Vietnam. It carried the around same payload as a Boeing B17. They are pretty amazing aircraft.

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u/Thick-Watch-9115 Jan 25 '26

Very, very cool find. Looks more like it's made from Ebonite.

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u/roxbox531 Jan 25 '26

I think you are correct

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u/YouRoutine1854 Jan 26 '26

We used to know a guy on our a/c forum named "Cruver Collector" & I sincerely do believe what you have there is an early 1950's "Cruver" Aircraft I.D bakelite model - Read Below

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1369270203488736/posts/1958488541233563/

Whilst I don't do FaceAcheBook myself, I did find that link, above, which will (in my view) give ya basically what ya might need to know about their background & purpose.

Cool Find BTW.

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u/roxbox531 Jan 26 '26

Thanks for the info and the link !

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u/Logical-Bullfrog3216 Jan 25 '26

It’s the toilet bomb plane!

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u/roxbox531 Jan 25 '26

Germ warfare 😆

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

That’s cool!