"Canopus." Designed and built by Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd. for Imperial Airways Ltd. Launched 4th July 1936.
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Object Details
Country of Origin
Great Britain
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Offset Lithograph on Paper, Colored
Artist
Norman Wilkinson Physical Description
Colored offset lithographic print of a Canopus airplane aloft over water. The Short Canopus was a S.23 Empire Flying Boat. Powered by four Bristol Pegasus engines, it had a maximum speed of 200 mph and a range of 760 miles. Based on a painting by Norman Wilkinson.
'Painted by Norman Wilkinson, R.J. / Harrison & Sons, Limited, London.'
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 48.6 × 56.2cm (19 1/8 × 22 1/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140867000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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