General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN MODEL ONWOOD & PLEXIGLASS BASE/ METAL PLAQUE

Dimensions

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

Length

60.4 cm

Width

27.2 cm

Height

30.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

deHavilland

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Downsview

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

IN 1919, ON CAPE BRETON'S BRAS D'OR LAKE, A HYDROFOIL DEVELOPED BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL & F.W. BALDWIN ACHIEVED SPEEDS OF 60 KNOTS. HMCS BRAS D'OR, BUILT BY DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA WAS NAMED FOR THE SITE OF THOSE FIRST TESTS/ SEE SUPP. INFO.

Function

THIS MODEL WAS A RETIREMENT GIFT, PRESENTED TO DONOR IN NOV. 1984.

Technical

THE POTENTIAL OF THE HYDROFOIL AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL WAS INVESTIGATED IN THE EARLY 1950S. A SMALL TEST VESSEL WAS BUILT IN BRITAIN TO NAVAL RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SPECIFICATIONS. BASED ON ITS PERFORMANCE, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA IN 1963/ SEE SUPP. INFO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED MAPLE LEAF & '400' PAINTED ON EITHER SIDE OF MODEL/ INSCRIBED PLAQUE ON BASE READS: 'R.W. (DICK) BECKER UPON HIS RETIREMENT NOVEMBER 1984/ 1960- PROJECT ENGINEER- HYDROFOIL/ 1966- ASSISTANT CHIEF DESIGNER- HYDROFOIL/ 1968- DEPUTY HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME MANAGER/ 1968- HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME MANAGER/ THIS MODEL OF THE HMCS BRAS D'OR WAS/ PRESENTED BY HIS HYDROFOIL COLLEAGUES/ AS A MOMENTO OF HIS GREAT CONTRIBUTION/ TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DE HAVILLAND FHE-400 HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME'

Missing

NONE

Finish

MODEL IS GREY, WITH RED & BLACK ACCENTS/ STAINED & VARNISHED WOODEN BASE

Decoration

N/A