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First Motorized Flight in Canada - Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Location: Baddeck, , Canada
Date: 1909 Creator(s): Bell, Alexander Graham

AIAA designated Baddeck, Nova Scotia as a historic site, providing a plaque to commemorate the centennial of the first powered flight in Canada. On February 23, 1909, piloting the “Silver Dart,” J.A. Douglas McCurdy took off from the frozen surface of Bras d’Or Lake at Baddeck Bay, and flew for close to one kilometer before landing safely on ice. The plane had been created by Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell’s Aerial Experiment Association, formed in 1907 to build and fly experimental aircraft.

Tags: Era: 1900-1909
Innovation designated by:
silver dart airborn
The AEA Silver Dart, researched and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) under Alexander Graham Bell's tutelage in 1908.
Address:
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
559 Chebucto St
Baddeck, , Canada

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

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