Undersuit, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRICALLY HEATED
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0184.001

MANUFACTURER: Deacon Flying Suit
MODEL: B1 (B)
LOCATION: Belleville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1486
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cotton/ metal rubber wiring, plugs/ metal snaps/ plastic buttons

Dimensions

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

Length: 139.0 cm
Width: 68.5 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: Deacon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Belleville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS SUIT PRESUMABLY USED C. MID-1940S+
Canada: Made in Canada
Function: PROVIDES ADDED WARMTH WHEN FLYING DURING WINTER OR AT INCREASED ALTITUDES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Label on inside back of suit, at neck: "DEACON FLYING SUIT, DEACON-CANADA"/ Label sewn to upper left, front of suit: "MEDIUM RCAF ELECTRICAL UNDERSUIT TYPE B1 (B) RCAF REF. NO. 22C/ 1468 PATENT NO. A10063 MFG'D. OCT.-1944, D.B.L. BELLEVILLE SUIT NO. 1486'/ Instructions on outside of right wrist: '1.FASTEN B STUD, THEN 2.FOR FULL HEAT: FASTEN BOTH OTHER STUDS A & C 3.FOR HALF HEAT: SWING C STUD TO A POSITION ON GLOVE'/ Printed over corresponding studs: 'B, C, & A'/ Printed on regulator: 'RCAF HEAT REGULATOR 24 VOLTS RCAF REF NO.22C 1487 A.A.C.'
Missing: From CA of 12/08/1998 by Corey Stephen: Yes - .1 flight suit. 860184.4 is complete. .2-.5 missing
Finish: Gold coloured fabric with silver metal snaps and gold coloured buttons
Decoration: N/A

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Deacon Flying Suit, Undersuit, flying, 1944, Artifact no. 1986.0184, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0184.001/

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