Airplane part, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: MOUNTED/COMMEMORATIVE/FRAMED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0870.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Curtiss NC-4
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: FABRIC RELIC; GLASS; PAPER DISPLAY; CARD STOCK BACKING; ALUNINUM FRAME; STEEL HANGING HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.6 cm
Width: 36.4 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: DISPLAY; COMMEMORATE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT IN CURTISS NC-4, MAY 1919
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering reads: "CURTISS NC-4/Commanding Officer: LCDR Albert C. Read, USN/Pilots: Lt. Elmer F. Stone, USCG and Lt. (j.g.) Wlater Hinton, USN/Crew: Lt. James L. Breese, USN; Ens. Herbert C. Rodd, USN; and Eugene S. Rhoads, USN/[relic]/Original Fabric/The Curtiss NC-4 was the first airplane to complete a trans-Atlantic flight. On May 27, 1919, the flying boat set/down on the water of the Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal. The 4000-mile flight from Rockaway Beach, New/York, had been accomplished in nineteen days. The NC-4 is part of the coillection of the National Air and Space/Museum and is currently on loan to the Naval Aviation Museum, *
Missing: N/A
Finish: BROWN RELIC; B + W IMAGE & BLACK LETTERING ON WHITE BACKGROUND; GOLD FRAME
Decoration: IMAGE OF CURTISS NC-4 FLYING BOAT IN FLOGHT OVER WATER

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Unknown Manufacturer, Airplane part, commemorative, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0870, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0870.001/

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