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  1. December 21, 1937 - The first flight of the Canada DH-82A Tiger Moth aircraft took place at Downsview, ON. 7:06 PM Dec 21st from Power Twitter
  2. December 20, 1924 - The RCAF's first wings parade was held at Camp Borden, ON. 7:06 PM Dec 21st from Power Twitter
  3. 12/19/58 - 1st commercial jet transport flight arrived in Canada from overseas, a DH 106 Comet of BOAC, which landed at Dorval Airport, QC. 7:05 PM Dec 21st from Power Twitter
  4. 12/18/52 - CF-100 Canuck exceeded Mach 1 in a dive, piloted by J. Zurakowski - 1st straight-winged aircraft to do so without rocket power. 7:03 PM Dec 21st from Power Twitter
  5. December 17, 1903 - The world's first powered flight by the Wright Brothers took place in Kittyhawk, NC, USA. 7:01 PM Dec 21st from Power Twitter
  6. December 16, 1944 - Glen Miller, composer and bandleader, went missing on a flight from England to France. The aircraft was never found. 9:16 PM Dec 15th from Power Twitter
  7. December 15, 1978 - Telesat Canada's Anik B communications satellite was launched. 9:13 PM Dec 15th from Power Twitter
  8. December 14, 2007 - The Canadian Space Agency's RADARSAT-2 Earth observation satellite was launched into orbit. 6:44 AM Dec 14th from Power Twitter
  9. December 13, 1972 - Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt began the final "Moonwalk" of the Apollo 17 mission. Last manned mission to the moon. 6:43 AM Dec 14th from Power Twitter
  10. December 12, 1951 - The first flight of a DHC-3 Otter aircraft took place at Downsview, ON. 6:42 AM Dec 14th from Power Twitter
  11. Dec 11, 41 - The author of the poem High Flight, Pilot Officer McGee, was reported missing in an RCAF 412 Squadron Spitfire fighter aircraft 6:40 AM Dec 14th from Power Twitter
  12. As the celebrations come to a close, help us create a virtual time capsule to celebrate this important milestone http://tinyurl.com/yaede95 12:11 PM Dec 10th from web
  13. December 10, 1943 - A 410 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Shultz, scored three German DO-217 aircraft kills in one night. 12:11 PM Dec 10th from web
  14. As the celebrations come to a close, help us create a virtual time capsule to celebrate this important milestone http://tinyurl.com/yaede95 7:05 AM Dec 9th from Power Twitter
  15. December 9 1967 - The Canadair CL-84 Dynavert (VSTOL) aircraft made its first transitional flight. 7:00 AM Dec 9th from Power Twitter
  16. December 8, 1962 - The first flight of a Bell 206 Kiowa helicopter took place. 8:30 AM Dec 8th from Power Twitter
  17. December 7, 1965 - The Canadair CI-84 Dynavert (VSTOL) aircraft rolled out at Cartierville, QC. 7:04 AM Dec 7th from web
  18. December 6, 1941 - The first aircraft shot down in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War was a RAF Catalina by a Japanese K127. 7:03 AM Dec 7th from web
  19. December 5, 1959 - Test flights of the Avro Avrocar (flying saucer) were temporarily halted in Malton, ON. 7:01 AM Dec 7th from web
  20. December 4, 1952 - The first flight of the Grumman Tracker prototype aircraft took place. 7:00 AM Dec 7th from web
  • Name Centennial of Flight
  • Location Canada
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  • Bio Celebrating the Centennial of Powered Flight in Canada
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