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New educational resources highlight Canada's role in the First World War (canadiangeographic.ca)
Media release: Innovative youth initiative raises awareness of Canada's air force contribution in First World War victory
Young air cadets honour WWI predecessors with replica Sopwith pups (canadiangeographic.ca)
Never-before-published photos of First World War pilots. (canadiangeographic.ca)
Read the CBC story about how the Botwood Heritage Centre in Newfoundland came to have a display of artifacts from the life of Air Ace Carl Falkenberg. (cbc.ca)
Six new educational videos from the Wings of Courage project are now online. They highlight the aircraft, the experts and the events of the initiative.
The Wings of Courage replica biplanes are just about ready to take to the skies! Read here about the unveiling ceremony on June 17 at Langley B.C.'s Canadian Museum of Flight. (ctvnews.ca)
The Air Cadets and lead builders at the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, B.C. are making progress on the Sopwith Pup replicas, which are set to soar on June 17th. Once finished the planes, and the Air Cadets who helped build them, will be an integral part of next year's centenary commemoration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (canadianflight.org)
As the second documentary of the A Nation Soars trilogy nears completion, more Canadian Geographic Education materials are now available for teachers. There is a new 8 metre x 11 metre giant floor map of Vimy Ridge, available just in time for next year’s centenary of the battle, and a downloadable tiled barrage map to teach students about the “creeping barrage” technique the Canadian Corps used to take Vimy Ridge. For more information visit: canadiangeographic.ca/educational_products
It's here! Watch the stunning trailer for A Nation Soars, a three part documentary series commemorating Canada's Great War fliers, for a peak at what's to come in 2016.
Ever wondered what it would be like to see a First World War biplane in real life? The Canadian Museum of Flight has partnered with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Sound Venture to make two replica Sopwith Pup biplanes. Read about it here (skiesmag.com)
