The Avro Canada CF-100 Mark 1 “Canuck” prototype, 18101, conducted its maiden flight on January 19, 1950, powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Avon RA 3 turbojet engines. It holds the distinction of being the only Canadian-designed fighter to enter…
The Canadair CT-114 Tutor (company model CL-41) is a jet trainer that was designed and produced by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair. the Tutor’s first flight occurred on January 13, 1960. Following successful testing, the Canadian government placed a substantial order,…
There was only one aircraft from Essex County participating in this Air Race. The aircraft was a Piper Twin Comanche owned by Dr. Murray O’Neil, a well known medical Specialist and Entrepreneur as well as an Aviation enthusiast and a…
On August 8, 1934, an event of national and historical significance took place at Wasaga Beach. The first successful overseas flight from Canada’s mainland took off from Wasaga’s naturally long, straight beach. The beach served as the perfect runway for…
Many of you may be surprised to learn that Wardair flew Boeing 747 aircraft out of Windsor in the ’70’s. The Boeing 747 first flew in 1968 and really ushered in the era of the ‘Jumbo Jet’ and revolutionized the…
The great circle distance from CYQG to London Gatwick is 3768 sm, the normal range of a Boeing 727-100 is 2590 sm. The record flight was 3930 sm. How was that possible? The article below has the answer. To correct…
Officer in Middle East Sends Plea O.C. of 417 Squadron Says Members Want People Here to Help Them During WWII, the vast majority of Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Great Britain and many were ‘adopted‘ by various cities…
On 18 December 2000, an Antonov 124 (AN124) aircraft, call sign ADB505F, departed on an instrument flight rules flight from Montréal (Mirabel), Quebec, to Windsor, Ontario, to pick up 40 tonnes of auto parts for delivery to Oostende, Belgium. The…
Robert/Bob Wong was a flight engineer and test pilot at No. 7 E.F.T.S., Windsor. Snapshots of the Sept 14, 2024 CAHF Induction dinner He was called to serve with No.7 E.F.T.S. near completion of his B.Sc. Maintenance Engineering course at…
Years ago I was in London (UK) with my family and we just exited Hatton Cross underground station at Heathrow when we witnessed one of the BA Concorde aircraft taking off. The thunderous noise of the aircraft in the climb…
