Prince Edward Island Accession Number: ART23084

Description

Navigation flight from the Navigation School, Chartottetown Prince Edward Island, Avro Anson aircraft heading out to sea over the red soil coast. The School is part of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), by which many personnel of the Royal Australian Air Force were trained in Canada.

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Accession Number
ART23084
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour with pen and ink over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 38 cm x 55.7 cm
Medium
watercolour with pen and ink over pencil on paper
Date Made
1944-10
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1945-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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