Correspondence
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0051.050
- MANUFACTURER
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 50
- 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
- 33.2 cm
- Width
- 20.5 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 Feb. 14, 1945
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
letter to T.W. Christie's mother from Acting Minister of National Defence (Air) congradulating her on son's awarding of Distinguished Flying Medal & quoting in full citation for award - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- citation reads as follows: "Flying Officer Brodie and Sergeant Christie were/pilot and rear gunner respectively of an aircraft/detailed to attack Dusseldorf. Soon after the tar-/get had been attacked, the aircraft was engaged by/three enemy fighters. As they closed in, Sergeant/Christie opened fire. His bullets struck one of/the attackers causing it to give up the fight./Nevertheless the other two fighters attacked with/great persistance. Flying Officer Brodie's air-/craft sustained much damage. Despite this, he ma-/noevered with much skill. Meanwhile, Sergeant/Christie used his guns to good effect and the ene-/my aircraft were finally driven off. Some time/later, the bomber sustained further serious damage./Displaying the greatest coolness, Flying Officer/Brodie maintained control and effected a success-/ful crash landing on an open patch of ground in/friendly territory. He displayed a high standard/of skill, courage and tenacity on this his first sortie as a captain. Sergeant Christie also proved/himself to be a resolute and devoted member of air-/craft crew. This was his first mission and his cool-/ness and confidence in such trying circumstances set/a fine example."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- black type written lettering on tan paper; blue letterhead incl. Canadian coat-of-arms
- Decoration
- Canadian coat-of-arms at top centre
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Royal Canadian Air Force, Correspondence, 1945, Artifact no. 2007.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0051.050/
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