Talk:John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

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Bold texti like to say that john mccurdy has stoped flying because a problem had accured.

First or second to fly in Canada
The article has been changed to say that McCurdy was the second person to fly in Canada rather than the first. My understanding, which is confirmed by the reference linked from the article, is that Baldwin's flight was in New York making McCurdy's the first one in Canada.

Does anyone have a reference for him being second? --Cjrother 02:35, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

J.A.D. McCurdy flew the Silver Dart in Baddeck in 1909, this first flight of the Dart was the first flight of a powered aircraft in the entire British Empire, not just Canada, and therefore should be noted as such. By this precident, he was certainly not the second to fly in Canada, but rather the first in the Empire. --VonVeezelsnider (talk) 07:25, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I have changed that now. Cjrother 23:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 07:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * What does "up to" stub class mean? Gene Nygaard 13:32, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Rating changed to Start class today.  PK  T (alk)  12:18, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Article name
If he was "known as Douglas" McCurdy, then this article probably belongs at Douglas McCurdy in accordance with WP:COMMONNAME. Does anybody have any further comments on how he was generally known? Usage in various types of sources?

Furthermore, in any case it is totally unacceptable that that Douglas McCurdy link is still red. See WP:redirect. Gene Nygaard 13:30, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Has anyone access to his birth certificate? It seems that Mr. McCurdy's grave says the second name is Alexander whereas the family's book says Archibald. However, that could be an error on the part of the person ordering the grave stone. The birth certificate ought to govern and should be listed as a reference in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nelson4P (talk • contribs) 21:41, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

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Canada as British in the 1900s
The article says he was born in Nova Scotia and was the first British subject to fly an aircraft in the British Empire. Were people living in what is now known as Canada still British subjects then? What is the British Empire? Is Commonwealth meant? --Cornellier (talk) 03:24, 15 July 2021 (UTC)