FIRST - Powered Airplane to Fly in Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 27.485 W 075° 38.649
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The A.E.A. Silver Dart was the first powered airplane to fly in Canada. A reproduction of the Silver Dart is located in the Space and Aviation Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMYMCG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/28/2018
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From an information panel next to the airplane:
The Silver Dart was designed and piloted by Canadian J.A.D. McCurdy, a member of the Aerial Experiment Association (A.E.A.). The aircraft's name was inspired by the silvery balloon silk that covered its wings. The Silver Dart was constructed in Hammondsport, New-York, where it was first flown by the A.E.A. in December 1908. The craft was then transported to Baddeck, Nova Scotia, where the group's founder, Alexander Graham Bell, had a summer home.
The Silver Dart made its famed flight over Baddeck Bay on February 23, 1909.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 02/23/1909
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