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OBJECT TYPE: DISTINGUISHING
DATE: 1946–1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0574.001

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: silk-like material - possibly synthetic (nylon?)

Dimensions

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

Length: 130.0 cm
Width: 68.0 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: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: between adoption of maple leaf in centre of roundel by RCAF in 1946 & gradual phasing in of new distinguishing flags by Canadian Forces beginning in 1975
Canada: Unknown
Function: Distinguishing flags show the rank or status of an individual in the Armed Forces and are sometimes called rank flags. They are flown to indicate the actual presence of the person in an establishment or on a vehicle, ship or boat (or in this case an Air Base)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: N/A
Finish: medium blue background/ midnight blue; red, royal blue & white roundel/ red vertical stripes/ white border
Decoration: RCAF roundel centrally located/ 3 vertical rank stripes near left (pole) edge

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Unknown Manufacturer, Flag, between 1946–1975, Artifact no. 1993.0574, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0574.001/

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