Vought VE-7 AS64313 US Army Air Service P-217

These are 1/72 scale decals for Vought VE-7 AS64313, assigned to the United States Army Air Service with pursuit number P-217, wearing Silver Dope Linen fabric covering over a natural wood airframe with the distinctive red, white, and blue pursuit number stripes on the tail and pre-war national insignia with red center dot in four sizes.The VE-7 holds a unique place in American aviation history: it was the aircraft from which the first carrier takeoff in U.S. Navy history was made, when Lieutenant Virgil C. Griffin flew a VE-7SF from the deck of USS Langley (CV-1) on 17 October 1922. Originally designed by Lewis and Vought as a two-seat trainer for the Army Air Service, the VE-7 was adapted by the Navy into the single-seat VE-7S and floatplane VE-7SF variants for carrier trials — but the Army Air Service continued to operate the original two-seat trainer version, as represented by AS64313.The Silver Dope Linen finish — the standard fabric treatment of the era, giving the aircraft its characteristic pale silver-gray appearance — combined with the natural wood propeller and struts, the bold "A.S.64313" fuselage serial, and the red/white/blue P-217 pursuit number tail stripes make this a visually striking and historically evocative subject. The Air Service wings insignia is included on the decal sheet. Includes four national insignia in two sizes and two serial size options.A landmark aircraft in American naval aviation history, in its original Army Air Service configuration — an essential subject for any WWI/early postwar, VE-7, or US Army Air Service collection. Please allow some time for decal printing and shipping.