Plaque, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: framed
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0937.001

MANUFACTURER: Indian Air Force
MODEL: Indian Air Force 6 Squadron
LOCATION: India

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: presentation piece
Patents: N/A
General Description: Heavy gold tone, white, red and green metallic and fibre thread stitched onto dark blue velvet (?) background. Off-white frame probably plaster over wood: inner face of frame surrounding fabric has raised pebble-textured finish; ornate raised braid-like border on frame edge highlighted in gold tone paint; back of frame sealed with black coated paper tape and dark green felt (?) fabric; designed to be suspended by bright blue metal link chain.

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.4 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Defence IN
Country: India
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This piece was probably created, and presented in 1968.
Canada: Abandoned in India after Second World War, the museum's Liberator [1968.0893] was refurbished and flown by the Indian Air Force before being donated to the Museum in exchange for a Westland Lysander. Flown to Canada in June 1968, it was officially handed over and subsequently refinished by No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF. This decorative plaque likely accompanied formal hand-over of Liberator aircraft to Royal Canadian Air Force.
Function: To commemorate by publicly acknowledging an event.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ [emblem & scroll]/ MAY THE SYMBOL OF PRIDE/ OF YOUR MUSEUM BE OUR/ OLD FAITHFUL/ FROM OC & OFFICERS OF No 6 SQN INDIAN AIR FORCE/ MAY, 1968" embroidered in gold tone metallic thread on plaque face. " No6 SQUADRON/ INDIAN AIR FORCE" embroidered on emblem.
Missing: None.
Finish: Heavy gold tone, white, red, black and green metallic and fibre thread stitched onto dark blue velvet (?) background. Off-white frame probably plaster over wood: inner face of frame surrounding fabric has raised pebble-textured finish; ornate raised braid-like border on frame edge highlighted in gold tone paint; back of frame sealed with black coated paper tape and dark green felt (?) fabric; designed to be suspended by bright blue metal link chain.
Decoration: Indian Air Force emblem features 3-headed lion [?] surmounting dragon-like creature seen in profile within circular border of oak leaves [?]. Indian text embroidered in black thread on gold tone and red "banner", below emblem. Frame: inner face of frame surrounding fabric has raised pebble-textured finish; ornate raised braid-like border on frame edge highlighted in gold tone paint.

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Indian Air Force, Plaque, commemorative, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1968.0937, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1968.0937.001/

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