Wings Across the Water: Victoria's Flying Heritage 1871-1971

Beginning with a procession of "hot-air professors" performing Vancouver Island's first manned balloon ascents in the 1800s, WINGS ACROSS THE WATER documents everything from the coming of the first spindly flying machines and early barnstorming high jinks to the frantic preparations for two wars, bush-flying follies, and the arrival of the jet age. With more than 600 mesmerizing aviation photographs, the history of Victoria-area aviation is a microcosm of the history of world aviation that has seldom been retold with such meticulous detail, and never before illustrated with such a profusion of captivating photos.