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First practical Airplane built in Canada is shown in this 1913 picture
First practical Airplane built in Canada is shown in this 1913 picture

First practical Airplane built in Canada is shown in this 1913 picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: First practical Airplane built in Canada is shown in this 1913 picture. At the controls is Gordon K. Hood Sr. who; at the age of 19; built the machine with the help of another youth from pictures without ever having seen a real airplane. Hood; a native of Toronto and a pioneer flier; retired from aviation Dec. 31 after 20 years with Bell Aircraft Corporation; of Buffalo; N.Y.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003544F