Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781553654964)

It's hard to imagine modern Canada without the airplane. In an immense, open country with many challenges to travel, flight has become an integral part of Canadian life, from bush pilots landing floatplanes on remote lakes to business travellers shuttling between cities and time zones. Here the rich resources of the Canada Aviation Museum provide a fresh look at the aviation heritage that made this possible.

Canadian Wings gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada, as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Vignettes and anecdotes bring famous Canadian fliers to life, from J.A.D. McCurdy and Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association to World War I aces Bishop, Barker and Collishaw, and from bush pilots "Wop" May and "Punch" Dickins to steadfast flyers-turned-boardroom-executives Grant McConachie, Gordon McGregor and Max Ward.

Author: Stephen Payne
ISBN-10: 155365496X
ISBN-13: 9781553654964
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.40w x 0.80d