Undersuit, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRICALLY HEATED
DATE: 1943–1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0583.001

MANUFACTURER: Deacon Flying Suit
MODEL: B1
LOCATION: Belleville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1086
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COTTON SHELL/ METAL RUBBER WIRIING, PLUGS/ METAL SNAPS/ PLASTIC BUTTONS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 141.0 cm
Width: 70.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Deacon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Belleville

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1943
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: PROVIDES ADDED WARMTH WHEN FLYING DURING WINTER OR AT INCREASED ALTITUDES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL SEWN TO UPPER LEFT, FRONT: "RCAF ELECTRICAL UNDERSUIT TYPE B1 SIZE; ... SMALL RCAF REF. NO. 22C/1469 FEBRUARY 1943, D.B.L."/ STAMPED ON LOWER LEFT CORNER OF LABEL: "R.C.A.F. 245"/ LABEL ON ELECTRICAL POUCH: "PATENT #410063 RCAF BELT PAD- TYPE B1 RCAF REF. NO. 22C/1477 24 VOLTS DECEMBER 1943 D.B.L."/ FOLLOWING PRINTED ON POUCH: "PATENT #410063 1943 DEACON WINDAK GARMENT NO. 1103 CONTRACT #A18-22C-79 TERMINAL BELT PAD FOR 24 VOLTS"/ LABEL ON INSIDE BACK, AT NECK: "SMALL DEACON FLYING SUIT, DEACON-CANADA"/ DEACON LOGO IN LOWER RIGHT/ LABEL ON INSIDE, AT WAIST: "PATENT #410063 1943 ELECTRO-THERMAL SUIT GARMENT NO. 1086 CONTRACT NO. A18-22C-70 RESISTANCES.... BODY (SERIES) 15, ARMS (") 22, LEGS (") 15, TOTAL WATTAGE 103 MADE IN CANADA, DEACON WINDAK".
Missing: .1: HEAT REGULATOR; PLUG From CA of 12/10/1998 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: GOLD COLOURED FABRIC/ SILVER METAL SNAPS/ GOLD COLOURED BUTTONS
Decoration: N/A

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Deacon Flying Suit, Undersuit, flying, between 1943–1944, Artifact no. 1971.0583, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0583.001/

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