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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0582.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Avro Lancaster
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 2159/2500
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: 22.1 cm
Width: 12.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 2 flights on Aug. 5, 2000 in Canada; 1 flight on Sept. 17, 2000 in England
Canada: Unknown
Function: celebrates flights of restored Avro Lancasters in Canada & England to celebrate 60th anniversary of the first flight of the Lancaster prototype, and the first flight of the Canadian built Lancaster Mk.X/ to raise funds for the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering on front reads: "CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE/AVRO LANCASTER B.MkX c-GVRA, OVER TORONTO/Flown in Lancaster MK X/C-GVRA on August 5th/2000 from Hamilton to/Niagara Falls - two flights/totalling 1.3 hours./[followed by 4 autographs - illeg.]/The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight/AVRO LANCASTER B.Mk1 PA474 OVER LINCOLN/Flown in Lancaster Mk 1/PA 474 City of Lincoln on/17th September 2000 at the/60th Anniversary Battle of/Britain Air Display, Biggin/Hill, Kent./[followed by 4 autographs - illeg.]/Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum/Hamilton International Airport/Mount Hope, ONTARIO L0R 1W0"; post mark reads: "CANADA POST POSTES CANADA/CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM/2000.08.01/MOUNT HOPE ON"; lettering on back reads: "Trans-Atlantic transfers/supported by/DHL/WORLDWIDE EXPRESS/BATTLE OF BRITAIN/MEMORIAL FLIGHT RAF CONINGSBY/Canadian Warplane Heritage/Museum/Hamilton International Airport/Ontario, Canada/A commemorative envelope produced by the Joint Charities/Consortium in cooperation with Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association/and canadian Warplane Heritage to raise funds for the Canadian/Warplane Heritage Museum and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight/via Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association."
Missing: N/A
Finish: multi-coloured images, text & postage stamp on white background
Decoration: 2 images of Avro Lancaster on front; side view of Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter on postage stamp; front, top & side schematic drawings of Avro Lancaster on back; logos of Joint Services Charities Consortium, Lincolnshire Lancaster Association, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum & Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on back

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 2000, Artifact no. 2001.0582, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0582.001/

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