Aviation Corps (CAC) was formed with two officers, one
mechanic, and $5000 to purchase an aircraft from the Burgess Company in Massachusetts, for
delivery to Valcartier, near Quebec City. The Burgess-Dunne biplane was delivered on 1 October
1914, and was shipped immediately to England. On arrival, the biplane was transported to
Salisbury Plain where the CEF was marshalled for training. The craft never flew. It quickly
deteriorated in the damp winter climate.[6] By May 1915, the CAC no longer existed…
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