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'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf
'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf

'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf

Date3/11/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'Great to be back': Fighter pilot Emile Calderon is greeted by his mother Eileen at Pearson airport last night on his return from the Parsian gulf.
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Object NumberTSPA_0018727F
Glad to be back: Fighter pilot Emile Calderon gets a big hug from his mother, Eileen, at Pearson Airport last night on his return home from the gulf
Glad to be back: Fighter pilot Emile Calderon gets a big hug from his mother, Eileen, at Pearson Airport last night on his return home from the gulf
3/11/1991
Always in mind: Elena Calderon, sister of Canada's Emile Calderon who is flying in the gulf, and her father Emilio show off a photo collage they put together at Christmas
Always in mind: Elena Calderon, sister of Canada's Emile Calderon who is flying in the gulf, and her father Emilio show off a photo collage they put together at Christmas
1/11/1991
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
4/30/1987
As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
8/2/1944
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
3/31/1991
Kisses amid tears: Kisses and tears of joy were the order of the day as family and friends greeted 865 warship crew members home from the gulf after 7 1/2 months
Kisses amid tears: Kisses and tears of joy were the order of the day as family and friends greeted 865 warship crew members home from the gulf after 7 1/2 months
4/7/1991
Nazi robot plane photographed over England, London, June 20-Anti-aircraft gunners and relays of swooping fighter-pilots blasted dozens of Nazi robot-p(...)
Nazi robot plane photographed over England, London, June 20-Anti-aircraft gunners and relays of swooping fighter-pilots blasted dozens of Nazi robot-p(...)
6/20/1944
Return to arms: Canadian navy officers rush into the embrace of loved ones on dockside at Halifax after 7 1/2 months in the gulf
Return to arms: Canadian navy officers rush into the embrace of loved ones on dockside at Halifax after 7 1/2 months in the gulf
4/7/1991
Daddy's home: Monique Beauchamp, 7, greets her father Maurice, above, with balloons as he returns home with other crew from HMCS Protecteur after several months' duty in the Persian Gulf
Daddy's home: Monique Beauchamp, 7, greets her father Maurice, above, with balloons as he returns home with other crew from HMCS Protecteur after several months' duty in the Persian Gulf
1/10/1991
Dive-Bomber pilot, Lieut. Frank Robinson, formerly in the editorial department of The Daily Star, recently completed his training as a dive-bomber pilot in the U.S. army air forces
Dive-Bomber pilot, Lieut. Frank Robinson, formerly in the editorial department of The Daily Star, recently completed his training as a dive-bomber pilot in the U.S. army air forces
7/3/1943
Star Employyee in R.C.A.F., Pilot Officer W. A. Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Davenport, Gowan Ave., Toronto, has been commissioned following his graduation as a pilot at Moncton, N.B
Star Employyee in R.C.A.F., Pilot Officer W. A. Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Davenport, Gowan Ave., Toronto, has been commissioned following his graduation as a pilot at Moncton, N.B
5/29/1943
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
10/15/1992