Jun 25 1910

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The first air show in Canada and the first international air show in North America gets underway in Montreal. Organised by the Royal Automobile Club it draws several thousand people to a field near Pointe Claire to see Wright Flyers and Bleriot XI aircraft. Pilots from the USA, Canada and France compete for prize money.

Montreal Aviation Meet poster June 1910

Newspaper coverage of Canada's first Aviation Meet, June 1910, Montreal

Comte Jacques de Lesseps is approached by Iroquois chiefs after completing the first ever fly-over of a Canadian city. Montreal June 1910

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