Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, dont miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviations advances, from Canadas first military aircraft to Billy Bishops Nieuport, from the earliest bush planes to the beginnings of passenger travel. This comprehensive history showcases 50 aircraft. Whether famous or forgotten, all were designed, built, and/or flown by Canadians. Insightful analysis is complemented by gorgeous photos, many in colour, some with rare archival significance. The history of our desire to conquer gravity is encapsulated within these covers.
Author(s): Peter Pigott
Edition: First
Publisher: Dundurn
Year: 2005
Language: English
Commentary: Bookmarked, OCR (Cleartype)
Pages: 216
City: Toronto
Tags: Transportation, Aviation, History, Canada, General
Front Cover
Full Title Page
ISBN 1-55002-549-X
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Introduction
Bleriot Monoplane
Vought / Lillie
Burgess-Dunne
Bleriot Experimental 2
De Havilland 4
Bristol F2B
Nieuport 17
Felixstowe F-3 / F-5
HS-2L Flying Boat
Vickers Viking
Fairchild Super 71P
Fairchild 82
De Havilland 90 Dragonfly
Bellanca Aircruiser
Barkley-Grow T8P-1
Lockheed 12A Electra
Fairey Swordfish
Douglas Digby
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Fleet Fort
Vickers Wellington
Bristol Blenheim
Fairchild Cornell
Bristol Beaufort
Curtiss Helldiver
Fairey Firefly
Hawker Sea Fury
De Havilland 83 Fox Moth
Avro Lincoln
Vickers Viscount
De Havilland Chipmunk
Bristol Britannia
De Havilland Canada Otter
Boeing 707 / AWACS E-3A
De Havilland Canada Turbo Beaver
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
CH-113 Labrador / CH-113A Voyageur
Boeing 727
Canada Argus CP-107
Avro 748
Bell CH-136 Kiowa
Beech Musketeer CT-134
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
Bombardier Learjet
Airbus 319 / 320 /321
Bombardier Challenger
Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II
Bombardier Global Express
Canadian Regional Jet
Airbus 330
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