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The scene of the first flight by man
The scene of the first flight by man

The scene of the first flight by man

Date1/17/1929
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Original Toronto Star caption: The scene of the first flight by man. Photograph just received from American shows Kill Devil Ill; N.C.; where the Wright brothers made their experiment with gliders twenty-five years ago; at the begining of the ceremonies at the dedication of a memorial to their achievements.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003549F
      Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my (...)
      Air Canada flight attendant Richard Begin returns on crutches to the scene of the DC-9 crash at Toronto International Airport to alleviate some of my (...)
      Dutton, Don
      6/27/1978
      Duchess of York's first aeroplane flight-The Duke and Duchess of York entering an Imperial Airways aeroplane at Hendon, England for a flight to Brussels
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      George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
      7/2/1935
      Maiden flight of the Dash 7. Soaring over a test area near Markham, 50-passenger STOL (for short take-off and landing) Dash 7 make its first flight Th(...)
      Maiden flight of the Dash 7. Soaring over a test area near Markham, 50-passenger STOL (for short take-off and landing) Dash 7 make its first flight Th(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      3/27/1975
      Flight for life: Mike McQuitty and Chris Lambert are going to London in hopes that the 27-year-old Scarborough man can get a double lung and heart transplant
      Flight for life: Mike McQuitty and Chris Lambert are going to London in hopes that the 27-year-old Scarborough man can get a double lung and heart transplant
      Dunlop, Al
      10/18/1988
      Winging it: Sculptor Bill Lishman's winged horse seems captured in full flight at the Latcham Gallery in Stouffville, where the Blackstock artist's one-man show continues the rest of the month
      Winging it: Sculptor Bill Lishman's winged horse seems captured in full flight at the Latcham Gallery in Stouffville, where the Blackstock artist's one-man show continues the rest of the month
      Lishman, Paula
      10/8/1980
      First flight: Polly Frostiak waited 85 years for her first trip in an airplane
      First flight: Polly Frostiak waited 85 years for her first trip in an airplane
      Dutton, Don
      5/23/1980
      The tale is it has no tail. The last invention of the late Glenn curtiss, pioneer aviator, makes its first flight. It is a paradox in design, having n(...)
      The tale is it has no tail. The last invention of the late Glenn curtiss, pioneer aviator, makes its first flight. It is a paradox in design, having n(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/14/1931
      The flying carpet makes its first flight
      The flying carpet makes its first flight
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/20/1942
      Music making mayor Philip Givens, wearing a sombrero, plays xylophone with Anna Marie Rodriguez at ceremony marking first Mexican airline flight to Toronto
      Music making mayor Philip Givens, wearing a sombrero, plays xylophone with Anna Marie Rodriguez at ceremony marking first Mexican airline flight to Toronto
      Givens, Philip, 1922-1995
      n.d.
      Up and away: Capt. Leah Mosher sits at the controls of a flight simulator. Now she'll get the chance at the real thing as one of the first woman pilot trainees in the Canadian Forces
      Up and away: Capt. Leah Mosher sits at the controls of a flight simulator. Now she'll get the chance at the real thing as one of the first woman pilot trainees in the Canadian Forces
      Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
      6/28/1979
      Air Canada pilot Stan Hegstrom, (left), and second officer Brad Ellis get set to fly airline's first flight out of Toronto--to Montreal--since the 9-d(...)
      Air Canada pilot Stan Hegstrom, (left), and second officer Brad Ellis get set to fly airline's first flight out of Toronto--to Montreal--since the 9-d(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      6/28/1976
      First class riders on the same flight were Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his wife
      First class riders on the same flight were Prime Minister Diefenbaker and his wife
      Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
      3/20/1963