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Dawn Patrol, The - 'Hero' WWI Aircraft Panel (Errol Flynn)

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Dawn Patrol, The - 'Hero' WWI Aircraft Panel (Errol Flynn)
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(Warner Bros, 1938) This panel comes from the N28, the "Hero" mount of Errol Flynn (coded with letter "N") in the movie. While it didn't actually fly, there are numerous scenes where we can see Flynn climbing in and out of the plane and the plane taxiing with Flynn inside (probably being pushed on the ground). Used in the movies were WWI Nieuport 28's (4 of them) owned by the movie aviator Garland Lincoln/Paul Mantz. This was the last movie (except for one of them) these planes appeared in, so it still retains the movie camouflage from 1938 (although worn after 70 years). After the movie, they resided in storage at Orange County airport, and eventually they were sold by Mantz/Tallman and went to different private collectors.



This particular panel was from the N28 restored in the UK in the 90's, flown for awhile, and now on display at the Army Airforce Museum. As seen in the pictures, the panels were on the bare shell of the plane before being removed for the restoration of the plane. When looking at detailed pictures, the paint and markings on this panel can be matched up exactly with a picture from the movie. This piece measures 19" x 28.5".