Canadian Aviation Corps

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Canadian Aviation Corps (CAC) was an early attempt to create an air force for Canada at the beginning of the First World War. The unit was created in 1914 and was under the charge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The CAC had a maximum strength of three personnel and one aircraft which was delivered but never used. The CAC was disbanded in May 1915.

A second attempt in creating an air force began with the creation of the Canadian Air Force in 1918.

The Burgess-Dunne was Canada's first military aircraft, although it never saw military service.

[edit] Aircraft

• 1 Burgess-Dunne two-seater tailless swept-wing pusher floatplane

[edit] Personnel

• Capt. E.L. Janney - provisional commander
• Lt. W.F.N. Sharpe - observer/pilot
• Lt. H.A. Farr - mechanic

[edit] References

• Greenhous, Brereton; Halliday, Hugh A. Canada's Air Forces, 1914 - 1999. Montreal: Editions Art Global and the Department of National Defence, 1999. ISBN 2-920718-72-X.
• Milberry, Larry (General Editor). Sixty Years - The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924 - 1984. Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. ISBN 0-9690703-4-9.
• Air Force History