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OBJECT TYPE: Service
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0875.001

MANUFACTURER: Dept. of National Defence
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.4 cm
Width: 29.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Defence CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: would have been issued shortly following Flight Sgt. Christie's returement in 1966
Canada: Unknown
Function: serves as official certification and acknowledgement of service with RCAF
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on crest reads: "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE"; main body of certificate reads: "Certificate of Service/This is to certify that/Flight Sergeant W.K. Christie CB(?)/Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular)/from the 2nd day of October 1942 to the 18th/day of September 1945, and was Honourably Released/(from the 4th day of arch 1946 to the 31st/day of October 1966, and was Honourably Released/[illeg. signature]/for Chief of the Defence staff"; printed lettering below border at lower left reads: "R390 7530-21-802-3908"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. black printed text with black type written entries on white paper; red-gold-dark blue-pale blue crest; signature in blue ink
Decoration: RCAF crest at top centre

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Dept. of National Defence, Certificate, circa 1966, Artifact no. 1996.0875, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0875.001/

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