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conversations.value: Give me a description for a story titled McCurdy and the Silver Dart about Canadian, LES, HARDING with the genre: Children's Books, Cars, Trains & Things That Go.
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conversations.value: LES HARDING is a freelance writer living in St. Johns, Newfoundland. He is the author of many storys including young adult storys about pioneers: The Voyage of Lesser Men: Thumbnail Sketches in Canadian Exploration and The Journeys of Remarkable Women: Their Travels on the Canadian Frontier.
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conversations.value: McCurdy and the Silver Dart
  John Alexander Douglas McCurdy was born on August 2, 1886, in the hamlet of Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. His father, Arthur, was a part-time inventor who held a valuable patent for developing photographic film. His grandmother had been a distinguished member of the Nova Scotia Assembly for over forty years. An aunt, Georgina McCurdy, was one of the founders of the Victorian Order of Nurses.
  Because Douglas came from a family of high achievers, everyone in Baddeck sensed he was destined for greatness – but in what field? Perhaps he would be a scientist or an inventor like his father. As a child, Douglas, as he was called, was filled with an insatiable curiosity to know how things worked. But he was also stubborn and mischievous. A year before his birth, in the summer of 1885, a chance and seemingly unimportant meeting occurred which was to have a profound effect on the future of Douglas McCurdy.
  The editor of the local newspaper, The Cape Breton Island Reporter, was angrily shaking a newfangled gizmo lately installed in his office. The gizmo, the first in that part of Cape Breton Island, was called a telephone. It was not working, although it had been in fine working order earlier that morning. What could have gone wrong?
  The editor, preoccupied as he was, did not notice the approach of a tall, well-dressed, bewhiskered stranger who was peering at him through the window with evident interest. Without waiting to be asked, the stranger entered the office.
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conversations.value: McCurdy and the Silver Dart
  John Alexander Douglas McCurdy was born on August 2, 1886, in the hamlet of Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. His father, Arthur, was a part-time inventor who held a valuable patent for developing photographic film. His grandmother had been a distinguished member of the Nova Scotia Assembly for over forty years. An aunt, Georgina McCurdy, was one of the founders of the Victorian Order of Nurses. 
  Because Douglas came from a family of high achievers, everyone in Baddeck sensed he was destined for greatness – but in what field? Perhaps he would be a scientist or an inventor like his father. As a child, Douglas, as he was called, was filled with an insatiable curiosity to know how things worked. But he was also stubborn and mischievous. 
  Though no one realized it yet, Douglas's course in life had already been set. A year before his birth, in the summer of 1885, a chance and seemingly unimportant meeting occurred which was to have a profound effect on the future of Douglas McCurdy. 
  The editor of the local newspaper, The Cape Breton Island Reporter, was angrily shaking a newfangled gizmo lately installed in his office. The gizmo, the first in that part of Cape Breton Island, was called a telephone. It was not working, although it had been in fine working order earlier that morning. What could have gone wrong?
  The editor, preoccupied as he was, did not notice the approach of a tall, well-dressed, bewhiskered stranger who was peering at him through the window with evident interest. Without waiting to be asked, the stranger entered the office.
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conversations.value: Douglas McCurdy is shown at the controls of the Silver Dart in 1908. In this plane McCurdy became the ninth person ever to fly and the first person to fly in Canada. (Photo courtesy Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck, NS.)
  The Silver Dart is airborne with Douglas McCurdy at the controls. This was the first airplane flight ever in Canada. (Photo courtesy Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck, NS.)
  In March 31, 1909, the Aerial Experiment Association, having more than fulfilled its mission to get a man into the air, was allowed to expire. The same day, Douglas and Casey, with assistance from Dr. Bell, formed the Canadian Aerodrome Company for the purpose of manufacturing airplanes in Canada.
  Douglas was determined to alert the Government of Canada to the airplane's exciting potential. To this end, he began a tour of the cities of eastern Canada. In each city, he used the Silver Dart to put on a demonstration flight.
  Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell did what he could to help on the lecture circuit. On March 27, 1909, he spoke before the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Listening to his address were Earl Grey, the Governor General; Prime Minister Laurier; Robert Borden, Leader of the Opposition; Sir Sandford Fleming, builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway; and a number of other dignitaries and government ministers. The Minister of Militia and Defence was also in attendance. Dr. Bell gave a ringing speech full of patriotism, praising the two young Canadian aviators, McCurdy and Baldwin. He went on to stress the coming commercial and military importance of the airplane, concluding his talk with the stirring words: "The nation that controls the air will ultimately be the foremost nation of the world."
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conversations.value: ". In this plane McCurdy became the ninth person ever to fly and the first person to fly in Canada. (Photo courtesy Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck, NS.)
  The Silver Dart is airborne with Douglas McCurdy at the controls. This was the first airplane flight ever in Canada. (Photo courtesy Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck, NS.)
  In March 31, 1909, the Aerial Experiment Association, having more than fulfilled its mission to get a man into the air, was allowed to expire. The same day, Douglas and Casey, with assistance from Dr. Bell, formed the Canadian Aerodrome Company for the purpose of manufacturing airplanes in Canada.
  Douglas was determined to alert the Government of Canada to the airplane's exciting potential. To this end, he began a tour of the cities of eastern Canada. In each city, he used the Silver Dart to put on a demonstration flight.
  Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell did what he could to help on the lecture circuit. On March 27, 1909, he spoke before the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Listening to his address were Earl Grey, the Governor General; Prime Minister Laurier; Robert Borden, Leader of the Opposition; Sir Sandford Fleming, builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway; and a number of other dignitaries and government ministers. The Minister of Militia and Defence was also in attendance. Dr. Bell gave a ringing speech full of patriotism, praising the two young Canadian aviators, McCurdy and Baldwin. He went on to stress the coming commercial and military importance of the airplane, concluding his talk with the stirring words: "The nation that controls the air will ultimately be the foremost nation of the world.Douglas McCurdy is shown at the controls of the Silver Dart in 1908.
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conversations.value: Douglas was awarded the Trans-Canada McKee Trophy in recognition of fifty years of outstanding service to Canadian aviation and was made an honorary wing commander of the RCAF. His achievements were further commemorated when the post office issued a stamp depicting the Silver Dart in flight.
  Just two years later, on June 25, 1961, John Alexander Douglas McCurdy died in Montreal at the age of seventy-four. At the time of his death he was the oldest licensed pilot in the world. The McCurdy Award, the most prestigious honour given by the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, had been named in his honour. In 1973, the name of J. A. D. McCurdy was inscribed in Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. In July 2009, the airport near Sydney, Nova Scotia, was renamed the J. A. Douglas McCurdy airport in tribute to Cape Breton's aviation pioneer.
  Colombo, John Robert. "Aerial Experiment Association"; "Bell, Alexander Graham"; "Cygnet I"; "Hydrodrome-4"; "June Bug"; "Red Wing"; "Silver Dart"; "White Wing." In Colombo's Canadian References. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1976.
  Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. The Flight of the June Bug. Hammondsport, NY: Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, 1976.
  Webb, Michael. Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the Telephone. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman, 1991.
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conversations.value: Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman, 1991. His achievements were further commemorated when the post office issued a stamp depicting the Silver Dart in flight.
  Just two years later, on June 25, 1961, John Alexander Douglas McCurdy died in Montreal at the age of seventy-four. At the time of his death he was the oldest licensed pilot in the world. The McCurdy Award, the most prestigious honour given by the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, had been named in his honour. In 1973, the name of J. A. D. McCurdy was inscribed in Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. In July 2009, the airport near Sydney, Nova Scotia, was renamed the J. A. Douglas McCurdy airport in tribute to Cape Breton's aviation pioneer.
  Colombo, John Robert. "Aerial Experiment Association"; "Bell, Alexander Graham"; "Cygnet I"; "Hydrodrome-4"; "June Bug"; "Red Wing"; "Silver Dart"; "White Wing." In Colombo's Canadian References. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1976.
  Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. The Flight of the June Bug. Hammondsport, NY: Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, 1976.
  Webb, Michael. Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the Telephone.Douglas was awarded the Trans-Canada McKee Trophy in recognition of fifty years of outstanding service to Canadian aviation and was made an honorary wing commander of the RCAF.