Ski, airplane

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0335.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: Unknown
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood ski with metal bottom, plates and bracket and fibre cord

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
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Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: FROM FEBRUARY 5, 1947 TO MAY 15, 1989 The Museum aircraft was built in 1947. It was owned by a number of operators, then purchased, restored, and flown for Maxwell W. Ward in the 1980s. This Fox Moth was presented to the Museum in 1989.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: The Fox Moth was designed in England in 1932 as a light, economic transport, and was built using as many Tiger Moth components as possible. Fox Moths were produced in Canada after the Second World War mainly to keep the plant in production, but also to satisfy the increasing need for new bush aircraft. All the Canadian modifications made to the Tiger Moth were also applied to the Fox Moth. Of the 53 produced, 39 remained in Canada, most of which were operated in float/ski configuration, and gave years of satisfactory service. The Fox Moth, though efficient, was a bit of an anachronism. For example, a modern, moulded- plexiglas sliding cockpit-hood was attached to what was essentially a 1932 aircraft. Communication between the passenger cabin in the fuselage and the cockpit to the rear was through a hole in the instrument panel. De Havilland designed a special stretcher for the Fox Moth, in order that it could operate as an air ambulance.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on proper top reading: "MADE BY/ ELLIOTT BROS./ SIOUX LOOKOUT/ ONTARIO/ NO. E10 1/2 55 1/41"/ Plate on proper top reading: "THE DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT/ OF CANADA LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA./ DH/ AEROPLANE/ TYPE/1438B/ NO. "
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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