| Date: February 23, 1909 | |
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 Silver Dart in flight |
Date: February 23, 1909 McCurdy Flies Silver Dart
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy (1886-1961) flew the aircraft, the Silver Dart, for about 1 km at Baddeck, NS. It was the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine in Canada or the British Empire.
Silver Dart in flight