Button, uniform
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military
- DATE
- 1940–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0501.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Scully, William Ltd.
- MODEL
- BCATP
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- brass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 2.3 cm
- Height
- 1.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Scully
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Air Observer Schools were part of the BCATP during WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) was administered by the RCAF between 1940 & 1945 to train commonwealth air crew, and was one of Canada's greatest contributions to the allied effort during the second world war. Many participants, including instructors, were civilian volunteers organized by the Canadian Flying Clubs Association, who wore distinctive uniforms and insignia. - Function
-
worn on uniform of Air Observer School personnel - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on front face reads: "A.O.S"; stamped lettering on back reads: "WM. SCULLY LTD./MONTREAL"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- brazen
- Decoration
- raised maple leaf above pair of outstretched wings on front face
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Scully, William Ltd., Button, uniform, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 2001.0501, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0501.001/
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