The Grads of No. 7 – Frank Doolittle
By Don Christopher Francis “Frank” Doolittle was born in Dec 1923 and joined the RCAF on his 18th birthday in 1941….
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Alice’s Airplane – by Erica DeFrane
Many of us at the Canadian Aviation Museum were recently touched by the story of Erica DeFrane, a talented author…
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First Flight of Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 31-Jan-1998
The First flight of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 occurred on 31-January-1998. The Q400 is a stretched and improved 70–78…
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First Canadian Supersonic Flight CF-100 18-Dec-1952
The first Canadian supersonic flight was achieved by the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck. On December 18, 1952, Janusz Żurakowski, Avro’s…
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The Great London to Victoria Air Race
There was only one aircraft from Essex County participating in this Air Race. The aircraft was a Piper Twin Comanche…
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Trail Of The Caribou – First Overseas Flight from mainland Canada – 8-Aug-1934
On August 8, 1934, an event of national and historical significance took place at Wasaga Beach. The first successful overseas…
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Wardair Boeing 747 Overruns Runway at Windsor (CYQG) – March 1974
Many of you may be surprised to learn that Wardair flew Boeing 747 aircraft out of Windsor in the ’70’s….
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In 1973 a Wardair 727 established a World Record Flying from Windsor,Ont, Canada to London-Gatwick,UK
The great circle distance from CYQG to London Gatwick is 3768 sm, the normal range of a Boeing 727-100 is…
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RCAF 417 Squadron and How the “Windsor Spitfires” Got Their Name.
Officer in Middle East Sends Plea O.C. of 417 Squadron Says Members Want People Here to Help Them During WWII,…
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Antonov AN124 Overruns the Runway at Windsor Airport (CYQG) Dec-2000.
On 18 December 2000, an Antonov 124 (AN124) aircraft, call sign ADB505F, departed on an instrument flight rules flight from…
