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Object Name: Aircraft fuselage
Artist/Maker/Manufacturer/Founder: Sopwith Aviation Company
Other owner: Barker, V.C., D.S.O.*, M.C.**
Material/Medium/Support: Aluminum, colour black, model name Sopwith Snipe.
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arliest Production Date and Latest Production Date: 1918/01/01, 1914-1919 First World War; First introduced in 1918.
Dimension (H x W x D in centimeters):
Length 583.0; Height 142.0; Width 132.0; Weight 136.0
From nose to tail it is 19 feet 5 inches.
Accession #: 19390001-021
Institution Name: CMCC
Copyright:
CMCC

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