McCurdy and the Silver Dart

Kids, People and Places, Non-Fiction, Canada, Two Wheels, Four Wheels, No Wheels, Transportation, Aviation, Biography, Science and Technology
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Author: Les Harding ISBN: 9781927492796
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press Publication: June 1, 2014
Imprint: Cape Breton University Press Language: English
Author: Les Harding
ISBN: 9781927492796
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
Publication: June 1, 2014
Imprint: Cape Breton University Press
Language: English

McCurdy and the Silver Dart recounts the thrilling story of J. A. McCurdy, Canada’s aviation pioneer. Born in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Douglas McCurdy had a unique childhood during which he assisted world-famous scientist and inventor, Alexander Graham Bell in fascinating and frequently dangerous experiments conducted with kites and airplanes. He was the first person to fly an airplane in the British Empire. Later he became a barnstormer and daredevil pilot, taking part in some of the earliest air races. He was the first person to fly out of sight of land and the first pilot to receive a wireless message while airborne.

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McCurdy and the Silver Dart recounts the thrilling story of J. A. McCurdy, Canada’s aviation pioneer. Born in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Douglas McCurdy had a unique childhood during which he assisted world-famous scientist and inventor, Alexander Graham Bell in fascinating and frequently dangerous experiments conducted with kites and airplanes. He was the first person to fly an airplane in the British Empire. Later he became a barnstormer and daredevil pilot, taking part in some of the earliest air races. He was the first person to fly out of sight of land and the first pilot to receive a wireless message while airborne.

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