Notice, rescue

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1941–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0580.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RCAF
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILK

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Asia
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PERIOD OF JAPANESE INVOLVEMENT IN WWII (SEPT. 7, 1941 TO VJ DAY 1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR USE BY DOWNED ALLIED AIRCREW TO IDENTIFY NATIONALITY AND REQUEST RESCUE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: textual message in 17 languages including English: "Dear Firend./I am an Allied Fighter. I did not/come here to do any harm to you who/are my friends. I only want to do harm/to the Japanese and chase them away/from this country as quickly as possi-/ble. If you will assist me, my Govern-/ment will sufficiently reward you when/the Japanese are driven away."
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE; RED, WHITE & BLUE FLAG; BLUE LETTERING
Decoration: UNION JACK

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Unknown Manufacturer, Notice, rescue, between 1941–1945, Artifact no. 1994.0580, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0580.001/

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