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The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) demand for a smaller aircraft than the Vickers Viking with a much greater rate of climb, to be suitable for forestry survey and fire protection work.
Canadian Vickers ordered the construction of a large floating drydock, which was opened in 1912. [1] [3] Due to the establishment of Canadian Vickers, Montreal became one of Canada's leading shipbuilding centres. [1] The shipyard's first full year of operation was 1914, a year marked by the beginning of World War I. [2]
The company was located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [4] Reid was given the plans for an aircraft started by R. K. Pierson who worked for Vickers Limited, the British parent company of Canadian Vickers Limited. [5] Reid, together with a man named Newall, developed the design into the aircraft known as the Vedette. [4] "The design and production ...
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Ben Stiller is explaining how reconnecting with wife Christine Taylor after a separation made them value their marriage more. The actors — who married in 2000 and share two kids, daughter Ella ...
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