I first heard about Eileen Vollick from one of our history moderators (Fred) who has done some research on Canada's first female pilot who was a Beach resident. I have come across this website which explains some of the history and I will leave the rest to Fred.
"My home at that time was on the Beach, and from my bedroom window I could see the activities going at the aerodrome, the cutting down of trees, the dumping of load after load of cinders, to make the track or runway, the building of the hangars, and finally the installing of the planes. Each day as I drove my car past the aerodrome a small still voice whispered “Go ahead, brave the lion in his den and make known your proposition to him. “
Read More;
http://www.womeninaerospacehistory.com/tag/curtiss-aeroplane-and-motor-co/
"My home at that time was on the Beach, and from my bedroom window I could see the activities going at the aerodrome, the cutting down of trees, the dumping of load after load of cinders, to make the track or runway, the building of the hangars, and finally the installing of the planes. Each day as I drove my car past the aerodrome a small still voice whispered “Go ahead, brave the lion in his den and make known your proposition to him. “
Read More;
http://www.womeninaerospacehistory.com/tag/curtiss-aeroplane-and-motor-co/