Mastercraft Collection Mr Mulligan DGA6 Racing Plane Model Scale:1/20

Product Description PRODUCT DETAILS The Howard DGA-6 was a pioneer racing plane, nicknamed Mister Mulligan. It was the only airplane ever designed for the specific purpose of winning the Bendix Trophy. The Bendix Trophy was a cross-country race from the west coast to the site of the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. Mister Mulligan was designed to fly the entire length of the race nonstop and at high altitude. Neither had ever been done before. Mister Mulligan won the trophy, and thus changed the way in which long distance airplanes were designed. From the Manufacturer The sole DGA-6 was constructed in 1934 by Gordon Israel and Benjamin Howard. It featured a steel tube fuselage with a plywood skinned wing. With Benny Howard as Pilot and Gordon Israel as Co-Pilot, Mister Mulligan placed first in the 1935 bendix with an average speed of 238.7 mph between Los Angeles and Cleveland. Harold Neumann flew 'Mister Mulligan' in the 1935 Thompson Trophy and captured first place after Roscoe Turner lost his engine and dropped out. The aircraft shed a prop blade in the 1936 Bendix race was lost totaled without loss of life in an off airport landing. Howard went on to produce a commercial version of the ship, the DGA-8 which was followed by the DGA-9, DGA-11, and DGA-12.

• Scale: 1/20
• Handcrafted by a series of master craftsmen using only the highest grade materials
• Each product is identical to the plane’s original blueprint
• Truly a fusion of art and history, a museum quality masterpiece unmatched by another model producing company on earth
• The perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast, history buff, military personnel, or collector