General Information

Serial #

31/40

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper

Dimensions

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

Length

70.2 cm

Width

50.4 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

Bennett

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

City

Bridgewater

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Canadair Argus was used for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare and rescue missions/ one of the most effective anti-submarine aircraft of the 1950's & 1960's due to long range

Function

display; to commemorate the Canadair CP-107 Argus and members of VP International (VPI), a training program for long term maritime patrol missions

Technical

much of equipment built in Canada & played important role in establishing Canadian electronics industry

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering printed on border below image reads: "North Atlantic Rescue; MP Style/by Geoff Bennett/A Royal Canadian Air Force CP-107 Argus Mk.I subhunter, while returning home from an ASW/exercise in Europe, rescues and excorts a plane to safety. The pilot had become lost in bad weather/and was very low on fuel. Chalk up another one for the folks in the Maitime(sic.) Patrol Community./(C) 1999; Published by Happy Landings Fine Art & More/Printed in Canada by Atlantic Nova Print; Halifax, NS"; lettering hand written on border below image reads: "MP/P 31/40 {signed] Geoff Bennett/HAPPY LANDINGS to/THE NATIONAL AVIATION MUSEUM [illegible]"; counter signed by 6 members of VPI

Missing

N/A

Finish

colour picture; white border with black caption, b + w sketch & 6 colour insignia

Decoration

main image shows side view of RCAF Canadair CP-107 Argus in flight over water escorting lost airplane (seen in background); RCAF insignia on border above main image; P-2000 (predecessor of VPI) & VPI logos on border below main image; 3 squadron or base insignia (Comox, Greenwood & Summerside) on border at lower left; b + w sketch of Argus on border below main image at right