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This cutaway model of the Western Airlines Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop was created by Gary Field (b. 1956) and was closely based on travel agency models of the Electra that were produced by the model maker Osgaard of Denmark in the late 1950s. It represents the first Electra delivered to Western, registered as N7135C, and features a highly detailed fuselage, wings, engines, cockpit, and cabin interior with a galley, luggage racks, closets, and a lounge. The illusion of realism is enhanced by the placement of unique, individually crafted plastic figurines of passengers and flight crew. See “A Cut Above: Airplane Models from the SFO Museum Collection” on display, pre-security, in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall and online at: https://bit.ly/CutAboveModels 📸: Western Airlines Lockheed L-188A Electra cutaway model aircraft 1990s Gary Field scale 1:20 metal, paint, wood, plastic, decals, rubber Collection of SFO Museum Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society 2018.127.005 a e L2024.0401.003 a e This image was posted on September 04, 2024.