Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation

Peter Pigott

Jan 2002 · Dundurn

About this ebook

From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of the aircraft that have served Canadians in the last century. With over one hundred photographs of fifty historic planes, Wings Across Canada is a retrospective of Canada's aeronautical technology. This book does not compare the planes, nor claim that all are "classics" in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, it is a celebration of a love affair with aircraft that all served a purpose in their own time.

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About the author

Peter Pigott is Canada's leading aviation author. He has an M.A. in North American History from the University of Vermont. He is the author of nine books on aviation which include National Treasure: The History of Trans Canada Airlines,Wingwalkers: The History of Canadian Airlines, Flying Colours: The History of Commercial Aviation in Canada, and three of the Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators books. He lives in Ottawa.