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OBJECT TYPE: North Star Flight
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1147.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper bulletin glued to card stock backing.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.1 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Bulletin is dated Dec. 25, 1948.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Contains a brief summary of weather conditions at both origin & destination of flight, flying conditions, estimated time of arrival and names of crew members. Possibly for use by Pilot to announce to passengers.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering reads: "TCA/NORTH STAR FLIGHT BULLETIN/Enroute to MONTREAL Date DEC. 25/48/At 11.25 GMT our position was OVER GOOSE BAY/Altitude 18,000 ft. Outside temperature -12 [degrees] F/For comfort our cabin is maintained at a pressure equivalent to 8000 ft./Our speed is 222 m.p.h. through the air and 210 m.p.h. over the earth's surface./the difference is due to a flight level wind velocity of [blank/blank] m.p.h./Our estimated Time of Arrival at MONTREAL/AIRPORT/ is 15.15 GMT10.15 Local/The weather there is V. COLD & CLEAR Temp. -6 [degrees] F/Remarks [blank}/purser steward SUMPTER Captain BARNETT/Stewardess CHRISTIANSON Navigator CHESLEY/TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/*See overleaf --- explanation GMT".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. blue printed lettering & black lettering hand written in pencil on tan paper; red TCA maple leaf logo at top & red lettering at bottom.
Decoration: TCA maple leaf logo at top centre.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bulletin, 1948, Artifact no. 1991.1147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1147.001/

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