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The Growth of Aeronautical Research in Canada During the Post-War Decade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

J. J. Green
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With the exception, possibly, of the detective thriller most stories are best enjoyed by starting at the beginning. My story is no exception and, if i am to give you some feeling for the accomplishments in aeronautical research in my Country during the past ten years, I must refer briefly to what had been done already in Canada during the earlier years of this century.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 59 , Issue 540 , December 1955 , pp. 791 - 828
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1955

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