Delgrave's Airplane, 1933.

Delgrave's Airplane, 1933.

Accession Number: 1998.22.734-PER
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View from in front of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce looking up Queen Street. Small 'ultralite' type aircraft. The aircraft would crash by the bank on its first flight. See also: 1998.22.735.

Inscription verso: Delegrave's airplane. He was a tailor on Queen between 2nd and 3rd near Downtown Hotel. Invented and built 1930-1933 first test flight from top of cliff across river. Flew like a stone. No one hurt.