CA-K504History

Casey Baldwin, aviation and hydrofoil pioneer

Casey Baldwin at Ridley College, St. Catharines, 1900. F.W Baldwin-Ridley, 1900 · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Frederick Walker “Casey” Baldwin, a lifelong associate of Alexander Graham Bell, became in 1908 the first Canadian to fly a plane and designed the first aeroplane in North America to use ailerons. With Bell he built the hydrofoil HD-4, which set a world speed record on Bras d’Or Lake in 1919.

Scope & context

Baldwin as described in his designation (see CA-K154 for Bell in Baddeck).

Sources behind this record

Frederick Walker 'Casey' Baldwin National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text