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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE/PROMOTIONAL
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0937.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CF-TCC Lockheed 10 A Electra
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: Card stock

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 11.2 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada.
Function: To commemorate flights with TCA's Lockheed 10 A Electra.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Backside reads: "LOCKHEED 10A ELECTRA CF-TCC/ 2-450 h.p. Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr./ Span 55' Length 38'7". Cruising/ Speed 160 mph. Nine passengers. Two/ crew. Last of five purchased by Trans/ Canada Airlines in 1937 and sold in/ 1939. Repurchased in Florida in 1983/ and completely rebuilt in Winnipig for/ Air Canada's 50th Anniversary. It also/ made a commemorative flight across/ Canada ending in Expo '86"/ French version also on post card/ Western Canada/ INC./ 1974/ AVIATION MUSEUM [written within logo]"/ Across centre line: "Published and C [copyright] by WESTERN CANADA AVIATION MUSEUM"/ Upper right corner: "POSTAGE/ STAMP"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Sepia tone photo on card stock. Backside print in black.
Decoration: Photo of CF-TCC Lockheed 10 A Electra.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Postcard, 1986, Artifact no. 2003.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0937.001/

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