Correspondence

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0051.049

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Air Force
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 49
Total Parts: 69
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: 24.3 cm
Width: 20.4 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: Christie
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this letter dated Nov. 10, 1944
Canada: Unknown
Function: letter from RCAF Casualty Officer to T.W. Christie's mother confirming safe arrival at base of son previously reported overdue returning from mission
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: body of letter reads: "I wish to confirm my telegram of recent date/informing you that your son, Sergeant Thoburn Wesley/Christie, is now reported safe after having been overdue/at his base from air operations./Original advice received from the Royal Canadian/Air Force casualties Officer, Overseas, stated that your son/and the entire crew of his aircraft failed to return to their/base after taking off to carry out air operations over/Dusseldorf, Germany, on the night of November 2nd, 1944. A/subsequent report received states that he is now reported safe./I join with you and the members of your family/in your joy in your son's safety."
Missing: N/A
Finish: black logo & printed text, black type written text on white paper;
Decoration: RCAF logo at top centre

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Royal Canadian Air Force, Correspondence, 1944, Artifact no. 2007.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0051.049/

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