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OBJECT TYPE: lithograph/limited edition/framed
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2679.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Closed Down
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 38/400
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper print; aluminum frame with steel hanging hardware & connectors; plexiglass; masonite (wood) backing

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.0 cm
Width: 46.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.2 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: VU-32 Squadron was formed in 1952 and disbanded in 1992
Canada: based at Shearwater, NS, the VU032 Squadron (Heavier than Air Utility Squadron) served as the RCN's (CF's after unification in 1968) east coast utility squadron performing such dities as training, naval gunnery target towing, transport, carrier onboard delivery and search & rescue
Function: commemorate Royal Canadian Navy & Canadian Forces VU-32 Squadron
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on crest reads: "32/SQUADRON/32/ESCADRILLE/NIHIL QUAM ARDUM" [Latin: nothing too difficult]; lettering hand painted on original painting on canvas at lower right reads: "Comeau/92"; caption below image reads: "IN DEDICATION TO THE MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SUPPORTED VU-32 FROM/1952 TO 1992"; lettering possibly hand written on border below image reads: "38/400 Comeau/92"
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w image; black caption; white border; silver-gray frame
Decoration: image of hangar with doors closed, runway; 6 Canadian naval aircraft arranged on canvas in circular pattern; 32 Squadron crest at bottom centre of canvas

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, 1992, Artifact no. 1992.2679, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2679.001/

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