by qsamike Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:52 pm
ITEMS STOLEN FROM AEROSPACE MUSEUM – CALGARY
1) Swagger Stick (Royal Canadian Air Force), wooden; black enamel paint, metal hand knob and tip end probe silver in colour; crown and albatross imprinted in metal knob, World War Two.
2) Memorial Cross G.R.V. (Military Medal), cross patonce in silver suspended by a purple ribbon; at the end of the upright crown at the foot and at the centre, within a wreath of laurel, the royal cipher "G. R. I."; it will be engraved with the rank and the name of the soldier commemorated; mounted to a silver chain; with leather bound box embossed with the King's crown on the front. (HAVE ASKED FOR NAME)
3) Royal Naval Air Service Pilot's Log Book, flight log of T. W. G. Thomson spanning from 19 December 1916 to 16 January 1919; front cover has fabric overlay (oilskin like); printed on the front is "Royal Naval Air Service: Pilot's Flying Log Book"; written by hand in the lower third of the front cover is "T. W. G. Thomson"; inside are lined pages on which was kept a hand written record of flights; FRAGILE (poor) condition.
4) Distinguished flying Cross (Military Valour Medal), with associated box; Box – exterior black, made of hard textured material, on the top, printed in embossed capitals are the letters "D.F.C.", cream coloured fabric liner; Medal – a cross flory terminating with a rose, surmounted by another cross made of propeller blades charged in the centre with a roundel within a laurel wreath, the horizontal arms bear wings and the crowned RAF monogram at the centre, ribbon and mounting, white stripes at 45 degree angle. (STANDARD D.F.C.)
5) Hat band with cap badge; black band knit material, slightly scratchy; the badge has the Kings crown on top, with a golden eagle below the crown; the badge is stitched onto the band by brown thread (RAF/RCAF CAP BADGE ON HAT BAND).
6) Officer's cap badge; the badge has the Kings crown on top, with a golden eagle below the crown; (RAF/RCAF CAP BADGE)
7) Officer's cap badge; the badge has the Kings crown on top, with a golden eagle below the crown; ((RAF/RCAF CAP BADGE)
8) Small medals pin (Military Valour Medals); smaller versions of the D.F.C., British War Medal and Victory Medal, medals slightly tarnished (SET OF MINIATURES).
9) British War Medal (Military Valour Medal), ribbon band blue, black, white, orange, white, black, blue; silver medal with side facing portrait of King George V; on reverse St. George on horseback. (STANDARD WAR MEDAL MOST LIKELY ALSO TO THOMSON)
10) Commemorative ribbon from Victory Medal, associated with the medal itself, violet to red then back to violet.
11) Victory Medal (Military Valour Medal), engraved on the bottom edge of the medal "Lieut. T.W.G. Thomson, RAF" (VICTORY MEDAL).
12) Flare gun with holster, metallic gun in working order, name of maker on one side, one piece, brown leather holster has strap to hold gun in; both items are in good condition.
Mike