Canada Above & Beyond - Trailer

Tags:: Canada Above Beyond Aviation History Cbc E1 Documentaries Silver Dart Baddeck Bay Nova

Edit Video Details

By: E1 Films
Subscribers: 2
Updated: 23-Dec-09
Videos: 64

International
Comments: 0
Views: 47
Added: 09-Nov-09

Now available on DVD - Canada Above And Beyond. http://bit.ly/18D4hD

Canada’s conquest of the skies began at an elevation of under nine metres. On February 23, 1909, the Silver Dart made the first powered flight in the country’s history, over a distance of 800 metres.

One hundred years later, a replica of this legendary plane took flight over the very same frozen surface of Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia. The event kicked off the Canadian Centennial of Flight celebrations, which continued throughout the year from coast to coast to coast.

The story of Canadian aviation is filled with passion, courage and sacrifice. Beginning in the fall of 2009, CBC and Radio-Canada will broadcast Canada Above and Beyond, a 4-part documentary series that spotlights the men and women who went "above and beyond" to pursue a pure and simple passion: taking to the skies.