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[John A. McCurdy piloting AEA Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_026SourceThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection (2018-10-01-B), Box 1, Folder 2CreatorAerial Experiment AssociationDescriptionPhotograph of John A. McCurdy piloting the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, February 23, 1909. The image is autographed by John A. McCurdy.

Typed caption: "Silver Dart in its first successful flight at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Feb. 23, 1909. It was the first aeroplane to fly in Canada and the first flown anywhere in the British Commonwealth with a British subject at the controls."

Inscription on verso: "Hon. J. A. D. McCurdy."Creation Date1909-02-23SubjectAerial Experiment AssociationAerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 4 Silver DartMcCurdy, John A. D., 1886-1961PlaceBaddeck (N.S.)Nova ScotiaCanadaOriginal Formatphotomechanical printsBibliographic CitationThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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[John A. McCurdy piloting AEA Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft]