First Flight by a British Subject in the British Empire

First Flight by a British Subject in the British Empire (HM2L15)

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N 46° 6.212', W 60° 44.771'

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Le premier vol effectué dans l'Empire britannique par un sujet britannique

— 1909-1959 —

 English:
In honor of theAerial Experiment Associationconsisting of
Alexander Graham Bell
F. W. Baldwin
Glenn H. Curtiss
J. A. D. McCurdy
Thomas E. Selfridge
and of the Silver Dart which they
designed and built
On the 23rd of February, 1909, the Silver Dart
piloted by J. A. D. McCurdy, flew from the ice
of Baddeck Bay, thereby making
The First Flight by a British
Subject in the British Empire
Erected on the occasion of
the Fiftieth Anniversary
by the Canadian Aeronautical Institute
rebuilt by Parks Canada in 1978
in consultation with
the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute,
formerly the Canadian Aeronautical Institute.



Français:

En l'honneur deL'Aerial Experiment Association
composé de
Alexander Graham Bell
F. W. Baldwin
Glenn H. Curtiss
J. A. D. McCurdy
Thomas E. Selfridge
et du Silver Dart
qu' ils conçurent et construisirent
Le 23 février 1909, le Silver Dart
piloté



par J. A. D. McCurdy
décolla de la glace de la Baie de Baddeck Bay;
ce fut la
Le premier vol effectué dans l'Empire
britannique par un sujet britannique
Monument érigé à l'occasion du
cinquantième anniversaire de ce vol
par l'Institut aéronautique du canada
Monument reconstruit par Parcs Canada
en 1978 en consultation avec
l'Institut aéronautique et spatial du Canada,
anciennement l'Institut aéronautique du Canada
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HM NumberHM2L15
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Year Placed1959
Placed ByCanadian Aeronautical Institute, Parks Canada
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 20th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 674190 N 5108020
Decimal Degrees46.10353333, -60.74618333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 6.212', W 60° 44.771'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 6' 12.72" N, 60° 44' 46.26" W
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