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OBJECT TYPE: positive/print/b&w/framed
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0539.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Fokker DVII airplane
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 photograph; glass; wood frame; cardboard backing

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 46.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: shipped to Canada following WWI (1914-1918) as war trophy; transferred Camp Borden to Knowlton 1920; on display in Martin Annex 1921 (officially opened by Sir Robert Broden); photograph possibly taken after arrival at Knowltonbut before installation in museum (late 1920 - early 1921)?
Canada: Fokker DVII in this photograph now in Brome County Museum in Knowlton; only surviving one of 22 shipped to Canada as war trophies after WWI; only completely original surviving one in North America & one of only 3 in world; possibly used by "Billy" Bishop during air shows after WWI
Function: display
Technical: 160 HP Mercedes-Benz engine made Fokker DVII faster and could climb higher than allies' aircraft, but acquired by German high command in 1918 too late to make a differnce
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: no hanging hardware
Finish: b + w photograph
Decoration: 3/4 view of parked Fokker DVII airplane

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Unknown Manufacturer, Photograph, circa 1920, Artifact no. 2001.0539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0539.001/

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