Badge, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: military/WWI
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0924.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RFC/Tudhope, J.H.
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: embroidered insignia on fabric

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.0 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Such pilot's wings were in use between 1912-1918/ Worm by J.H. Tudhope during WWI
Canada: J.H. Tudhope received the Military Cross and the Bar to the Military Cross for his outstanding achievements as a WW1 ace. He was a winner of the Trans Canada (McKee) Trophy in 1930 and a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, and a pilot for Trans Canada Airlines. In July 1937, in a Lockheed Electra, he and J. D. Hunter completed the first dawn-to-dusk trans-Canada flight, between Montréal and Vancouver, in 17 hours and 35 minutes.
Function: Pilot's insignia worn on uniform
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Monogram in centre reads: "RFC"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Tan monogram, wings & crown; Orangey-brown laurels; Black background
Decoration: Laurels surrounding circular central field between outstretched wings; Surmounted by crown

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform, circa 1916, Artifact no. 1997.0924, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0924.001/

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