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Museum. They are all of the "Early Bird" era. Their accession enables us to illustrate seven types which were not previously represented in the collections and augments a special grouping of models which is being arranged in the West-South Range. At the time when he brought these models to the Museum Mr. Hubbell presented a complete set of aviation prints as used in the Thompson Products calendars. The excellence of these prints may be judged from the fact that some of them are shown in the President's office at the White House and another set is featured on the walls of the Ames Laboratory offices of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, California.

Three recent types of aircraft are illustrated by other models received this year. They are an XFL-1 Bell "Airabonita," made and presented by Leroy McCallum. This is the Navy version of the Army's P-39 which was used so successfully in the war. An F-6-F Grumman "Hellcat" model represents on of the Navy's most successful fighter planes. This model was made and presented by the Navy Department's Bureau of Aeronautics Special Devices Division. The third model is a gift of Stanley Hiller, Jr., and shows a rotary-winged aircraft named "Hiller-copter." It is described by its donor as the first helicopter to successfully use the co-axial contra-rotating rotor.

The remaining accessions have been fitted into the general collection to amplify various series ro to fill in historical gaps.