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<P>This book not only records the significant events of Canadian aviation but also pays tribute to the 'forgotten flyers who flew by guess and by God or with calculating caution&nbsp;–&nbsp;for the sheer love of flying&nbsp;– in the early days.' </P> <P>The opening chapter&nbsp;recounts the first tentative experiments with that overgrown monster, the flying machine – at this stage, the glider. Next come the Barnstormers, the first professional airmen, trying desperately to wrest a living from the air, pioneering in the field of practical flying as little more than vaudeville performers. These were the days of daring aero-acrobatics and tense and crowded air-meets. </P> <P>The First World War saw a tremendous advance in technical manoeuvres and in pilot skill; the first aviation school was established in Toronto, where the War Birds learned to fly. An unparallelled boom in aviation followed the war. Public interest had been aroused by the celebrated achievement of Canada's Air Force, and many young men, the restlessness of the war still in them, were obsessed by the itch to fly again. </P> <P>The dollar-a-minute days marked the beginning of passenger travel and a steady increase in

Who reads Canada's Flying Heritage?

Author

Ellis, Frank H.

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published

1980

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442671706

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Engineering, Humanities