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    The first powered flight by a British subject in the British Empire was on February 23, 1909. The pilot was J.A.D. McCurdy. What did he go on to do?

    Question #92640. Asked by pmac41. (Feb 21 08 2:32 AM)


    BRY2K

    		John Alexander Douglas McCurdy went on to be the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Canada from 1947 to 1952. Douglas McCurdy established the first aviation school in Canada. He died in 1961.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.A.D._McCurdy


    Feb 21 08, 4:34 AM
    McGruff

    		Question #92649. BrieBrie123 asks:
    The First powered flight by a British subject in British Empire was on February 23, 1909. The pilot was J.A.D. McCurdy. What did he go on to do?

    tingav posts:

    John Alexander Douglas(kmown as Douglas) 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. He went on to become Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
    Douglas McCurdy established the first aviation school in Canada.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy

    Feb 21 08, 6:13 AM

    Feb 21 08, 7:57 AM

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