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The Flight of the Silver Dart. April 2009 Cover Image E-video E-video

The Flight of the Silver Dart. April 2009

Summary: Canada has a long and proud aviation history that began 100 years ago with the flight of the Silver Dart. On February 23, 1909, J.A.D. McCurdy piloted Canada's first powered airplane across a frozen lake in Nova Scotia. In this News in Review story we'll look at how a group of aviation enthusiasts brought history alive by recreating that famous first flight.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (18 min 55 sec)
    remote
    video
    electronic
  • Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2009

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General Note:
From the Curio channel: News in Review.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to Curio channel subscribers
Participant or Performer Note: Journalist: Mansbridge, Peter ; Journalist: Murphy, Tom ; Journalist: Petricic, Saša ; Host: Robinson, Carla.
Target Audience Note:
12-14.
System Details Note:
Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/59dd81ee-e7a4-49b2-832d-d521bcc83017
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:
In English.
Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:
Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Subject: Silver Dart (Airplane)
Aeronautics -- Canada -- History
Airplanes -- Canada -- History
Otter (Transport planes)
Social sciences
Technology
Canada -- History
Nova Scotia -- History

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