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Fred Speer, former member of the Royal Flying Corps, stands in front of the Ontario Place Spitfire, the fighter plane credited with winning the Battle(...)
Fred Speer, former member of the Royal Flying Corps, stands in front of the Ontario Place Spitfire, the fighter plane credited with winning the Battle(...)

Fred Speer, former member of the Royal Flying Corps, stands in front of the Ontario Place Spitfire, the fighter plane credited with winning the Battle(...)

Date5/3/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fred Speer, former member of the Royal Flying Corps, stands in front of the Ontario Place Spitfire, the fighter plane credited with winning the Battle of Britain. Do people not realize if it were not for this Spitfire we would not be enjoying the freedom that so many here take for granted? He asks for a Queen's Park probe.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028546F
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