By: Tom H - 23rd February 2008 at 18:31
Thanks for the info Steve
Tony sent me his article a while ago and it is a good one.
Nice to see the work being done a Vintage Wings and glad to see they are getting the support our aviation heritage needs.
As far as Canadians blowing our own horn….we are doing our part and we are incouraging all Canadians to get in the game.
We have one of the most exciting, Romantic, adventerous aviaton histories in the world and its about time we made sure everyone knows!!!!
Keep the faith
Tom H
By: K225 - 23rd February 2008 at 12:39
Tom
Check out Return of the Hawk here:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=508&lang=en-CA
Also Mike Hennigers site for more pictures of the project.
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/VWoC.php
Also the Feb. 2008 Issue of Aeroplane (can I say that here?) has an excellent article “A Passioned Shared” by Anthony Smyth Director General of the Canadian Aviation Museum.
But your right strangely little in Canadian publications, but isn’t that always the way when it comes to Canadian History! Then again we don’t need to blow our own horn!
Steve
By: Tom H - 23rd February 2008 at 04:02
Heard about Hawk 1 but didn’t know if it was to be public knowledge yet.
A lot happening and we are starting early….
Our plan is to have an event a month from March 08 through December 09!!!
Our first aircraft is due to fly this year.
Our B-25 may be complete enough to start letting the public see her without going into restoration.
New flight simulators.
Speakers, Movies and more.
We are hosting the CAPA conference in “08” as well.
Plus some surprises….have to wait and see.
You guys across the pond are gonna be jealous.
Tom H
By: K225 - 23rd February 2008 at 02:39
Sorry Tom
It is also hoped that the Hawk 1 Canadaire Sabre will be at Baddeck for Feb. 23, 2009 the 100th celebrations. She will be flying in the colours of the Golden Hawks. there is some great cooperation going on between DND and Vintage Wings to make this happen.
Steve
By: Tom H - 22nd February 2008 at 20:35
K225
You got it..no fair you are Canadian.
Tommorow the Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association, our museum and many others begin the countdown to the 100th anniversary of flight in Canada.
Some of the things planned for 2009 are:
1) Back to Baddeck, coast to coast aerial tour of Canada
2) Special events in every province
3) Special events at every aviation museum across Canada
and much more
Our countdown begins next month with a special exhibit on the Women of Aviation in Edmonton….
Keep watching.
Tom H
By: K225 - 22nd February 2008 at 17:47
That should be Eh! Eh
Check out the Last Flight here:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?s=63&lang=en-CA
By: paulmcmillan - 22nd February 2008 at 17:33
Any guesses?????
Tom H
100th Anniversry of the creation of the Word “Hey!”??
By: K225 - 22nd February 2008 at 16:58
99th year of powered flight in Canada which occurred February 23 1909 when the Silver Dart was flown off the ice at Baddeck Nova Scotia, by one of its designers, John A.D. McCurdy. The Silver Dart was built by the Aerial Experiment Association formed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.
The AEA was formed when J. D. Mcurdy along with his friend Frederick Baldwin, both engineers just graduated from the University of Toronto, went to spend the summer in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. McCurdy had grown up there, and his father was the personal secretary of Dr. Bell. As the three sat with Dr. Bell discussing the problems of aviation it was Bell’s wife who suggested a company be formed to develop their ideas. Being wealthy, she bankrolled the idea, ending one of the major problems facing aviators of the day having enough money.
Bell asked an American motorcycle designer and manufacturer, Glenn H. Curtiss to join them.
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