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Vancouver’s First Seaplane, 1916

City of Vancouver Archives, Air P73.2. 1916 Vancouver’s First Seaplane Vancouver’s first seaplane, built from scratch in Coal Harbour in 1916 by the Hoffar Brothers, was copied from a British magazine. Jimmie Hoffar taught himself how to fly it.
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City of Vancouver Archives, Air P73.2.City of Vancouver Archives, Air P73.2.

1916

Vancouver’s First Seaplane

Vancouver’s first seaplane, built from scratch in Coal Harbour in 1916 by the Hoffar Brothers, was copied from a British magazine. Jimmie Hoffar taught himself how to fly it.

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