Stories tagged "aviation": 2
Stories
The Hindenburg over Port Hood
On Wednesday afternoon, May 5th, 1937, Thurlow Smith along with fifteen of his grade seven and eight classmates at Port Hood Academy came outside to have an official class picture taken by a visiting photographer. Thurlow remembers that Stewart…
Parrsboro’s connection to the Handley Page ‘Atlantic’
As the First World War ended in 1918, the Handley Page V/1500 bomber named 'Atlantic' had just entered operational service. To participate in the first non-stop trans-Atlantic aviation race, the 'Atlantic' was packed in crates and…