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        • Markham Unicom,This is AIRCANDOO!! - Photo: Rand MuseumAirliners
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        • First Flight, Wright Brothers, December 17, 1903Historic Aviation
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CC-130B Hercules Transport
CC-130B Hercules Transport
Northrop Nomad at Camp Borden
Northrop Nomad at Camp Borden
RCAF dHIII Vampire
RCAF dHIII Vampire
TWA DC-1 Prototype
TWA DC-1 Prototype
Aerial view of Little Norway
Little Norway
RNAF Northrup N-3PB
RNAF Northrup N-3PB
Little Norway Muskoka WWII - Norwegian pilots in training
Little Norway Muskoka
Little Norway Muskoka Plaque
Little Norway Muskoka Plaque
Curtiss C-46 and P-40 Aircraft on the assembly line Buffalo, NY WWII
Curtiss C-46 and P-40 Aircraft on the assembly line
TCA Lockheed Super Electra 14 CF-TC circa 1940
Super Electra 14
Curtiss C-46 & P-40F Warhawk In Flight
Curtiss C-46 & P-40F Warhawk In Flight
Aeronca 7AC in the famous Aeronca high visibility colour scheme of 1946
Aeronca 7AC 1946
TCA Lockheed Super Electra 14 CF-TCE C.1940
TCA Lockheed Super Electra 14
Instrument Panel of a 1917 S.E.5a Wolsely Viper
Instrument Panel of a 1917 S.E.5a Wolsely Viper
Diagram of an Instrument Panel of a 1917 S.E.5a Wolsely Viper. The instrument to the left of the RPM gauge is the Oil Pressure Gauge
Diagram of an Instrument Panel of a 1917 S.E.5a Wolsely Viper
Pte. Walter Arthur Winson of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade with his Sergeant somewhere in France 1914-18
Pte. Walter Arthur Winson of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
Billy Bishop's 85 Squadron at St. Omer June 21, 1918 - Just after his departure. SE5a aircraft at rear.
Billy Bishop's 85 Squadron
CBC Engineer Harold Wadsworth suited up for a bombing run over Germany in WWII to record impressions over enemy territory
CBC Engineer Harold Wadsworth suited up for a bombing run
RCAF LAC's at Sunnyside Fresh Air Dance 1942 with the Jack Evans Orchestra - The white Flashes on the caps signified Air Crew in Training
RCAF LAC's at Sunnyside Fresh Air Dance 1942
The Santa Maria at Toronto Harbour May 14, 1921
The Santa Maria at Toronto Harbour May 14, 1921
Consolidated Vaultee BT-13 Trainers on the production line WWII - Consolidated Vaultee Ltd. Downey, California, USA
Consolidated Vaultee BT-13 Trainers
Oct 14, 1947 Bell X-1 becomes the first aircraft to break the sound barrier
Bell X-1 - first aircraft to break the sound barrier
The X-1E guards NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's main building.
The X-1E guards NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's main building.
DHC-3 Otter Prototype First Flight at Downsview with Chief Test Pilot George Neal December 12, 1951
DHC-3 Otter Prototype First Flight at Downsview
Early U-2 Spy Plane
Early U-2 Spy Plane
North Star Assembly Line at Canadair Ltd. Montreal 1947
North Star Assembly Line at Canadair Ltd. Montreal 1947
The Learjet Model 28-29 was the first production jet aircraft to utilize NASA developed winglets and entered service in 1979
The Learjet Model 28-29
WWI RFC Pilot in Dress Uniform
WWI RFC Pilot in Dress Uniform
WWI RFC Pilot - Sopwith Camel
WWI RFC Pilot - Sopwith Camel
WWI RFC Pilot in Flying Garb
WWI RFC Pilot in Flying Garb
Jimmie Doolittle and his Curtiss R3C-2 Racer Winner of the 1925 Schneider Cup Race At Baltimore October 24, 1925
Jimmie Doolittle and his Curtiss R3C-2 Racer
Jacques Schneider Cup poster 1925 - Race was won by Jimmie Doolittle at an average speed of 232.57 miles per hour.
Jacques Schneider Cup poster 1925
Avro Arrow RL204 Taxiing at Malton
Avro Arrow RL204 Taxiing at Malton
CF-100 Prototype #18102
CF-100 Prototype #18102
Goodyear Blimp over Ottawa 1990's
Goodyear Blimp over Ottawa 1990's
R100 Airship Over Toronto August 11, 1930
R100 Airship Over Toronto August 11, 1930
View of Toronto from the R100 August 11, 1930
View of Toronto from the R100 August 11, 1930
R100 Airship Over the Bank of Commerce Toronto August 11, 1930
R100 Airship Over Toronto August 11, 1930
G-CAJU, the first Moth ever assembled by de Havilland Canada brandishing a scheme used by the Toronto Flying Club in the late twenties.
