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

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

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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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

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003544F

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