Badge, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0526.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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 fabric thread on unidentified cloth; paper (?) backing

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Elementary Flying Training Schools provided training for the BCATP during WWII (1939-1945); this design in use 1942-1943
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 to indicate occupation or qualification
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: embroidered lettering on maple leaf reads: "CFTS"
Missing: N/A
Finish: red, gold & yellow maple leaf; beige wings & lettering on black background
Decoration: embroidered centrally located maple leaf between outstretched wings

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Unknown Manufacturer, Badge, uniform, circa 1942, Artifact no. 2001.0526, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0526.001/

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