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Volume V Number 4 . . . . October 16, 1998
Fly Past is an excellent tool for those students who, either
through personal interest or assigned projects, want access to a
pictorial history of aviation. As flight is a topic explored in
junior and middle schools, and interest in war-time Canada is
high among eleven to fifteen year olds, this virtual tour of the
National Aviation Museum in Ottawa will likely be a popular
resource, particularly with boys. The tour is divided into four
main sections. "Aircraft Search" will allow users to select an
aircraft by name, by engine, by manufacturer or time period. A
short summary of information on each plane is accompanied by nine
or ten photos of that plane. With one click, researchers may
open up MS Word or Excel if they wish to jot notes or make a
table or chart. An extremely useful feature is "Selected Sources"
which gives an extensive annotated list of books and films on
aviation, all available from the National Film Board.
A second section, "The Museum," gives students a tour of the
library, an aviation boutique, the R.C.A.F. Hall of Tribute and a
fascinating "behind the scenes" section which explains how
artifacts are found and restored. A history of the National
Aviation Museum is included in this section.
Another section to explore, "Walkway of Time," offers viewers
movies of seven outstanding pioneers of aviation (three of whom
women), representing seven eras from 1904 to the present.
Clicking on a fourth section, "Flight Plan," provides users with
a map of Canada upon which aviation museums across the country
are highlighted. Viewers can move east or west to discover the
address, telephone number, hours, admission fees, tours and the
list of collections existing in each museum.
The wealth of information and a wonderful array of photographs
will delight fans of airplanes and aviation history. For the
more reluctant and less knowledgeable student, the amount of
detailed information may be a bit intimidating. Still, such a
resource should be a welcome addition to the junior high or
middle school's print collection on aviation.
Highly recommended.
Valerie Nielsen is a recently retired teacher-librarian who lives
in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
To comment on this title or this review, send mail to cm@umanitoba.ca.
Copyright © the Manitoba Library Association.
Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice
is maintained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without
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