At that time, few locals had ever been on a plane and some had never seen one The man who was, at the time, the most famous person in the world, was going to fly over Guelph, and the citizens of the Royal City could hardly have been more excited. It was partly due to who the celebrity was, but also due to the fact that aviation itself was still a thing of awe and wonder. Aside from a handful of local men who had flown fighters during the First World War, very few Guelphites had actually been up in...