31 July 1913

On July 31, 1913 Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman to fly a plane in Canada, when she performed in an exhibition flight for Prince Albert, Duke of York - who became King George VI. Alice was an American who learned to fly after winning a job to perform in flight demonstrations. She married John Bryant, one of the pilots who hired her, and ended her flying career after his death in August 1913.