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OBJECT TYPE: Lithograph/limited edition
DATE: 1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0181.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Eagle Day
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 82/525
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: 65.0 cm
Width: 49.4 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: Nutkins
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); the event depicted took place on Aug. 13, 1940; the original painting from which this print was taken was dated Dec. 1987 by the Artist.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Display; commemorates the Battle of Britain.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Caption below picture reads: "Eagle Day/Smoke rises from the wreckage of a Dornier DO17 bomber, part of a force sent to attack RAF Kenley/on 18th August 1940, brought down near Biggin Hill by sergeant Ron Brown of 111 Squadron seen/here flying low overhead in his Hurricane."; lettering hand painted near the lower right corner of the original canvas reads: "GEOFF NUTKINS - DECEMBER 1987"; number hand written in pencil on the bottom border at far right reads: "82/525"; there are 5 signatures in pencil on the bottom border, including that of Ron Brown, the Pilot of the Hurricane depicted in the picture.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Colour picture & black caption; white border.
Decoration: Picture shows an RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter airplane flying over a downed Luftwaffe Dornier Do 17 bomber airplane.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, circa 1987, Artifact no. 2007.0181, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0181.001/

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