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OBJECT TYPE: lithograph/limited edition/framed
DATE: 1991
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0475.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Rommel's Last Tanker
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 1/250
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper print & backing; card stock matte; glazed; frame possibly plastic coated wood; steel hanging hardware

Dimensions

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

Length: 67.5 cm
Width: 64.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: original painting dated 1991 by artist/ event depicted in picture took place Oct. 26, 1942 during WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: this incident denied fuel to the Afrika Corps contributing to the Allied victory at El Alemain
Function: display; commemorates the sinking of a fuel tanker attempting to supply the German Afrika Corps by RAF Bristol Beauforts
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering hand painted on original painting on canvas at lower right reads: "CHARLES J./THOMPSON/91/G.Av.A.A.S.A.A."; lettering on border above picture reads: "Rommel's Last Tanker/From an original oil painting held by 47 Squadron, Royal Air Force. This reproduction is limited to 250 copies. 1/250"; lettering on border below picture reads: "Two Bristol Beaufort Mark 1 A's of 47 Squadron leaving the area after Pilot Officer Ralph V. Manning torpedoed and sank the tanker 'Proserpina', outside Tobruk on 26th October 1942."; lettering on business card glued to back reads: "MACLEAN - YOUNG/PICTURE FRAMERS/89 Mill Street/Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0/613-256-4681"; signed by artist, Charles J. Thompson; counter-signed by 3 crew members Ft.Lt. Norman G. Spark, Navigator, Wing Commander Ralph V. Manning, Pilot, & Sqn. Ldr. Norman Hearn-Phillips, Pilot
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour picture; white border; light gray matte; white & gold marble grain frame
Decoration: image shows front view of two Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers flying low over water leaving the scene of an exploding ship in background

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, circa 1991, Artifact no. 1993.0475, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0475.001/

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