Skymark Northwest Air Lines® Boeing 757-200 Model Aircraft

The Boeing 757-200 was a mid-size, twin-engine jet airliner, which began service in 1983 and was soon commonly used by U.S. carriers for its mid-range flights. Assemble this highly collectible snap-fit Skymark replica of the Northwest Air Lines Boeing 757-200 airliner in minutes, then showcase this model aircraft on a desk, shelf or credenza. Solid injection molded plastic construction with highly detailed graphics. No paint or glue required. Display stand included. Scale 1:150. Ages 14 and up.  12.25"l. x 10"w. x 5"h.

Museum Provenance

In the 1920s airliner manufacturers began using aircraft models as advertising tools to sell their products. By the 1960s, plastic and fiberglass had replace metal for advertising model aircraft. In 1889, then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, Samuel P. Langley, acquired a model of John Stringfellow’s triplane to inaugurate the Smithsonian’s model aircraft collection. Since then, the Smithsonian’s curators and modelers have developed one of the finest collections of model aircraft and spacecraft in the world. This collection is housed in the National Air and Space Museum.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.