The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the 100th anniversary of Flight in Canada with this 2009 silver proof coin featuring a young person running, arms spread out as if in flight. In the background, the Silver Dart, the Avro Arrow and 431 Squadron (Snowbird), their formation giving shape to the maple leaf included in this design.
This coin is also the 50th annual issue in this enduring series of silver proof Canadian coins.
The Silver Dart was the brainchild of the Aerial Experiment Association, a group of flight enthusiasts recruited by Alexander Graham Bell. The Silver Dart’s maiden flight in Canada took place on February 23, 1909, and the aircraft was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, a young engineering graduate and AEA member. The experiment marked the first controlled powered flight in Canada and the British Empire—not to mention a new chapter in the nation’s history.
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