WW2 RAF AIR-SEA RESCUE "GIBSON GIRL" KITE

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In WW2 “Gibson Girl” was a given nickname to an emergency radio transmitter carried in RAF aircraft and lifeboats. It needed a kite to get it high enough in the air, and this piece here is one of those kites.

It comes in two sections, that you’d have to assemble yourself. Included on the holding tube, are some instructions and a diagram, listing the parts and also how to assemble. The kite itself is one of the metal versions (ones were made with wooden struts too) which makes this a late WW2 piece. The body of the kite is a simple yellow/ orange fabric. Interestingly, the body also has some instructions on it.

Code: 55166