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Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd.

Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. was an aircraft manufacturing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that built aircraft for the Royal Flying Corps Canada during the First World War. Formed on December 15, 1916, when the Imperial Munitions Board bought the Curtiss (Canada) aircraft operation in Toronto (opened in 1916 as Toronto Curtiss Aeroplanes) at a 6-acre facility at 1244 Dufferin Street south of Dupont Avenue in April 1917.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrycommercial aviation1

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Hydroplanes - Manufacturers - Naval Aircraft Factory - F-5 - BUILDING AEROPLANES FOR MILITARY USE. Hull of F-5 flying boat under construction in plant of Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd., Toronto, Canada - NARA - 31484834 (cropped)
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Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. was an aircraft manufacturing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that built aircraft for the Royal Flying Corps Canada during the First World War.2

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