May 26 – The Avrocar or “Flying Saucer”
About this episode
The episode discusses the Avrocar, a Canadian-built flying saucer, featuring an interview with Shirley Render from the Western Canada Aviation Museum.
Canadian aerospace manufacturer Avro was hard at work building a "Flying Saucer" for the US Airforce. To learn more we spoke Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg. The museum is in possession of an Avrocar replica.
More episodes of Today in Canadian History
- May 31 – Ernest Manning
- May 30 – Neal Beaumont is Born
- May 27 - Algonquin Park is Established
- May 25 – Battle of Eccles Hill
- May 24 – Tommy Chong is Born
- May 19 – Parks Canada’s Anniversary.
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