On Canadian Wings

Author : R. W. Bradford,Dan Patterson,Stephen R. Payne,Canada Aviation Museum
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1553651677

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Canadian Wings by R. W. Bradford,Dan Patterson,Stephen R. Payne,Canada Aviation Museum Pdf

Lavishly illustrated and richly told, using the full resources of the Canada Aviation Museum — Canadian Wings is a stunning tribute to the men, machines and daredevil achievements of Canadian flight. This book gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada, as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Canadian Wings draws on the unparallelled collections of the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa, for its nearly 200 images including archival photographs, paintings, and memorabilia. It features the artworks of Robert Bradford, former director of the Museum, and Dan Patterson, photographer and author of several aviation books. Combined with compelling history and colourful anecdote, this beautifully illustrated book will give readers a new appreciation of how northern wings have helped to build, defend, and explore this vast nation, and to project its image abroad.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781550025491

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On Canadian Wings by Peter Pigott Pdf

Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, don't miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviation's advances, from Canada's first military aircraft to the Harvard II, from the earliest bush planes to the Bombardier Global Express. This comprehensive history showcases 50 aircraft. Whether famous or forgotten, all were designed, built, and/or flown by Canadians.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 152525751X

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On Canadian Wings by Peter Pigott Pdf

"Whether you are an aviation enthusiast or, history buff, don't miss the third book on aviation in Canada, covering 100 years of flight by Canadians."

Author : Stephen Richard Payne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : OCLC:1357506616

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Canadian Wings by Stephen Richard Payne Pdf

Author : Stephen Payne
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 155365496X

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Canadian Wings by Stephen Payne Pdf

It's hard to imagine modern Canada without the airplane. In an immense, open country with many challenges to travel, flight has become an integral part of Canadian life, from bush pilots landing floatplanes on remote lakes to business travellers shuttling between cities and time zones. Here the rich resources of the Canada Aviation Museum provide a fresh look at the aviation heritage that made this possible. Canadian Wings gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada, as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Vignettes and anecdotes bring famous Canadian fliers to life, from J.A.D. McCurdy and Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association to World War I aces Bishop, Barker and Collishaw, and from bush pilots "Wop" May and "Punch" Dickins to steadfast flyers-turned-boardroom-executives Grant McConachie, Gordon McGregor and Max Ward.

Author : Tawhida Tanya Evanson
Publisher : Esplanade Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1550655647

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Book of Wings by Tawhida Tanya Evanson Pdf

In this sweeping, allusive novel, the celebrated poet, dervish, and oral storytellerTawhida Tanya Evanson comes to terms with what it means to stand on one's own two feet inan uncertain world. The acclaimed Antiguan-Canadian artist traces a global journeyfrom Vancouver to the United States, Caribbean, Paris, and Morocco as arelationship with her lover and travel partner disintegrates and she finds herself ona path toward personal discovery and spiritual fulfillment that leads her deep intothe North African landscape.

Author : Spencer Dunmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010475767

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Wings for Victory by Spencer Dunmore Pdf

The proportions of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan were huge. At its peak, the plan was graduating over 3,000 aircrew a month from 107 training schools across Canada. In total, graduates numbered more than 130,000. This enormous war effort made Canada WWII's "aerodrome of democracy." Full of personal anecdotes, "Wings For Victory is the story of the BCATP and of the politicians who negotiated it into existence, of the officers and airmen of the RCAF and the RAF, and of the many civilians who made it work day by day. Above all, it is the story of the young men who entered the scheme as clerks and farmers, students and salesmen, and graduated as pilots, navigators, air gunners, air bombers, and flight engineers. In the late 1930s, mindful of the need to play an important role in the looming war, Canadian politicians conceived of a plan that would entail a major commitment to the war effort yet keep the country's young men at home and avoid the horrendous loss of Canadian lives experienced on the ground in WWI. The British Commonwealth Air training Plan was born, whereby young recruits from Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand would join their Canadian counterparts in training schools to be set up across the country. Here they would be trained to fight the battles of the new war, in the air. Canada was the ideal location, far enough away from the threat of air raids, and with plenty of wide open space for the business of building airfields and teaching men to fly. In a huge, country-wide mobilization of personnel and resources, training facilities were hastily erected from Vancouver to Charlottetown. And when young recruits from around the globe started pouringinto the scores of towns and villages across the map selected as sites for the BCATP, communities were turned upside down. Spencer Dunmore follows these raw young recruits through the lengthy selection process and training regimen that awaited them so far from home. Many wouldn't make it. A large number "washed out," finding themselves no longer considered pilot material. The training process would injure some and kill some more. A handful would discover that, although they had always dreamed of flying, they loathed and feared the reality of it. But masses of them were eventually successful and were shipped to Europe, where they put their Canadian training to the ultimate test, winning the war in the air.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781550029963

