WW2 US Army Air Force – BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PLACARD DATA PLATE – STINSON

You are bidding on a VERY NICE original WW2 US Army Air Force Stinson Aircraft Corporation 50-pound Baggage Compartment Placard! This original aircraft identification and warning plate was manufactured for Stinson aircraft and identified the maximum allowable weight within a designated baggage or storage compartment.

Founded in 1920, Stinson became one of America’s well-known aircraft manufacturers, producing a variety of civilian and military aircraft during the 1930s and 1940s, including the popular Reliant series and the military L-5 Sentinel. Baggage compartment limitation placards were installed to inform pilots and ground crews of maximum permissible loads, helping maintain the aircraft’s proper weight distribution and safe operating characteristics. This particular placard carries the Stinson Aircraft Corporation name together with the company’s Wayne, Michigan location.

Made of aluminum, this Data Plate is in EXCELLENT used condition! Some slight marks and  wear due to use and age, but nothing that detracts. The original wording, “NOTICE – DO NOT PLACE MORE THAN 50 POUNDS WEIGHT IN THIS COMPARTMENT,” remains legible, together with the Stinson Aircraft Corporation identification at the bottom. All four original mounting holes remain intact. This came to me with a large quantity of WW2 Trainer, Liaison, and Reconnaissance aircraft parts. An ORIGINAL and increasingly difficult-to-find piece of Stinson aircraft equipment that would make a FANTASTIC addition to any vintage Stinson restoration, aircraft interior display, or advanced American aviation collection!