~ Givejoy Toys Skybirds 1/72nd Scale Aircraft Pfalz D.III Made 1935-42 ~
The model was constructed from a Givejoy Toys 1/72nd scale aircraft kit, part of the Skybirds series, the kit was issued between 1935 and 1945.
The hand constructed and painted model was constructed by the original vendor as a boy (between July 1935 & January 1942).
The wooden model is extremely detailed.
The set is complete with the original instructions.
Quite an amazing example of early model making.
~ Pfalz D.III ~
The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War.
The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke.
Though generally considered inferior to contemporary Albatros and Fokker fighters, the D.III was widely used by the Jagdstaffeln from late 1917 to mid-1918.
It continued to serve as a training aircraft until the end of the war.
~ Dimensions ~
The plane has a length of 4 inches (10 cm), a wingspan of 5 inches (13 cm) and a height of 1.5 inches (4 cm). It weighs 13 g.
~ Condition ~
The plane is in excellent condition.