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OBJECT TYPE: Pilot's/military
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.2037.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Navy
MODEL: Pilot's Flying Log Book
LOCATION: Unknown

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper pages; paper bound card stock cover.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.8 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 3.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Lieutenant Commander Nevill John Geary's career lasted over over 20 years (1943-1965). This log book contains entries from 1943 to 1952.
Canada: Lt. Cdr. Geary was a Canadian pilot & naval officer. As a member of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during WWII he trained in Canada, and was one of the few Canadian RN fighter pilots to serve against Japan in the Pacific. He was one of the first to transfer into the Royal Canadian Navy's Naval Aviation Branch when it was formed in 1946, where he served aboard the aircraft carriers NMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Bonaventure, and ashore at HMCS Shearwater. His career coincides with the growth and development of Canadian naval aviation from its earliest days to CF unification.
Function: This collection helps document the career of Lieutenant Commander Nevill John Geary. This log book documents his flying activities during his wartime operational and early post-war career.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on cover reads: "[crown]/Pilot's/Flying Log Book/ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY/[illeg.]".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Dark blue cover with gold crown & lettering; black tape along spine.
Decoration: Naval crown on front cover.

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Royal Canadian Navy, Log book, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2004.2037, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.2037.001/

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