August 9, 2010

2009 — the Canadian Centennial of Flight

the Canadian Centennial of Flight

The year 2009 marked the 100th Anniversary of the first powered, heavier-than-air, controlled flight in Canada by J.A.D. McCurdy in the Silver Dart.


๑ ศตวรรษ การบินแคนาดา
ปี ๒๐๐๙ (พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๒) ครบรอบ ๑๐๐ ปี ครั้งแรกของการบินโดยใช้เครื่องยนต์ในแคนาดา โดย J.A.D. McCurdy ด้วยเครื่อง Silver Dart



the Power of Flight: 100 years of Connecting Canadians and the World






Stamp: First Flight in Canada

First Flight in Canada

Issued: Feb. 23, 2009

Article published in

Canada's Stamp Details (Vol. XVIII No 1; January to March 2009)

“My grandfather was very much a force in my life, and he told me, ‘There is nothing noble in being superior to someone else. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.’ He stood by this approach to success, and would have been humbled by the honour Canada Post has paid him with this stamp.”
– Gerald Haddon, The Honourable J.A.D. McCurdy’s grandson


First Flight in Canada stamp by Canadian Post


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