A 3D scanner, a pair of hackers, and a whole lot of creativity is bringing a unique artifact from the Canada Science and Technology Museum to life in Canadian classrooms. It all started last year, when a zoetrope – a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion – was selected as one of several artifacts to be scanned for educational purposes.

Follow in the ghostly footsteps of the lone aviator, the knight of the air, riding into battle, banners flying. Discover the reality of this dangerous job, in which young men with only a few hours of training were sent into the skies, often alone — frequently never to return.