Suit, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: TEDDY BEAR
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0377.001

MANUFACTURER: WOODS MFG.
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: SYNTHETIC & COTTON FABRIC; FUR LINING; METAL ZIPPERS, BRASS PULL-CORD HANDLES, STEEL SNAP FASTENERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 180.0 cm
Width: 62.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Republic of Korea
State/Province: Unknown
Period: KOREAN WAR (1951-1953); THIS SUIT WORN NOV. 1950 TO JUNE 1951
Canada: WORN BY DONOR (Omer Levesque) WHILE FLYING NORTH AMERICAN SABRE FIGHTER JET WITH USAF IN KOREAN WAR; FIRST CANADIAN TO FLY SABRE; FIRST CANADIAN TO FLY COMBAT MISSION IN KOREA; FIRST COMMONWEALTH PILOT TO MAKE JET-TO-JET KILL IN COMBAT WITH MIG-15
Function: PROTECTION WHILE FLYING AT HIGH ALTITUDES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ink stamped label on inside back below collar reads: "WOODS MFG. [illegible]/2 [illegible]/HEIGHT [illegible] - 5'7"/CHEST 38" - 42"/WAIST 32" - 36""
Missing: N/A
Finish: TAN-WHITE FABRIC; SILVER ZIPPER & SNAP FASTENERS; BRAZEN DRAW-STRING HANDLES; BROWN PARKA LINING
Decoration: N/A

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WOODS MFG., Suit, flying, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1993.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1993.0377.001/

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