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74, survived by his wife, a son and [[strikethrough]] a [[strikethrough]] daughter. He was a member of the Early Birds and various fraternities and clubs.
Flying Pioneer, [[strikethrough]] Early Bird [[strikethrough]] John A. D. McCurdy [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[strikethrough]] as one of the very first aviation pioneers, [[strikethrough]] a [[strikethrough]] world renowned, a self-taught active [[strikethrough]] war aviator [[strikethrough]] pilot who devoted almost his entire lifetime to [[strikethrough]] its development and growth [[strikethrough]] the advancement of human flight. The list of his "firsts" [[strikethrough]] were legendary and [[strikethrough]] was most impressive. He held [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[strikethrough]] all of the early flying records in Canada and many in the United States. He had [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[strikethrough]] few minor accidents during his long [[strikethrough]] flying [[strikethrough]] career and always disliked [[strikethrough]] showing the [[strikethrough]] emphasising the sensational acrobatics [[strikethrough]] abilities [[strikethrough]] of the aeroplane, but rather its safe usefulness. Although a Canadian his contributions to early American aviation history were so extensive that his name must be honored and well recorded [[strikethrough]] in our files [[strikethrough]]. by [[?]].