Artifact Detail
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| British War Planes Recognition Cards - Hamilcar |
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| Document |
| World War 2 |
| 3 cards depicting a silhouette on one side and a photograph on the other. Dated 1944. |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Aviation , Recognition |
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| Related Facts | |
| Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Navy recruited children to create 500,000 scale aircraft models. | |
| Recognition models were used to train military personnel in aircraft, vehicle, and ship recognition and also in range estimation. | |
| Recognition models were also know as "ID" or "spotter" models. |