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OBJECT TYPE: GRADUATION
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0828.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Air Force
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Upavon, England

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General Information

Serial #: 14365
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
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: 21.2 cm
Width: 17.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Defence UK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Upavon

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWI (1914-1918)/ this certificate is dated May 12, 1918
Canada: Unknown
Function: souvenir of the career of Lieut. O.W.D. Sutherland; who was an officer in the 20th Canadian (Army) Reserve Battalion, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force/ this certificate certifies that he has graduated from the central flying School and is qualified as a military aviator (Pilot or Observer?) in the Royal Air Force
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering reads: "F.S. Form 291./Certificate No. 14365/ROYAL AIR FORCE./(Officers.)/CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL,/UPAVON, WILTS.,/May 12th 1918./GRADUATION CERTIFICATE/This is to Certify that 21070 Lt. O.W.D. Sutherland/20th Canadian Reserve/has completed a course in the Military Wing, and is qualified for service/in the Royal Air Force./[illeg. signature]/Lt.-Colonel,/Commandant/W8667--804 1200 5/18 11WV(P1167) H16/829"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black printed & hand written lettering on white background; signature in blue ink
Decoration: coat of arms of Great Britain at top centre

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Royal Air Force, Certificate, 1918, Artifact no. 1996.0828, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0828.001/

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