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Flying Canucks : famous Canadian aviators /
Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history. As early as 1908, having read the Wright brothers' invention, alberta farm boys and mechanics in Quebec villages were constructing large...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Hounslow Press,
©1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history. As early as 1908, having read the Wright brothers' invention, alberta farm boys and mechanics in Quebec villages were constructing large kites, attempting to fly them. Within a decade, Canadian air aces, like Bishop and Barker, swept the wartime skies over Frances, piloting deadly machines in mortal combat. Through the 20s, that very Canadian breed of adventurer, the bush pilot, ventured over the desolate tundra, delivering medicine. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781554881673 1554881676 9781554886531 1554886538 9781459714168 1459714164 1281957429 9781281957429 9786611957421 6611957421 |