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Canadian International Air Show Another City of Toronto Plaque

Photo by Alan L Brown

Canadian International Air Show Photo by Alan L Brown

Plaque Location
The City of Toronto
In Exhibition Place, west end, behind the band shell, north of the Bailey bridge over Lake Shore Boulevard West


Posted
March 26, 2004

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Text from the Canadian International Air Show Plaque
Human fascination with flight has made air shows popular since the early days of aviation. Toronto was the site of numerous air shows as it developed into a centre of air transportation and aircraft manufacturing in the early twentieth century. The Canadian International Air Show originated in 1946 when the National Aeronautical Association of Canada attracted overflow crowds to a show at De Havilland Airport in Downsview. Staged annually thereafter, the air show moved to Exhibition Place in 1949 and became a regular feature of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1956. Here it developed into a world class exhibition featuring diverse types of aircraft, precision and stunt flying, and aeronautical technology.