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Parachutist Bill Cole of Mississauga gets set for a night jump from 30,000 feet over the Toronto International Airport
Parachutist Bill Cole of Mississauga gets set for a night jump from 30,000 feet over the Toronto International Airport

Parachutist Bill Cole of Mississauga gets set for a night jump from 30,000 feet over the Toronto International Airport

Date8/24/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Parachutist Bill Cole of Mississauga gets set for a night jump from 30,000 feet over the Toronto International Airport. He and partner, Rick Wall, also of Mississauga, made the jump from this Cessna 210 and beat the previous Canadian record for a night jump by 15,000 feet. The pair landed a mile from Terminal 1.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0039591F
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