McCurdy, John A. D., 1886-1961
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1886 - 1961
Biographical Note
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy was born on August 2, 1886 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. In 1906 he graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in mechanical engineering. Soon after, in 1907, he and school friend Frederick W. Baldwin joined the Aerial Experiment Association, founded by Alexander Graham Bell.
In 1910, he was the first Canadian to be issued a pilot's license. McCurdy continued to set aviation records and innovate in the field of aviation and aeronautics. He died on June 25, 1861.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical Information Files - M
Sub-Group
Scope and Contents
Individuals whose names begin with M: MacCready, Paul [Aeronautical designer and engineer] "A Man for All Reasonings," California Magazine, November 1986"The Sky's the Limit," The Country Gentleman, Spring 1982"Masterful Tinkering of Genius," Insight, June 25, 1990"P.B. MacCready, 81, Inventor, Dies," New York Times, August 31, 2007 MacGilchrist, John...
Dates:
20th Century
Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-B
Abstract
25 photographs of Alexander Graham Bell and other members of the Aerial Experiment Association along with their aerodrome aircraft; souvenir booklet of the association; 2 photomechanical prints signed by J.A. McCurdy.
Dates:
1908-1909
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-17
Content Description
The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of...
Dates:
1908-1931
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
"J.A.D. McCurdy in plane number 4 Silver Dart", circa 1907-1909
Item — Box Glass plates box 1, item: 012
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
With more than 229 cubic feet of material, including prints, negatives, transparencies and scrapbooks, the photographic component of the collection makes up the vast majority of the collection and is an incredible resource of documentary images of aircraft. The series is subdivided into five subseries: aircraft files, non-aircraft files, glass plates, scrapbooks and albums, and the Sommerich collection. The aircraft files are then subdivided by format: prints,...
Dates:
circa 1907-1909
"White Wing / Herring, Baldwin, Curtiss, Beach, McCurdy, Hawley", circa 1907-1909
Item — Box Glass plates box 1, item: 027
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
With more than 229 cubic feet of material, including prints, negatives, transparencies and scrapbooks, the photographic component of the collection makes up the vast majority of the collection and is an incredible resource of documentary images of aircraft. The series is subdivided into five subseries: aircraft files, non-aircraft files, glass plates, scrapbooks and albums, and the Sommerich collection. The aircraft files are then subdivided by format: prints,...
Dates:
circa 1907-1909
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