Link Trainer Launched 4/14/1929, a 25-year-old man from NY introduced his latest invention to the world. Ed Link worked for his family’s organ and piano company, and had wanted to pursue flying, but due to the high cost, he could…
On the 27th March 1975 the 1st flight of De Havilland DHC-7 takes place. The DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, first flew at Downsview, Ontario, Canada. It is a 4 engine turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and…
March 25, 1958 marks the anniversary of the first flight of Avro Arrow. Aircraft RL-201 was piloted by Avro’s Chief Developmental Test Pilot – Jan Zurakowsi. The Canadian designed CF-105 Arrow test program would eventually see the aircraft fly at…
Many of us at the Canadian Aviation Museum were recently touched by the story of Erica DeFrane, a talented author and artist whose life was deeply inspired by the iconic Windsor Lancaster, FM212. Erica, who sadly passed away in 2023,…
