Elsie MacGill in front of the Maple Leaf II trainer.

Unknown1940/1940

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Elsie Macgill stands next to the Maple Leaf II, the aircraft she designed for Canadian Car & Foundry. Beside her is Bill Soulsby, her colleague and future husband. MacGill walked using a cane due to the effects of a polio infection in 1929.

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Title: Elsie MacGill in front of the Maple Leaf II trainer.
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1940/1940
Location Created: Ontario, Canada
Original Source: Canada Aviation and Space Museum Archives/L'archives du Musée de l'aviation et de l'espace du Canada
Rights: CASM Archives, CAVM-04947

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