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The de Havilland Vampire was developed during the Second World War, using innovations in jet propulsion. It did not enter operational service during the War, but postwar it accomplished several firsts, such as being the 1st jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. #FlightFirsts
Today’s #FlightFirsts is all about the start of the Royal Canadian Air Force. When The Royal Canadian Air Force (@RCAF_ARC) was officially established in 1924, William G. Barker, VC was its first acting director. #rcaf100arc
Flying Officer Willard Bolduc, DFC was born in 1915 in Chapleau, ON. Carrying on a family tradition of military service (his father, Joseph Bolduc had served with the No. 1 Construction Battalion in #WW1), he joined the @RCAF_ARC in 1941 at North Bay, ON. #FlightFirsts #NIHM2023
#FlightFirsts In early 1953, 80 years ago, the first @dehavillandAIR Comet (DH-106) was received by the @RCAF_ARC. This was a special “first” for the RCAF: Canada had the first air force in the world to operate jet transports.
#FlightFirsts The Sikorsky S-51 H-5 Dragonfly was the @RCAF_ARC's first helicopter, built by the @Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation in the United States.
In November 1950, the first @RCAF_ARC combatant, Flight Lieutenant Omer Lévesque, flew to Korea on a one-year exchange duty with the USAF. (@usairforce) #FlightFirsts
Today’s #FlightFirsts: Dr. Jean Flatt Davey was the first woman medical doctor to become a commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Anik A satellites were the world's first domestic satellites. Anik A1 was launched from Cape Canaveral on a Thor Delta rocket for @Telesat Canada on November 9 1972. Anik A showcased a new antenna technology--the shaped beam. #FlightFirsts
In March 1919, airplane manufacturer William Boeing and pilot Eddie Hubbard carried a sack of mail from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, Washington by seaplane. This demonstration flight was the first known international air mail trip! #FlightFirsts
The first Canadian to fly across the Atlantic was James Erroll Boyd of Toronto. In October 1930, Boyd and his American navigator Harry Connor crossed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in a Wright-Bellanca WB-2. #FlightFirsts 🧵
Canada’s ultimate #FlightFirsts today! Today on #NationalAviationDay we look back to the first powered flight of the #SilverDart on Feb 23, 1909, that inspired generations of aviators and innovators to come.
The Golden Hawks aerobatic team was formed on March 1, 1959 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada and was the first official @RCAF_ARC national acrobatic team. #FlightFirsts
Today’s #FlightFirsts honours the upcoming anniversary of the death of Lieutenant Sharpe, Canada’s first military aviation casualty.
Notre message pour #PremièresDeVol honore l'anniversaire du décès du lieutenant Sharpe, la première victime de l'aviation militaire au Canada.
In our new weekly series #FlightFirsts, we’ll be sharing stories of groundbreaking people and planes who accomplished "firsts" in Canada’s aviation and aerospace history.
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