Canada's Airplane timeline By crystal_horton Dec 17, 1903 Early Airplanes Canadals First Fligh memorial Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Jan 1, 1921 Early Airplanes Early airplanes in Canada until the end of World war I Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 7, 1945 World War II World War II Aug 10, 1949 The Jet Age Canadian Jet Age book Period: Aug 10, 1949 to Jan 1, 1970 Jet Age to Jumbo Jets Jan 1, 1970 Jumbo Jets, Airbuses and Supersonic Transports Four Engine Boeing 747 Stats Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Jan 1, 1990 Canada's flight from the 1970s to the 1980s Jan 1, 1980 1980s and Beyond 10 world's worst plane crashes (1970s and 1980s)