Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation - Hardcover

Pigott, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550024124 ISBN 13: 9781550024128

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Here is the ultimate lineup of aircraft that have served Canada so well in peace and war, from the Sabre to the CF-18 to the North Star

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.

Peter Pigott is Canada’s foremost aviation author. Among his accomplishments are the histories of Air Canada, Trans Canada Airlines, and Canadian Airlines. He is the author of From Far and Wide, Sailing Seven Seas, Canada in Sudan and many more books. He lives in Ottawa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1550024124
• ISBN 13: 9781550024128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192