More Interesting Stories, Notes and Historical information of a general nature.
On this Day in History 9 January 1941 – First Flight of the Avro Lancaster On January 9, 1941 Captain Harry Albert “Sam” Brown took the very first Avro Lancaster, prototype BT308, into the air from RAF Ringway in Cheshire….
Mosquito Bomber Group Update: This Past December, our Mosquito Team mounted the Starboard Engine to our DH.98 Mosquito Aircraft. Here is a link to a short video of the process:
L.V. deBlicquy Birth Date: November 30, 1931Birthplace: Blyth, OntarioDeath Date: March 21, 2009Year Inducted: 2014Awards: CM; OC; The McKee Trophy; The Amelia Earhart Medal (The 99’s); The Tissandier Award (Aero Club of Canada) From an early age, Lorna deBlicquy dedicated…
On September 5, 1959, Canada became the third nation to reach space with a successful launch of the Canadian Black Brant 1 from the Churchill Research Range (CRR) in Northern Manitoba. Over the last 60 years, the Black Brant rocket…
16 Aug 1947 – First Flight of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 ‘Beaver’The De Havilland Beaver was designed and built in Canada and first flew on August 16, 1947 at Downsview, Ontario. It is a rugged all-metal aircraft operable on…
On August 10, 1949, the Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner soared into history as North America’s first jet-powered airliner and the second of its kind in the world, trailing the British de Havilland Comet by just 13 days. Designed built by…
On August 9, 1950, the first Canadian-built F-86 Sabre, designated CL-13 Sabre Mk 1, took its maiden flight at Dorval, Quebec, piloted by A.J. Lilly. This aircraft, assembled from US-made parts, was essentially a Canadian version of the North American F-86A. It was the first…
The first military demonstration of aircraft flight in Canada was given at Petawawa Camp Ontario on 2- August 1909, by J.A.D. McCurdy and F.W. Baldwin, with the assistance ofthe Royal Canadian Engineers. On the morning of 2 August, they made…
On 20-July 1969, at 10:56 p.m. (EDT), U.S. astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11, becomes the first person to set foot on the Moon. Fifteen minutes later, Buzz Aldrin climbs down the ladder of the lunar module to…
Watch this historical aviation moment on board Air Creebec. This is the last flight of the HS748 in the Western Hemisphere! You can now visit this airplane at the Canadian Aviation Museum of Windsor Ontario. This stunning video is produced…
