Everything about John Alexander Douglas Mccurdy totally explained
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy (
August 2,
1886 –
June 25,
1961) was a
Canadian aviation pioneer and
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from
1947 to
1952.
Biography
Born in
Baddeck, Nova Scotia, he was known as "Douglas". He was schooled at
St. Andrew's College and graduated from the
University of Toronto in
mechanical engineering in
1906. In
1907, he joined
Alexander Graham Bell's
Aerial Experiment Association.
After co-developer
Frederick W. Baldwin first flew in 1908, on
February 23 1909, McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane in the British Empire when he piloted the
Silver Dart off the ice of
Bras d'Or Lake in Nova Scotia. In
1910, he was the first Canadian to be issued a pilot's license and the following year he made the first flight from
Florida to
Cuba.
At the beginning of the
Second World War, he became Assistant Director General of Aircraft Production. He remained in that position until he was appointed lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia in 1947.
Douglas McCurdy established the first aviation school in Canada. He died in 1961.
Legacy
He was inducted into
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame following its creation in
1973.
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