G-CAJU Moth assembled by de Havilland Canada
Toronto Flying Club, 1928
Toronto Flying Club, 1928
Toronto Flying Club, 1930
Toronto Flying Club, 1930
Mr. John Charles Varey (second from right) receiving his pilots licence at the Toronto Flying Club Leaside Aerodrome circa 1929
Mr. John Charles Varey receiving his pilots licence at the Toronto Flying Club
Ford Tri Motor SAT-89 at Barker field Aug. 26, 1931
Ford Tri Motor SAT-89
Curtiss P-36's at Little Norway - Toronto Island Airport 1941
Pilot trainees with Curtiss P-36 aircraft at the Little Norway training centre, Toronto Island, Apr 1941 / Toronto, Ont.
Malton Airport 1938 - Photo: City of Toronto Archives
Malton Airport 1938
Curtiss P-40's Being Assembled in Buffalo N.Y. WWII
Curtiss P-40's Assembly, WWII
1965 Maule M4-210 Rocket
1965 Maule M4-210 Rocket
The RCAF Golden Centennaires Aerobatic Team - 1967. Air to air view of the Golden Centennaires (Tutor Aircraft) flying in formation
The RCAF Golden Centennaires Aerobatic Team - 1967
RCAF Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team 1959 - 1964
RCAF Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team 1959 - 1964
WWII ATA Pilot Notes
WWII ATA Pilot Notes
Menasco Pirate4 Engine Installed on a dH82C Tiger Moth
Menasco Pirate4 Engine Installed on a dH82C Tiger Moth
B-24 Liberators on the Assembly Line WWII
B-24 Liberators on the Assembly Line WWII
Canuck Flyover at the 1946 Downsview Airshow
Canuck Flyover
Imperial Airways Cambria at Toronto Island Lagoon for Repairs After Landing Accident September 1937 - Photo: Canadian Air & Space Museum
Imperial Airways Cambria
Christmas Delivery North of Superior 1950's
Christmas Delivery North of Superior 1950's
Winston Churchill gives his famous V for Victory Salute, June 1943
Winston Churchill Salute
British WWII Poster - Keep mum, careless tak costa lives
Keep mum - British WWII Poster
British WWII Poster Inspired by Winston Churchill's speech of August 20, 1940
British WWII Poster Inspired by Winston a Churchill speech
The Globe & Mail's Grumman G-73 Mallard CF-EIZ at Toronto Island Airport - Conn Smythe is 4th from the left
The Globe & Mail's Grumman G-73 Mallard CF-EIZ
Fleet 80 at the 1946 Downsview Air Show
Fleet 80 at the 1946 Downsview Air Show
DC-9 Roll-out at Long Beach January 1965
DC-9 Roll-out at Long Beach January 1965
A DHC-3 Otter (CC-123) of 115 Air Transport Unit ready for start-up at El Arish in the early 1960's
DHC-3 Otter (CC-123)
DHC Otter Postage Stamp
DHC Otter Postage Stamp
1946 Aeronca Advertisement
1946 Aeronca Advertisement
1930's Terminal At Buffalo - Niagara Airport
1930's Terminal At Buffalo - Niagara Airport
DHC Test Pilot George Neal on a test flight in Vampire 17057
DHC Test Pilot George Neal on a test flight in Vampire 17057
Arrow Replica RL 203 & Snowbirds Tutor
Arrow Replica RL 203 & Snowbirds Tutor
Christie's Cracker Ad WWII
Christie's Cracker Ad WWII
Bill Tee with Fleet Canuck CF- DQY 1965 at St. Catharines Airport
Bill Tee with Fleet Canuck
TCA Ad London Illustrated News 1952
TCA Ad London Illustrated News 1952
Stinson Reliant CF - BGO at Toronto Island Airport 1930's
Stinson Reliant CF - BGO at Toronto Island Airport 1930's
Early Television Satellite 1960s
Early Television Satellite 1960s
Cub Aircraft Corp Ad - Canadian Aviation, April 1940 Edition
Cub Aircraft Corp Ad
Bell Model 30 Prototype Ship 2 1944 Hover Demonstration
Bell Model 30 Prototype Ship 2 1944 Hover Demonstration
1956 AVRO Aircraft Limited Advertisement
1956 AVRO Aircraft Limited Advertisement
Flying Magazine March 1960 Issue
Flying Magazine March 1960 Issue
Heath Parasol (Modified) at Barker Field 1940
Heath Parasol (Modified) at Barker Field 1940
Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3
Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3
Servicing of RCAF Vampires at deHavilland
Servicing of RCAF Vampires at deHavilland
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