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- OBJECT TYPE
- Paint Chip
- DATE
- 1940–1946
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0634.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ministry of Aircraft Production
- MODEL
- Colour Standards
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- card stock cover & specification sheets; brass screw fasteners
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.5 cm
- Width
- 8.4 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.5 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Defence UK
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); the Ministry of Aircraft Production was formed in 1940 and was absorbed into the Ministry of Supply in 1946
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
The Ministry of Aircraft Production was a specialized supply agency of the British government responsible for manufacturing aircraft for British forces (primarily the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm). This book contains a selection of captioned cards of various colours to provide contractors with specifications for approved colour schemes for aircraft. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- printed lettering on front cover reads: "Ministry of Aircraft Production/COLOUR STANDARDS/Specifications D.T.D. 83A, D.T.D. 308, D.T.D. 314/D.T.D. 420A AND D.T.D. 517."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- medium green cover with black printed lettering; brass screw fasteners
- Decoration
- none
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Ministry of Aircraft Production, Book, sample, between 1940–1946, Artifact no. 2002.0634, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0634.001/
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