Photo: The Silver Dart over the ice on Baddeck Bay.

From the early aviators who literally flew by the seat of their pants to an intrepid woman who, despite being stricken with polio, became an outstanding aeronautical engineer known as the Queen of the Hurricane, Canada has had its share of aviation heroes. Many of them are commemorated in Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Curator Justin Cuffe introduces us to some of these pioneers of flight.

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~ The article that accompanies this podcast was published this February as Flying Away From It All by Danielle Metcalfe–Chenail. Order a copy of the February/March 2009 issue online.