Nova Scotia Archives
J.A.D. McCurdy
and the Silver Dart: Canada's 'First Aerial Navigator'
Thomas Selfridge sitting in the White Wing aircraft at Hammondsport, New York
Alexander Graham formed the Aerial Experiment Associatio upon the suggestion of his wife in 1907. The Association included Glen Curtiss, J.A.D. McCurdy, F.W. "Casey" Baldwin and Lieutenant Selfridge of the U.S. army. The group built three successive ‘flying machines'; each made successful flights. With the knowledge learned, they built the Silver Dart.
Date: 1908
Reference: J.A.D. McCurdy Nova Scotia Archives 2007-058 vol. 003 no. 09