Undersuit, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRICALLY HEATED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0583.002

MANUFACTURER: Deacon Flying Suit
MODEL: B1 (B)
LOCATION: Belleville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1516
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COTTON SHELL/ METAL RUBBER WIRIING, PLUGS/ METAL SNAPS/ PLASTIC BUTTONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 148.3 cm
Width: 49.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Deacon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Belleville

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1943
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: PROVIDES ADDED WARMTH WHEN FLYING DURING WINTER OR AT INCREASED ALTITUDES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL SEWN TO UPPER LEFT, FRONT: "MEDIUM RCAF ELECTRICAL UNDERSUIT TYPE B1 (B) RCAF REF. NO. 22C/1468 PATENT NO. A100063 MFD NOV.-, 1944, D.B.L. BELLEVILLE SUIT NO. 1516"/ LABEL ON OUTSIDE, RIGHT WRIST: " 1. FASTEN B STUD, THEN 2. FOR FULL HEAT: FASTEN BOTH OTHER STUDS, A AND C .3 FOR HALF HEAT: SWING C STUD TO A POSITION ON GLOVE"/ "B", "C", & "A" STAMPED OVER CORRESPONDING STUDS/ FOLLOWING PRINTED ON REGULATOR: "RCAF HEAT REGULATOR 24 VOLTS RCAF REF. NO. 22C/1487 A.A.C."/ LABEL ON INSIDE BACK, AT NECK: SAME AS .1.
Missing: From CA of 12/10/1998 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: GOLD COLOURED FABRIC/ SILVER METAL SNAPS/ GOLD COLOURED BUTTONS
Decoration: N/A

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Deacon Flying Suit, Undersuit, flying, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1971.0583, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0583.002/

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