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OBJECT TYPE: FRAMED
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0876.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: No. 1 Initial Training School
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper drawing; cardboard backing reinforced with masking tape; steel hanging rings; wooden frame; glass glazing

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.2 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.3 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this drawing dated Aug. 20th 1941
Canada: the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) operated training schools for Commonwealth flight crew/ Prince George, brother of King George VI, acting as Honourary Air Commodore in charge of Air Training in Britain, likely visited No. 1 Initial Training School during a visit to Canada as an official observer to inspect military production
Function: crest for No. 1 Initial Training School; commemorates visit of H.R.H. Prince George, Duke of Kent
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: hand written lettering on crest reads: "PER ARDVA AD ASTRA/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE"; hand coloured calligraphy certrally located reads: "No 1/Initial Training School/Toronto/R.C.A.F./August 20th 1941"; signature near lower left reads: "George"
Missing: no hanging wire
Finish: red & blue calligraphy & crest on light brown background; dark brown frame
Decoration: hand drawn RCAF crest at upper left

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Unknown Manufacturer, Drawing, 1941, Artifact no. 1998.0876, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0876.001/

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