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CC-130B Hercules Transport

Northrop Nomad at Camp Borden

RCAF dHIII Vampire

TWA DC-1 Prototype

Aerial view of Little Norway — Little Norway

RNAF Northrup N-3PB

Little Norway Muskoka WWII - Norwegian pilots in training — Little Norway Muskoka

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

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

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

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.

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

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 - Sopwith Camel

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

CF-100 Prototype #18102

Goodyear Blimp over Ottawa 1990's

R100 Airship Over Toronto 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, 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

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

WWII ATA Pilot Notes

Menasco Pirate4 Engine Installed on a dH82C Tiger Moth

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

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

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

1946 Aeronca Advertisement

1930's Terminal At Buffalo - Niagara Airport

DHC Test Pilot George Neal on a test flight in Vampire 17057

Arrow Replica RL 203 & Snowbirds Tutor

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

Stinson Reliant CF - BGO at Toronto Island Airport 1930's

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

1956 AVRO Aircraft Limited Advertisement

Flying Magazine March 1960 Issue

Heath Parasol (Modified) at Barker Field 1940

Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3

Servicing of RCAF Vampires at deHavilland

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