Title

Ford Tri-Motor Airplane - Miss Niagara at Chippawa airfield

Description

Stored in Wilfred Hicks collection

en-CA "On July 4, 1928, " Sky View Lines, " inaugurated sightseeing flights, at night, over the " Niagara Falls. " The pilot, Major Leach, flying a " Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, " took off in the dark and in a few moments was over the " Falls "... the mighty " Horseshoe " clothed in rainbow shades... seemed only a few feet away. The " American Falls " were resplendent in white lights, while a white searchlight played on the big plane, which had the appearance of a mighty silver fish, while the moon looked on. Fifty people made the trip that night, among the earliest tourists to see the illuminated Falls, from the air. " Sky View Lines" had their landing field just south of " Chippawa, " on the " Niagara River Boulevard." F. H.Leslie

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=280775

Type

Still Image

Creator

Hicks, Wilfred b. 1899, attributed to

Medium

Black and white photograph

Extent

3" x 5.25"

Is Part Of

Slide Collection

Subject

Chippawa (Ont.)

Airplanes / Helicopters

Airports

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Chippawa

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D422457

Format

Slide

Date Created

2007-07-06

Date Modified

2007-07-06