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Canadian Wings draws on the unparalleled collections of the Canada Aviation Museum, Ottawa, for its more than 200 images, including archival photographs, paintings and memorabilia. It features the artworks of Robert Bradford, CM, former director of the Museum, and Dan Patterson, photographer and author of several aviation books.
Aviation in Canada’s Century
It’s hard to imagine modern Canada without the airplane. In an immense, open country with many challenges to travel, flight has become an integral part of Canadian life, from bush pilots landing floatplanes on remote lakes to business travelers shuttling between cities and time zones. Here the rich resources of the Canada Aviation Museum are used to provide a fresh look at the aviation heritage that made this possible.
Canadian Wings gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada, as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Vignettes and anecdotes bring famous Canadian flyers to life, from J.A.D. McCurdy and Alexander Graham Bell’s Aerial Experiment Association to First World War aces Bishop, Barker and Collishaw; and from bush pilots “Wop” May and “Punch” Dickins to steadfast flyers-turned-boardroom executives Grant McConachie, Gordon McGregor and Max Ward.
Alongside them are informative portraits of the aircraft they flew, from the early, fragile trainers and fighters like the Avro 504 and the Sopwith Triplane to the bush planes and floatplanes specialized for use in the Canadian wilderness, such as the much-loved de Havilland Beaver and Twin Otter. Canadian manufacturers were not to be outdone in the high-tech stakes either. Avro Canada produced one of the world’s earliest passenger jets, the Jetliner, and the most advanced interceptor of its time, the Arrow.
How to order
You can order Canadian Wings online via our corporate website where secure transactions can be made.
Opening hours of the Canada Aviation Museum
Regular schedule: Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays except statutory and school holidays.
Closed Christmas Day. Open New Year’s Day.
Aviation and Rockcliffe Parkways.