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100 years of powered flight in Canada

100yearsNEW WEBSITE

100 years of powered flight
in Canada

Our new "100 Years" website is all about Canada’s centennial of flight. Upload your own stories, photos memories and comments. Join Canada’s aviation community as it pays tribute to its glorious past!


January 27, 2009  By Melissa Damota

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picture_6picture_7Welcome. Our new "100 Years" website is all about Canada’s centennial of flight. Throughout 2009 we will be featuring articles, personal stories, photos, events and more … anything and everything that connects us to our rich aviation history.

It’s a proud time for Canadian aviation and we are inviting you to
become part of the celebration. We hope you enjoy what's here and upload your own stories, photos, memories and comments. Join
Canada’s aviation community as it pays tribute to its glorious past!

 
Centennial of Flight

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No other nation in the world owes more to flight than Canada. Aviation
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Silver Dart Replica

The first controlled powered flight of an aircraft in Canada


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First collector coins of 2009

Centennial of flight in Canada featured on Royal Canadian Mint's first collector coins of 2009

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and gift products of 2009, choosing the centennial of flight in Canada
as the theme of its Proof Silver Dollar.
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John Lovelace's Cross Country Century Flight 2009


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First flight of the Silver Dart Replica
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The first flight of the Silver Dart Replica took place at the Hamilton Airport on Feb. 6, 2009.
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News & Events


Centennial of Flight Art Contest

Deadline: March 2,  2009
Location: Ottawa, ON

Hawk One Centennial Heritage Flight

Date: Continuous Event – 2009

Winter Carnival Centennial Of Flight Theme

Date: Feb. 9, 2009
Location: Greenwood, N.S.

100th Anniversary event

Date: Feb. 21-22, 2009
Location: Edmonton, Alta

Flight of the Silver Dart Centennial Anniversary

Date: Feb. 20-24, 2009
Location: Various locations

Centennial over the Capital

Date: Feb. 21, 2009
Location: Ottawa, ON

Back to Baddeck

Date: Feb. 23, 2009
Location: Baddeck, N.S.

Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight

Feb. 25, 2009
Location: Canada Aviation Museum

Vintage Wings of Canada Open House

Date: June 6, 2009
Location: Gatineau, QC

Silver Dart Centennial Air Show and Youth Aviation Week

June 14, 2009
Location: Baddeck, N.S.

John Lovelace's Cross Canada Century Flight 2009

July 17-28, 2009
Location: Boundary Bay, BC

The 2009 Classic Air Rallye

August 23-30, 2009
Location: Canada Aviation Museum



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