Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

STEEL AND ALUMINUM ALLOY; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

21,1 m

Largeur

31,1 m

Hauteur

6,2 m

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Aéronefs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Victory

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Malton

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

AIRCRAFT BEGAN SERVICE IN 1945 AND RETIRED IN 1964

Canada

BEGAN SERVICE WITH THE 425 SQN RCAF/ ONE OF ABOUT 450 BUILT IN CANADA BETWEEN 1943-1945/ LARGEST & MOST COMPLICATED AIRCRAFT PRODUCTIONPROGRAM UNDERTAKEN IN CANADA UP TO WWII/ AIRPLANE REFINISHED AS AIRCRAFT 'P' OF 428 SQN AROUND 1944

Fonction

PRIMARILY USED FOR STRATEGIC BOMBING/ POST-WAR PERIOD USED FOR AERIAL SURVEY, PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE, MARITIME PATROL, SEARCH AND RESCUE, NAVIGATIONAL TRAINNING/ POST-WAR PERIOD SPECIMEN SERVED 404 SQN RCAF AND STORED RESERVE

Technique

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN CANADIAN MFG CAPABILITY/ FIRST CANADIAN USE OF OPTICAL ALIGNMENT TECHNOLOGY IN TOOLING/ CONSTRUCTION LATER ADOPTING BY U.S./ MFG FACILITIES & EXPERTISE LATER EMPLOYED BY AVRO CANADA/ BOMBER TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED BASIS FOR POST-WAR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DESIGN

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

RED PRINT ON CENTRE FUSELAGE PORT & STARBOARD READS: "NA P"/ RED PRINT REAR FUSELAGE PORT & STARBOARD READS: "KB944" WITH "WINNIE" BELOW THE "P" PORT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE/ PORT SIDE BELOW PILOT POSITION READS: "THE LOVER"/ STARBOARD SIDE REAR GUN TURRET READS: "BREAK INTO TURRET LIFT LOCKING HANDLE"

Manque

Missing hydraulic pumps, engine no. 1 & 4. Found possible missing Dowty pumps incorporated into collection. AV194. Quill shafts set aside with spare pumps for latter installation.

Fini

PAINTED FLAT BLACK UNDERSIDE OF WINGS, FUSELAGE, TAIL ASSEMBLY/ VERTICAL STABILIZERS & FUSELAGE SIDES FLAT BLACK/ UPPER SURFACE WINGS, FUSELAGE, HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS SAND-BROWN & OLIVE GREEN CAMOFLAGE PATTERN

Décoration

PAINTED/ BLUE & RED ROUNDELS ON UPPER WINGS/ FUSELAGE RED WITH WHITE BORDER & BLUE RING & YELLOW BORDER/ RED, WHITE, BLUE COLOUR BAR ON VERTICAL STABILIZERS/ 72 BOMB SYMBOLS; 7 ROWS OF 10 PLUS 2 ON PORT NOSE SECTION/ CARICATURE OF AIRCREW PORT SIDE BELOW PILOT POSITION