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On Canadian Wings by Peter Pigott Pdf

Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, dont miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviations advances, from Canadas first military aircraft to Billy Bishops Nieuport, from the earliest bush planes to the beginnings of passenger travel. This comprehensive history showcases 50 aircraft. Whether famous or forgotten, all were designed, built, and/or flown by Canadians. Insightful analysis is complemented by gorgeous photos, many in colour, some with rare archival significance. The history of our desire to conquer gravity is encapsulated within these covers.

Author : John McQuarrie
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0075510103

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Canadian Wings by John McQuarrie Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : [Manotick, Ont.] : Penumbra Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028938202

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Russian Roots and Canadian Wings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kallie George
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062741530

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Wings of Olympus by Kallie George Pdf

Take flight with Pippa and her winged horse in this heartfelt two-book series about a young girl who must win the hardest race in ancient Greece in order to stay with her closest friend. This new series from acclaimed author Kallie George is perfect for horse lovers and fans of Greek myths alike! High on the slopes of mighty Mount Olympus, among the sun-splashed meadows and sparkling waters, glide the winged horses of the ancient gods. Here up high is normally no place for a lost, parentless girl like Pippa. But once every hundred years, the gods and goddesses descend to the mortal realm to choose jockeys for their winged horse race—and Pippa is one of the lucky children chosen to ride. With her undersized, impetuous winged steed, Zephyr, by her side, Pippa has to confront the greatest challenge of her life: achieving victory in a race across the sky. No one expects Pippa and Zephyr to win, or even finish, this death-defying race. A poor orphan who’s spent her life working in stables, Pippa doesn’t seem to belong in the world of the gods. And while she loves Zephyr with all her heart, he’s smaller than the other winged horses racing. But if Pippa and Zephyr don’t find a way to win, the gods will separate them—forever. To stay with Zephyr, Pippa will have to work harder, train longer, and dare more bravely than her competition. In a race filled with petty, jealous gods and goddesses and a host of ruthless riders, Pippa must prove that love is greater than might. This stirring adventure series by beloved author Kallie George is perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson books and The War That Saved My Life. “I can’t wait to see what happens in the next one! If you have younger kids (or are even just a fan of middle grader books yourself) I would absolutely recommend this book.” —A Bibliophiles Book Blog

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:859002789

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The Wind Has Wings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thelma Wheatley
Publisher : Inanna Publications & Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Eugenics
ISBN : 192670858X

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"And Neither Have I Wings to Fly" by Thelma Wheatley Pdf

Tells the story of "Daisy Lumsden" and thousands like her, declared unfit for society due to intellectual and physical disabilities, then forcibly confined and abused in the Ontario Hospital School, Orillia.

Author : Carl Hiebert
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Aerial photography
ISBN : 155046129X

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Gift of Wings by Carl Hiebert Pdf

You'll enjoy every page of this heartwarming and stunningly beautiful book. It's the inspiring story of an inspired Canadian. It's also a collection of some of the most spectacular low-level aerial photographs of our country -- a Canada you've never seen before.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459712836

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Wings Across Canada by Peter Pigott Pdf

From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of the aircraft that have served Canadians in the last century. With over one hundred photographs of fifty historic planes, Wings Across Canada is a retrospective of Canada’s aeronautical technology. This book does not compare the planes, nor claim that all are "classics" in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, it is a celebration of a love affair with aircraft that all served a purpose in their own time.