Liberator Air Recognition Model Kit WWII Arran Crash Consolidated LB-30A Liberator

Crafted and cut from Larch Ply in our workshop on the beautiful Isle of Arran, this kit builds an Air Recognition Model which with others were originally designed to teach the correct identification of enemy and friendly aircraft during WWII. Includes full instructions and comes compete with stand.
This model also serves to honour the 22 servicemen killed when AM261 crashed with the loss of all on board after entering cloud and striking Mullah Buidhe, at the head of Coire Lan, Isle of Arran shortly after taking off for a ferry trip across the Atlantic in August 1943.

Air Recognition was a key skill for all arms of the military and you may have seen posters illustrating various types but these were supplemented by small 3D models which were used to teach how to spot key features and shapes to quickly identify friendly and enemy aircraft from all possible angles. Model makers of all ages were encouraged to make such recognition models for instructional use and cut out plans and instructions for making these models were a regular feature in service journals of the period for units to make their own. As Arran was a key training location these models would have been a common sight on the island.