General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL AND ALUMINUM ALLOY; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

21.1 m

Width

31.1 m

Height

6.2 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Victory

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Malton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

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

Function

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

Technical

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

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

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"

Missing

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.

Finish

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

Decoration

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