In the late 1920s, after being invited to Vancouver, Charles Lindbergh said no, since Vancouver had "no fit field to land on."
That statement, by one of the world's most famous people (some aviators were big celebrities 90 years ago), helped drive the creation of Vancouver's airport, which opened with a wooden building and one runway in July 1931 (it officially became Vancouver International Airport in 1947).
"Well, we’ve been taking great pride in proving him wrong ever since," said the airport's CEO in 2018.
Why YVR was Built
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Re: Why YVR was Built
Wait, are you telling me we have spent billions of dollars because of one of the original social media influencers.
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Re: Why YVR was Built
You mean ‘C’YVR, right?
I doubt that we built a VOR just to appease Charles Lindbergh.
I doubt that we built a VOR just to appease Charles Lindbergh.
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Re: Why YVR was Built
pelmet wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:07 pm In the late 1920s, after being invited to Vancouver, Charles Lindbergh said no, since Vancouver had "no fit field to land on."
That statement, by one of the world's most famous people (some aviators were big celebrities 90 years ago), helped drive the creation of Vancouver's airport, which opened with a wooden building and one runway in July 1931 (it officially became Vancouver International Airport in 1947).
"Well, we’ve been taking great pride in proving him wrong ever since," said the airport's CEO in 2018.
Imagine being bothered by something someone said 100 years ago. Even more so, it being true at the time.
Re: Why YVR was Built
If Charles Lindbergh were alive today, he would undoubtedly get a flow into YVR.
