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OBJECT TYPE: Airfields location
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2876.001

MANUFACTURER: Headquarters 21 Army Group
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 89.0 cm
Width: 65.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ map dated April 30, 1945
Canada: many Canadians served as Navigators in RCAF squadrons attached to RAF commands during WWII
Function: 2 dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/ shows airfileds for purposes of planning military strategy, in particular bombing raids & military occupation & logistics
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along top above edge of map reads: "CONFIDENTIAL 30 APRIL 1945 NOT TO BE TAKEN/INTO THE AIR/AIRFIELDS LOCATION MAP"; lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "PREPARED BY CHIEF ENGINEER HEADQUARTERS 21 ARMY GROUP./21 A Gp No. 43 Adapted from AEAF 1,000000 (Sheets 2,5,7) Scale 1:1,000,000 WARNING - THE GRID ON THIS MAP IS APPROXIMATE ONLY AND [torn off]/PLUS OR MINUS I.K.M. IN ERROR WITH RESPECT TO LO[torn off]"
Missing: N/A
Finish: light blue on white background; existing airfields indicated in dark blue; allied operational airfields indicated in dark red
Decoration: N/A

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Headquarters 21 Army Group, Map, 1945, Artifact no. 1992.2876, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2876.001/

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