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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1944–1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.2040.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Navy
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: Paper.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.7 cm
Width: 21.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
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).
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.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Various
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. black type written text and hand written entries in ink on white sheets.
Decoration: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm logo & image of aircraft carrier on greeing card; illustrated Shearwater Aviation Museuem Foundation brochure.

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Royal Canadian Navy, Archival collection, between 1944–1987, Artifact no. 2004.2040, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.2040.001/

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