On Canadian Wings: A Century of Flight

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Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, dont miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviations advances, from Canadas first military aircraft to Billy Bishops Nieuport, from the earliest bush planes to the beginnings of passenger travel. This comprehensive history showcases 50 aircraft. Whether famous or forgotten, all were designed, built, and/or flown by Canadians. Insightful analysis is complemented by gorgeous photos, many in colour, some with rare archival significance. The history of our desire to conquer gravity is encapsulated within these covers. Front Cover Full Title Page ISBN 1-55002-549-X Acknowledgements Table of Contents Introduction Bleriot Monoplane Vought / Lillie Burgess-Dunne Bleriot Experimental 2 De Havilland 4 Bristol F2B Nieuport 17 Felixstowe F-3 / F-5 HS-2L Flying Boat Vickers Viking Fairchild Super 71P Fairchild 82 De Havilland 90 Dragonfly Bellanca Aircruiser Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Lockheed 12A Electra Fairey Swordfish Douglas Digby Bell P-39 Airacobra Fleet Fort Vickers Wellington Bristol Blenheim Fairchild Cornell Bristol Beaufort Curtiss Helldiver Fairey Firefly Hawker Sea Fury De Havilland 83 Fox Moth Avro Lincoln Vickers Viscount De Havilland Chipmunk Bristol Britannia De Havilland Canada Otter Boeing 707 / AWACS E-3A De Havilland Canada Turbo Beaver Cessna L-19 Bird Dog CH-113 Labrador / CH-113A Voyageur Boeing 727 Canada Argus CP-107 Avro 748 Bell CH-136 Kiowa Beech Musketeer CT-134 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Bombardier Learjet Airbus 319 / 320 /321 Bombardier Challenger Raytheon CT-156 Harvard II Bombardier Global Express Canadian Regional Jet Airbus 330 Back Cover