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Overturned by the wind during the storm that knifed through the Metro area last night, a privately-owned DC-3 aircraft lies on its back covered with f(...)
Overturned by the wind during the storm that knifed through the Metro area last night, a privately-owned DC-3 aircraft lies on its back covered with f(...)

Overturned by the wind during the storm that knifed through the Metro area last night, a privately-owned DC-3 aircraft lies on its back covered with f(...)

Date8/31/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Overturned by the wind during the storm that knifed through the Metro area last night; a privately-owned DC-3 aircraft lies on its back covered with foam as a fire safety precaution at Toronto International Airport. Wind that gusted to more than 60 m.p.h. plucked it from its parking space in the northern section of the airport and smashed it against the wall of a hangar owned by Imperial Oil Co.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015507F
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