| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | October 17, 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Quantity | 390,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Series | Canadians in Flight |
| Series Time Span | 2019 - 2022 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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This booklet of 10 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps celebrate Canada’s rich aviation history. It depicts all 5 stamp designs (2 each of 5 designs) from our Canadians in Flight (Part 2) issue.
Brave Canadians took to the skies when airplane flight was still in its early stages. As a result, Canada has enjoyed many “firsts” in the world of aviation and aeronautics and Canadians have made significant contributions to global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.
This second edition of the Canadians in Flight series honours the people, planes and technology that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar. It builds on the design of the 5 stamps in the first issue of Canadians in Flight (2019). These stamps celebrate an iconic aircraft, Canadian flight simulator innovation and individuals who took Canadian aviation and technology to new heights.
Violet (Vi) Milstead was one of Canada’s first female bush pilots, and also ferried military aircraft in Britain during the Second World War.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is considered the best bush plane ever built.
Thanks to Canada’s CAE Inc. and its founder, aviator Kenneth Patrick, most airline pilots around the world receive their training in Canadian-made flight simulators. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the company.
Pioneering aeronautical engineer W. Rupert Turnbull developed the variable pitch propeller, which greatly improved aircraft performance.
Wilbur Rounding Franks invented the G-suit, which prevented pilots from losing consciousness during high gravitational force manoeuvres.
This pane of 5 PermanentTM domestic rate stamps celebrate Canada’s rich aviation history. It depicts all 5 stamp designs (1 each of 5 designs) from our Canadians in Flight (Part 2) issue.
Brave Canadians took to the skies when airplane flight was still in its early stages. As a result, Canada has enjoyed many “firsts” in the world of aviation and aeronautics and Canadians have made significant contributions to global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.
This second edition of the Canadians in Flight series honours the people, planes and technology that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar.
It builds on the design of the 5 stamps in the first issue of Canadians in Flight (2019). These stamps celebrate an iconic aircraft, Canadian flight simulator innovation and individuals who took Canadian aviation and technology to new heights.
Violet (Vi) Milstead was one of Canada’s first female bush pilots, and also ferried military aircraft in Britain during the Second World War.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is considered the best bush plane ever built.
The CAE Flight Simulator. Thanks to Canada’s CAE Inc. and its founder, aviator Kenneth Patrick, most airline pilots around the world receive their training in Canadian-made flight simulators. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the company.
Pioneering aeronautical engineer W. Rupert Turnbull developed the variable pitch propeller, which greatly improved aircraft performance.
Wilbur Rounding Franks invented the G-suit, which prevented pilots from losing consciousness during high gravitational force manoeuvres.
This set of 5 Official First Day Covers celebrate Canada’s rich aviation history. Each cover features one of this issue’s 5 stamp designs.
Brave Canadians took to the skies when airplane flight was still in its early stages. As a result, Canada has enjoyed many “firsts” in the world of aviation and aeronautics and Canadians have made significant contributions to global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.
This second edition of the Canadians in Flight series honours the people, planes and technology that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar. It builds on the design of the 5 stamps in the first issue of Canadians in Flight (2019). These stamps celebrate an iconic aircraft, Canadian flight simulator innovation and individuals who took Canadian aviation and technology to new heights.
Violet (Vi) Milstead was one of Canada’s first female bush pilots, and also ferried military aircraft in Britain during the Second World War.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is considered the best bush plane ever built.
The CAE Flight Simulator. Thanks to Canada’s CAE Inc. and its founder, aviator Kenneth Patrick, most airline pilots around the world receive their training in Canadian-made flight simulators. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the company.
Pioneering aeronautical engineer W. Rupert Turnbull developed the variable pitch propeller, which greatly improved aircraft performance.
Wilbur Rounding Franks invented the G-suit, which prevented pilots from losing consciousness during high gravitational force manoeuvres.
This Official First Day Cover celebrates Canada’s rich aviation history. It depicts Wilbur R. Franks who is featured in 1 of 5 stamp designs from our Canadians in Flight (Part 2) issue.
Brave Canadians took to the skies when airplane flight was still in its early stages. As a result, Canada has enjoyed many “firsts” in the world of aviation and aeronautics and Canadians have made significant contributions to global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.
This second edition of the Canadians in Flight series honours the people, planes and technology that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar. It builds on the design of the 5 stamps in the first issue of Canadians in Flight (2019). These stamps celebrate an iconic aircraft, Canadian flight simulator innovation and individuals who took Canadian aviation and technology to new heights.
Dr. Wilbur Rounding Franks (1901-86) was born in Weston, Ontario. In 1939 he joined Dr. Frederick Banting’s aviation medicine research team to investigate the risks of strong gravitational (G) forces, which prevent the heart from pumping enough blood to the brain and were causing pilots to lose consciousness during high-speed manoeuvres. Franks developed a flying suit lined with water-filled pockets that created enough hydrostatic pressure to counter the G-forces. He personally tested the suit – known as the Franks Flying Suit – and it became the world’s first anti-gravity suit used in combat, during the World War II. The foundational underpinnings of his G-suit are still in use today. Franks was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, awarded the United States Armed Forces’ Legion of Merit, and inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. This OFDC is cancelled in Weston, Ontario, which was Franks’ birthplace.
Born in Weston, Ontario, Dr. Wilbur Rounding Franks (1901-86) was conducting cancer research at the University of Toronto in 1939 when he joined Dr. Frederick Banting’s aviation medicine research team to study the life-threatening risks of high-speed aerial manoeuvres due to strong gravitational (G) forces. Franks developed – and personally tested – a rubber flying suit lined with water-filled pockets that created enough hydrostatic pressure to counter the G-forces. During the Second World War, it became the world’s first anti-gravity suit used in combat.
For millennia, we have looked skyward, longing to break the bonds of the earth to soar among the clouds. Canada has had its share of pioneers who bravely reached for the skies when flight was in its infancy or who used their gifts and vision to create new and better ways to fly. This stamp issue, designed by Ivan Novotny of Taylor|Sprules Corporation, celebrates three individuals and two aircraft that took Canadian aviation to new heights.
Ready for take-off on its return trip, the second edition of Canadians in Flight once again celebrates the people, planes and technologies that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar. Since the early days of flight, Canadians have made global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.