John A.D. McCurdy
N 46° 06.200 W 060° 44.767
20T E 674196 N 5107998
This historical marker describes details about John A.D. McCurdy and is on the south wall of the museum at historic park dedicated to Alexander Graham Bell in Baddeck, NS.
Waymark Code: WMGHFD
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/08/2013
Views: 14
The sign reads:
"John A.D. McCurdy 1886-1961
[EN]"Born in Baddeck, John McCurdy was early associated with Alexander Graham Bell. As pilot of the SILVER DART here at Baddeck on 23 February 1909 he became the first person to fly an aeroplane in the British Empire, and in 1910 he was the first Canadian to be issued a pilot's licence. A pioneer of the aircraft industry, he was an officer of the Reid Aircraft Co. (1928) and of Curtis-Reid Aircraft Ltd. (1929-39). McCurdy served as Assistant Director General of Aircraft Production in Canada (1939-47) and was lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1947-52). He died in Montreal.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada"
[FR]"Ne a Baddeck, McCurdy fut un des premiers collaborateurs d'Alexander Graham Bell, qui possedait une propriete a Baddeck. Le 23 fevrier 1909, il pilota Silver Dart, premier avion de l'Empire britannique. En 1910, il devint le premier Canadien a se voir decerner un permis de pilote d'avion. Pionnier de l'industrie aeronautique, il forma la Reid Aircraft Company en 1928 et il fut president de la Curtiss-Reid Aircraft Ltd. de 1929 a 1939. Il fut directeur general adjoint de la production aeronautique canadienne de 1939 a 1947, puis lieutenant-governeur de la Nouvelle-Ecosse de 1947 a 1952. Il mourut a Montreal.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada."
Group that erected the marker: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
559 Chebucto St
Baddeck, NS Canada
B0E 1B0
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