Airplane cloth

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Name/Title

Airplane cloth

Entry/Object ID

2017.103.1

Description

Woven material from the fuselage of wrecked plane from World War II. Camoflage pattern in green, back, and purple with a waterproof coating on the outside.

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1945

Dimensions

Height

5-7/8 in

Width

7 in

Materials

Material Notes

cotton canvas

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

These two pieces of Airplane Cloth were removed from the fuselages of wrecked World War II planes. Pepperell Manufacturing Company was a major supplier of airplane cloth which was also used for life rafts.