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OBJECT TYPE: airline/first officer
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0368.004

MANUFACTURER: Bond Boyd
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: Wings
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal and enamel

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 2.1 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: Bond
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Uniform issued Jan 29, 1970
Canada: Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada. New breast wings were introduced in January 1980. For the first time in Air Canada's history, the breast wings designated the rank of the flight crew; Captain, First Officer and Second Officer. This particular uniform belonged to M. Todd.
Function: Flight crew breast insignia for Air Canada
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped in on back of tag: "MADE IN CANADA/ BOND BOYD"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Gold with red enamel/ 2 screw fasteners
Decoration: Air Canada logo

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Bond Boyd, Tag, identification, 1970, Artifact no. 2003.0368, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0368.004/

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